Category Archives: 50 before 50
Feb
14
50 before 50: #9, 10 & 11 (Chiswick)
posted by MoreThanACat
Some people you find just like that Others need no introduction While this one needs a bit of research
Feb
13
50 before 50: #8 (Feltham)
posted by MoreThanACat
Considering he was such a flamboyant man, this is such a simple memorial
Feb
13
50 before 50: #7 (Chiswick)
posted by MoreThanACat
And sometimes a blue plaque sends you scurrying back to one of your favourite movies
Feb
11
50 before 50: #6 (London)
posted by MoreThanACat
Sometimes you come across a blue plaque that makes you want to learn more about the person or building to which it refers. For me this is one of them. I was intrigued. Who the devil was Montague Pyke? It turns out he was for the time the cinema king. The most important man in […]
Jan
25
50 before 50: blue plaque #4 (Chester)
posted by MoreThanACat
Again, another blue plaque from our summer’s adventures. This one taken in Chester is not far from the main thoroughfare.
Jan
24
50 before 50: blue plaque #3 (Holmfirth)
posted by MoreThanACat
We found this one during our tour of Holmfirth in the Summer 2016.
Jan
23
50 before 50: blue plaque #2 (Holmfirth Flood)
posted by MoreThanACat
Taken in Holmforth – home to Last of the Summer Wine – Summer 2016
Dec
11
50 before 50: blue plaque #1 (Violet Szabo)
posted by MoreThanACat
We were in Brixton and its environs yesterday. Opening the blue plaque app – as you do – we made our way to 18 Burnley Road, Stockwell to see the memorial to this very brave war hero. I shall let her citation speak far more effectively than I ever could on the subject. For more […]
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