 view gallery E10.3 km
|   FIRST felt power of flight - Frank Whittle, Coventry, UK
in First of its Kind This plaque was put up to mark an occasion in 1916 when a crowd of youngsters, including eight-year-old Frank Whittle, gathered round an aeroplane that had been forced to land on the common. As it took off it nearly hit him - knocking his cap off and triggering a lifelong fascination that led to his invention of the jet engine more than 20 years later. posted by:  Superted location: United Kingdom date approved: 10/26/2008 last visited: 1/18/2018 |
 view gallery SE12.9 km
| FIRST - Black British World Boxing Champion - Market Square, Warwick, UK in First of its Kind This statue, of the boxer Randolph Turpin, stands on the west side of the Market Square, behind the Market Hall Museum, in Warwick. In 1951, he became Britain's first black world boxing champion on beating Sugar Ray Robinson. posted by: Master Mariner location: West Midlands, United Kingdom date approved: 5/9/2016 last visited: 8/28/2016 |
 view gallery S21.4 km
| First Police Station, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, UK in First of its Kind Site of the First Borough Police Station, Stratford upon Avon. posted by: Bear and Ragged location: West Midlands, United Kingdom date approved: 9/13/2008 last visited: 9/2/2016 |
 view gallery NW30.1 km
| FIRST-Statue of a woman other than member of the royal family. in First of its Kind The country's first woman other than a member of the royal family to be commemorated by a statue. posted by:  reelcutter location: United Kingdom date approved: 2/11/2009 last visited: 5/10/2015 |
 view gallery SW41.5 km
| Discovery of the Pershore Plum in First of its Kind Discovery of the Pershore Plum posted by: Deadjesters location: West Midlands, United Kingdom date approved: 7/14/2010 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW42.2 km | FIRST - Methodist Chapel in Worcester, Worcestershire, England in First of its Kind First Methodist Chapel in Worcester posted by: The_Senior_Crabbes location: West Midlands, United Kingdom date approved: 10/17/2016 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE47.8 km | FIRST - Birth of Radar, Upper Stowe, Northamptonshire, UK in First of its Kind This is an important site where radar was first tested and successfully invented in Britain. posted by: Dragontree location: East Midlands, United Kingdom date approved: 1/17/2008 last visited: 5/8/2015 |
 view gallery NE55 km
| FIRST Railway Excursion. Loughborough Railway Station. in First of its Kind Plaque to mark the FIRST railway excursion on 5 July 1841. posted by: Bear and Ragged location: East Midlands, United Kingdom date approved: 2/7/2017 last visited: 7/15/2017 |
 view galleryNW60.7 km | FIRST - Iron Bridge in the World in First of its Kind The world's first Iron Bridge, at Ironbridge in Shropshire UK. posted by: Brentorboxer location: United Kingdom date approved: 10/13/2007 last visited: 5/24/2019 |
 view galleryNW61 km | FIRST - Locomotive, Telford Central Station, Queensway, Telford, Shropshire, England, UK in First of its Kind A full scale replica of the Trevithick locomotive in the inside station area of Telford Central station in Telford, the first locomotive in the world. posted by: Ddraig Ddu location: West Midlands, United Kingdom date approved: 4/4/2012 last visited: 8/24/2012 |
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| [LEGACY] - WORLD'S FIRST - Speedy Shop - The Cock Inn - Clifton, Derbyshire in First of its Kind GONE (removed Oct 2018) - In March 2014, the village made worldwide headlines as the first site for the 'Speedy Shop', an automated retailing solution for small communities designed and manufactured by a local business. posted by: SMacB location: East Midlands, United Kingdom date approved: 8/21/2017 last visited: 3/14/2019 |
 view gallerySW69.2 km | FIRST - Tennis Court in Gloucester - Gloucester, UK in First of its Kind The Grade I listed New Inn, built in the mid 15th century, is located on the south east side of Northgate Street in Gloucester. It is claimed that the first tennis court in Gloucester was here during Tudor times. posted by: Master Mariner location: Southern England, United Kingdom date approved: 4/4/2014 last visited: 3/8/2015 |
 view galleryNE72.4 km | FIRST - Successful Balloon Flight in Nottingham, 1813 - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire in First of its Kind A plaque placed in the bicentenary of the FIRST successful balloon flight in Nottingham by James Sadler, Nov 1 1813. posted by: SMacB location: East Midlands, United Kingdom date approved: 11/18/2017 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE76 km | FIRST - Methodist Meeting House - Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK in First of its Kind Plaque on side of building marking location of first Methodist meeting house in Oxford. posted by:  BruceS location: Southern England, United Kingdom date approved: 10/21/2010 last visited: 7/11/2019 |
 view gallerySE76.9 km | FIRST - Sub-Four Minute Mile - Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK in First of its Kind Blue plaque honoring the Roger Bannister first-sub four minute mile in Oxford. posted by: BruceS location: Southern England, United Kingdom date approved: 10/22/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryNW80.8 km | First Shrewsbury Cake Made - Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK in First of its Kind A memorial to the marking of the first making of the famous Shrewsbury cake a certain Mr Pailin. posted by: Ddraig Ddu location: West Midlands, United Kingdom date approved: 7/12/2011 last visited: 6/22/2015 |
 view galleryNW80.8 km | First English Parliament to represent the common people - Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK in First of its Kind The plaque records the first occasion that a parliament was called to represent the people against Dafydd ap Gruffydd who was accused of committing high treason against the English crown. posted by: Ddraig Ddu location: West Midlands, United Kingdom date approved: 7/14/2011 last visited: 2/20/2016 |
 view galleryNW111 km | First Football Superstar: Billy Meredith, Chirk Park, Chirk, Wrexham, Wales, UK in First of its Kind Billy Meredith is considered by history as professional footballs first Superstar. This plaque commemorates his birth in this town. He played for Manchester United, Manchester City and Wales. posted by: Ddraig Ddu location: North Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 6/17/2011 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW120.7 km | FIRST -- Crowning of a King of All England, Bath, Somerset, UK in First of its Kind The historic marker pertaining to the 973 AD crowning of Edgar, first king of all England, which happened at this site over 1000 years ago posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: South West England, United Kingdom date approved: 10/19/2016 last visited: 3/23/2019 |
 view gallerySW120.7 km | FIRST - ‘Theatre Royal’ outside London - Theatre Royal - Bath, Somerset in First of its Kind 1768 By a special act of parliament a Royal Patent was granted. Bath has a Theatre Royal for the first time. It is also the first ‘Theatre Royal’ outside London. posted by: SMacB location: South West England, United Kingdom date approved: 9/16/2017 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW120.7 km | FIRST -- Governor General of Australia, ADM Arthur Phillip RN, Bath Abbey, Bath, Somerset, UK in First of its Kind The memorial to ADM Arthur Phillip of the Royal Navy in Bath Abbey, the Founder and First Governor General of Australia posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: South West England, United Kingdom date approved: 10/19/2016 last visited: 6/27/2016 |
 view galleryNE120.9 km | FIRST - Fighting Tanks - Tritton Road Roundabout, Lincoln, UK in First of its Kind The Lincoln Tank Memorial is a silhouette of a World War I tank that was designed and built at a nearby factory in the city of Lincoln. The lifesize sculpture is made from steel and was erected in 2015 to mark the tank's 100th anniversary. posted by: Master Mariner location: East Midlands, United Kingdom date approved: 11/11/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE121.8 km | FIRST - Metropolitan Police Station in Bushey - High Street, Bushey, Herts, UK in First of its Kind This blue plaque, to mark the first Met police station in Bushey, is attached to a building on the north side of the High Street in Bushey. The building, which was the police station is now a house. posted by: Master Mariner location: Eastern England, United Kingdom date approved: 6/9/2015 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE124.2 km | FIRST - Sovereign of the House of Windsor - Thames Street, Windsor, UK in First of its Kind This Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead blue plaque marks a memorial to King George V, the first of the Windsors, that was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. The plaque is on the north east side of Thames Street at the junction with Datchet Road. posted by: Master Mariner location: Southern England, United Kingdom date approved: 7/20/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryN124.9 km | First – General Strike In Britain – Stalybridge, UK in First of its Kind This blue plaque on the remains of the former town hall recognises the part played by the town of Stalybridge in the first general strike in 1842. posted by: dtrebilc location: North West England, United Kingdom date approved: 3/2/2013 last visited: 11/24/2013 |
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