2016
ST8623 : Shaftesbury: blue plaque on 4 Bell Street
taken 8 years ago, near to Shaftesbury, Dorset, England
This is 1 of 46 images, with title starting with Shaftesbury in this square
Shaftesbury: blue plaque on 4 Bell Street
For the building itself see Link
Transcription:
Site of the
George coaching inn.
The present building housed
the Victorian horse-drawn
fire engine manned by
volunteers
Transcription:
Site of the
George coaching inn.
The present building housed
the Victorian horse-drawn
fire engine manned by
volunteers
Blue Plaques
A blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person or event, serving as a historical marker.
The world's first blue plaques were erected in London, England in the nineteenth century to mark the homes and workplaces of famous people.
The original blue plaque scheme started in the 1860s, is now run by English Heritage in London. It is believed to be the oldest such scheme in the world.
There are currently about 850 plaques in London.
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- Grid Square
- ST8623, 218 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Jonathan Hutchins (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Saturday, 1 October, 2016 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 14 October, 2016
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
ST 8622 2300 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:0.3731N 2:11.8666W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: ST 8622 2300
- View Direction
- EAST (about 90 degrees)
