view gallery |  The Town Pier - West Street, Gravesend, Kent, UK
in UK Historical Markers This information tables stands at the town end of the approach to the Town Pier and is located outside The Three Daws public house. The pier was built between 1831 and 1834. posted by: Master Mariner location: South East England, United Kingdom date approved: 5/12/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Maypole, Belton, Leicestershire
in UK Historical Markers Freestanding maypole in the Market Place, Belton posted by: SMacB location: East Midlands, United Kingdom date approved: 5/8/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Gravesend Ferries - West Street, Garvesend, Kent, UK
in UK Historical Markers This information table, close to the Town Pier, explains how the ferries helped the town to thrive. posted by: Master Mariner location: South East England, United Kingdom date approved: 5/7/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Princess Pocahontas Gardens - Church Street, Gravesend, Kent, UK
in UK Historical Markers This information board is in the grounds of St George's church that are known as Princess Pocahontas Gardens. Pocanhontas was buried here following hear death in 1617. posted by: Master Mariner location: South East England, United Kingdom date approved: 5/6/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Countess Pillar, A66, Brougham, Cumbria, UK
in UK Historical Markers The Countess Pillar marks the place where Lady Anne Clifford, Countess of Dorset, bade farewell to her mother Margaret on 2 April 1616. posted by: bill&ben location: Northwest England, United Kingdom date approved: 4/28/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Site of Wesley's Tree - Market Square- Stony Stratford- Buck's
in UK Historical Markers A PLAQUE ON THE SITE OF THE OLD ELM TREE WHERE JOHN WESLEY WAS STATED TO HAVE PREACHED WHEN HE VISITED STONY STRATFORD. posted by: Norfolk12 location: Eastern England, United Kingdom date approved: 4/27/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Southwark Bridge - London, UK
in UK Historical Markers Southwark Bridge spans the River Thames in central London. It traverses the Thames in a NNE/SSW direction and is used by vehicles and pedestrians. The bridge has a dedicated cycle lane. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 4/25/2013 last visited: 4/20/2013 |
view gallery |  Blackfriars Bridge - London, UK
in UK Historical Markers The bridge, that spans the River Thames and has five arches, was opened in 1869 and re-opened, after widening, in 1909. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 4/23/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Globe - Historic Marker - Moorgate, London, Great Britain.
in UK Historical Markers This amazing sign is on a Public House made famous by Romantic poet John Keats who was born 1795, in the building now known as 'The Globe' a bar located at Moorgate, London. posted by: Lord Abercrombie location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 4/19/2013 last visited: 4/20/2013 |
view gallery |  Bunhill Fields Burial Ground - City Road, London, UK
in UK Historical Markers On the west side of City Road, to the north of the City of London, is Bunhill Fields Burial Ground. Along the edge of the Burial Ground are railings supported by five stone pillars each of which carries an inscription. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 4/17/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Saint Barrwg's - Historic Plaque - Bedwas, Wales, Great Britain.
in UK Historical Markers Looking down on the village of Bedwas in Wales, stands the fourteenth century Parish church of St. Barrwgs, surrounded by ancient and modern graves. The most prominent feature of this church is its medieval saddle back, bell tower. posted by: Lord Abercrombie location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 4/16/2013 last visited: 4/17/2013 |
view gallery |  Rochester Bridge - Rochester, Kent, UK
in UK Historical Markers A plaque on the bridge crossing the River Medway at Rochester give a history of bridge crossings at this point from Roman times to the present bridge. posted by: Master Mariner location: South East England, United Kingdom date approved: 4/13/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Commemoration Stone - St Bartholomew's Hospital, Rochester, Kent.
in UK Historical Markers A Commemoration Stone placed at the New Road entrance to St Bartholomew's Hospital in Rochester, Kent. posted by: MeerRescue location: South East England, United Kingdom date approved: 4/10/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Royal Marines Barracks - Gun Wharf, Chatham, Kent, UK
in UK Historical Markers This marker is a plaque mounted on a stone pillar to the south of the Medway Council offices at Gun Wharf. posted by: Master Mariner location: South East England, United Kingdom date approved: 4/7/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  St. George's Gardens - London, UK
in UK Historical Markers Now tucked away among housing developments, St. George's Garden is still a pleasant and tranquil open space redolent of its history as one of the first cemeteries built away from a church in 1713. posted by: silverquill location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 3/31/2013 last visited: 4/20/2013 |
view gallery |  Roman City Wall - Rochester, Kent, UK
in UK Historical Markers This plaque is mounted on a large, brick wall on the north side of Corporation Street (A2) that skirts the eastern part of Rochester. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 3/31/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Bunhill Fields Burial Ground - London, England
in UK Historical Markers This historic cemetery may have been used for burials for nearly 2000 years, but in 1665 the area victims of the plaque were buried here. Later it became noted as the graveyard for noncomformists and many famous people are buried here. posted by: silverquill location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 3/30/2013 last visited: 4/15/2013 |
view gallery |  Thames Ironworks Ship Building and Engineering Company - Canning Town Station, Silvertown Way, London, UK
in UK Historical Markers This memorial is incorporated into a stairwell at Canning Town station and bus station. The concrete is inscribed with many facts and figures about the company. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 3/24/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Britannia Works, Colchester, Essex.
in UK Historical Markers A Crankshaft on a granite block has been placed near the site of the Britannia Works. posted by: greysman location: Eastern England, United Kingdom date approved: 3/24/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Czechoslovak Government-in-Exile - Bayswater Road, London, UK
in UK Historical Markers This plaque is high on the wall of an apartment block on the north side of Bayswater Road opposite Kensington Gardens. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 3/23/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  High Speed 1 Plaque - St Pancras International Station, London, UK
in UK Historical Markers Inside St Pancras International Station is this modern plaque. posted by: Dragontree location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 3/23/2013 last visited: 3/29/2013 |
view gallery |  Cistercian Abbey of St Mary - Abbey Road, London, UK
in UK Historical Markers This bridge carries Abbey Road, not The Beatles Abbey Road, over rail tracks in east London. The inscribed stone is on one of the supports. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 3/22/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Eastgate House - High Street, Rochester, Kent, UK
in UK Historical Markers Eastgate House is an Elizabethan town house located on the north east side of Rochester High Street. It was built in the 1590s. posted by: Master Mariner location: South East England, United Kingdom date approved: 3/22/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Kidwelly - Cydweli - Info Plaque - Wales. Great Britain
in UK Historical Markers Established as a borough 1115 AD. Kidwelly is one of the oldest boroughs in Wales and stands in the shadow of a great Norman Castle, overlooking the river Gwendraeth and the town of Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, South Wales. posted by: Lord Abercrombie location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 3/18/2013 last visited: 3/18/2013 |
view gallery |  St Thomas Church - Info Plaque - Neath, Wales, Great Britain.
in UK Historical Markers St Thomas Church - Late 13th century foundation of St Thomas the Matyr, re-named St Thomas the Apostle at the Reformation, it has an aisled nave with a west tower of c1340 posted by: Lord Abercrombie location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 3/18/2013 last visited: 5/1/2013 |
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