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	Encyclopedia: Blue plaque
		A Greater London Council blue plaque at Alexandra Palace, commemorating the launch of BBC Television there in 1936.
		A blue plaque is a sign attached to a house where someone famous once lived (or sometimes where a notable event took place) to commemorate that fact.
		Plaques for two "music people with names matching with H?nd" - Georg Friedrich Handel and Jimi Hendrix (one of the few plaques for a fl person) stand side by side on 25 and 23 Brook Stret, Mayfair, W1.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Blue-plaque (485 words)

	The Blue Plaque
		A PLAQUE commemorating Harold Bride, Second Wireless Operator on the RMS Titanic has been placed by the London Borough of Bromley on Number 58, Ravensbourne Avenue, Shortlands, Kent - the house where he grew up.
		The plaque was unveiled on Wednesday 18th February 2004 through the efforts of Mr.
		As a youngster obsessed with the new science of 'wireless telegraphy', he intrigued the neighbours by stringing sires from the house to the garden shed - long since disappeared - in which he carried on his experiments.
	www.encyclopedia-titanica.org /item/3064 (174 words)

	Blue plaque - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Dead Comics' Society installs blue plaques to commemorate notable comedians' places of residence, including Sid James and John Le Mesurier.
		Plaques for George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix stand side-by-side on 25 and 23 Brook Street, Mayfair London, W1.
		Blue Plaques of Muslim London (current and proposed plaques for London Muslims)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blue_plaque (533 words)

	Blue plaque -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In (A division of the United Kingdom) England these are often blue-glazed (Ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat) earthenware discs, 19 inches (48 cm) in diameter, with a white border and white text, placed on the exterior of buildings or other places.
		Under main scheme, run by (Click link for more info and facts about English Heritage) English Heritage, nominations are taken from the public for people that have been dead for at least 20 years or were born 100 years ago, whichever is earlier.
		The official blue plaque scheme in (The capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center) London was set up in 1867, celebrating (English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)) Byron's Holles Street residence.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bl/blue_plaque.htm (417 words)

	BBC - Action Network - - A1181774 - How to get a blue plaque put up
		Blue plaques are the blue ceramic discs visible on the façades of buildings throughout London and parts of the United Kingdom.
		Blue plaques are managed by English Heritage, sometimes in association with local authorities.
		Although the Blue Plaque scheme began in the nineteenth century, a formal set of criteria was not adopted until 1954.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/collective/A1181774 (1086 words)

	BluePlaque.com: About Us
		The official plaque scheme was extended further until the GLC was disbanded in 1985.
		The green plaques set up by Westminster City Council are now a familiar sight, and further afield there is a variety of different types, sizes and colours, to be found in most areas of London.
		The unveiling of a new plaque is often marked by a small ceremony, where a celebrity pulls a cord to draw the curtains for a first viewing of the plaque.
	www.blueplaque.com /about.php (357 words)

	Blue Plaque for Siebe [Historical Diving Society]
		An English Heritage Blue Plaque is indeed something special, as only a dozen or so are erected each year and each application undergoes a thorough process of research, scrutiny and approval.
		Loyd, who took his first dip in the mid-1960s, not only lobbied hard for the plaque but was kind enough to unveil it on behalf of the HDS (and in the process, joined the Society!).
		Though a wait of nine, as in the case of the Siebe plaque, was not unknown.
	www.thehds.com /events/siebeplaque2.html (621 words)

	Ricardo Company - Blue Plaque celebrates the life of Sir Harry Ricardo
		The English Heritage Blue Plaque for Sir Harry Ricardo unveiled on 14 June 2005 at 13 Bedford Square, London.
		An English Heritage Blue Plaque was today unveiled at the former London residence of Sir Harry Ricardo FRS, celebrating the life and work of one of the foremost engineers of the twentieth century.
		Speaking at the unveiling of the Blue Plaque for Sir Harry Ricardo, Rodney Westhead, the present Chief Executive of Ricardo plc said: âSir Harry Ricardo was one of the leading engineers of his time whose work has had a positive and lasting impact for all of us.
	www.ricardo-tarragon.com /media/pressreleases/pressrelease.aspx?page=17 (785 words)

	blueplaqueproject.org \| home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Blue Plaques (and brown, green, fl, and red ones, to name but a few of the schemes) commemorate places where noteworthy people stayed, lived and died.
		The purpose of this site is to try and collect all of the plaques in London, and then to put the people and events they commemorate in context - with their time, their contemporaries, and location.
		The borough with the most plaques is Kensington and Chelsea, with 180.
	www.blueplaqueproject.org (219 words)

	Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang! Ian Fleming's Blue Plaque (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Much of the original work to get the Blue Plaque established was done by Nicholas Fleming who died in the summer of 1996.
		The English Heritage Blue Plaque scheme in London draws attention to buildings of interest because of their associations with famous people rather than to provide an honours list of worthy people.
		In more recent years it has become the practice to erect a plaque only when the house in which a famous person lived is still standing.
	www.ianfleming.org /mkkbb/iff/iff_blue.shtml (481 words)

	The Original Blue Plaque Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Our "Blue Plaques" are 260mm diameter metal signs, fabricated out of 0.7mm steel and manufactured using a state-of-the-art process to reproduce the exquisite look and feel of traditional vitreous enamel, but at a fraction of the cost.
		We offer a unique range of designs, which is continually being updated, and which incorporates reproductions of existing Blue Plaques, as well as fictional and humorous plaques - all of which make ideal souvenirs and gifts.
		In addition, we will soon be launching a range of 85mm diameter metal fridge magnets to complement the Blue Plaques themselves.
	englishblueplaques.com (215 words)

	Blue Room Plaque
		Their very own space - Blue room sign is hand painted to order.
		You choose the design and we personalize with your choice of name in white.
		Plaque measures 11 1/2" x 5 1/2" and hangs from red satin ribbon.
	www.mybambino.com /blueroomsign.html (49 words)

	John William Waterhouse: Blue Plaque (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Blue Plaque is a scheme organized by English Heritage which honours famous people and important buildings in the United Kingdom.
		The Blue Plaque for John William Waterhouse was an auspicious honour as English Heritage gets hundreds of requests for Blue Plaques each year and only a few are approved.
		Both commemorated persons have a connection to Waterhouse: There is a GLC commemorative plaque to Sir George Frampton (1860-1928), the sculptor, at 32 Queen's Grove, St. John's Wood, NW8; this was his home from 1894-1908.
	www.johnwilliamwaterhouse.com /blueplaque.aspx (756 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Bristol \| Blue plaque to honour suffragette
		A blue plaque honouring the life of a leading suffragette is to be unveiled on International Women's Day.
		Councillor Christopher Orlik said: "Unveiling a blue plaque to Emmeline Pethick on International Women's Day is a fitting tribute to her and life and work.
		Other blue plaques in Bristol include those commemorating actor Sir Michael Redgrave, and Nipper the dog, the HMV mascot.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/bristol/3525817.stm (180 words)

	Birmingham Post: Blue plaque honours the life of James Watt@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Blue plaque honours the life of James Watt
		The scientist, who was born in Scotland, in 1736 and died in Birmingham in 1819, is remembered for improving the steam engine thus paving the way for its use in factories, mills, mines.
		Birmingham Civic Society paid tribute to the eminent industrialist by unveiling one of its prominent blue plaques, which identify the nation's most influential figures.
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:72902836&... (189 words)

	Blue Plaque (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		On Sunday 29th February 2004, over 100 people attended the unveiling of a blue plaque in honour of John Rylands, the distinguished Victorian philanthropist, by the Deputy Mayor of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, Councillor Pamela Dixon.
		The plaque was placed on the portico of Longford Hall, the remains of the Rylands home in Longford Park.
		The event was organised by the Friends of Longford Park, and was accompanied by music from the woodwind quartet The Suite Ensemble (0161-439 8251), which was followed by a presentation on the Rylands by Dr.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /avenue/friends/plaque.htm (90 words)

	Blue Plaque Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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	www.folkartmuseum.com /encyclopedia/Blue_plaque (678 words)

	The London Blue Plaque Guide:Rennison, Nick:0750920912:eCampus.com
		A guide to London's distinctive Blue Plaques which commemorate remarkable men and women who have lived in the capital.
		The Guide describes the careers of more then 700 individuals; well-known names such as Charles Dickens, Karl Marx, Jimi Hendrix and Florence Nightingale are featured as well as fascinating accounts of the antics and achievements of less familiar figures whose lives have also been commemorated by a Blue Plaque.
		The text includes maps showing the location of plaques in Central London, indexes by area and profession, and illustrations of some of the most remarkable individuals.
	www.ecampus.com /bk_detail.asp?isbn=0750920912 (116 words)

	RC Blog: Blue Plaque in London for Mary Shelley
		Visitors to London will be familiar with the blue plaques found on buildings everywhere throughout the city to mark where a noted historical figure lived or worked.
		The first blue plaque was mounted in 1867 on Byron's house in London,...
		The first blue plaque was mounted in 1867 on Byron's house in London, according to the English Heritage Website:
	www.rc.umd.edu /blog/archives/000034.html (167 words)

	Merseyside's Blue Plaque Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The aim is to catalogue every Blue Plaque building in the Liverpool and Merseyside area.
		Plaques bring a house to life and draws attention to the irreplaceable heritage of domestic architecture all around us.
		There are selection criteria: either one hundred years from birth, or twenty years from death, must have passed for a candidate to be eligible, the building associated with them must still exist, and we only commemorate an individual once..."
	www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk /blueplaque (132 words)

	News: Building tradition marked with Blue Plaque
		The Plaque is on 34, St Giles, which today houses the University’s Humanities and Social Sciences Divisional Offices, but which was designed and built by Evans as his home.
		The current chairman of the company, Malcolm Axtell, is the great grandson of the mason Thomas Axtell, himself a partner of Joshua Symm more than 150 years ago.
		He visited the plaque in St Giles, the site where his own career in the family trade began.
	www.admin.ox.ac.uk /po/news/2004-05/oct/19a.shtml (168 words)

	Blue Plaques and Other Good News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A considerable amount of research has to be undertaken before a Blue Plaque will be awarded, and it typically takes from 3 to 5 years from proposal to the plaque being put up.
		Perhaps the Blue Plaque scheme could be setup as a separate financial entity (so as not to jeopardise the charity status of English Heritage); and try to capitalise on this kind of good will.
		Southwark Council are running a 'People's Plaque' scheme, whereby you are presented with a list of 50 people who have lived in the borough, and the public vote for their top twenty who will get a 'Peoples Plaque'.
	www.firstscience.com /site/editor/002_ramblings_07032003.asp (4139 words)

	Blue Plaque Unveiled For Arsenal Legend Herbert Chapman - 24 Hour Museum - official guide to UK museums, galleries, ...
		Blue Plaque Unveiled For Arsenal Legend Herbert Chapman - 24 Hour Museum - official guide to UK museums, galleries, exhibitions and heritage
		English Heritage has unveiled a Blue Plaque at the former London home of Arsenal Football Club’s most successful manager, Herbert Chapman (1878-1934).
		The plaque was unveiled at a ceremony which was attended by representatives of the clubs most closely associated with Chapman — Arsenal and Huddersfield Town — at Haslemere Avenue in Hendon where he lived from 1926 until his death in 1934.
	www.24hourmuseum.org.uk /nwh_gfx_en/ART27093.html (647 words)

	GrandPrix.com > News > A blue plaque for Graham Hill
		GrandPrix.com > News > A blue plaque for Graham Hill
		Damon Hill has unveiled an English Heritage memorial "blue plaque" in honor of his father Graham on the house where Damon grew up in Mill Hill, in the northern suburbs of London.
		Graham Hill died in a plane crash at nearby Elstree in November 1975, when Damon was 15.
	www.grandprix.com /ns/ns11871.html (168 words)

	Cabinet Magazine Online - Mismatch of the Day
		Even so, a few professional disabled batters here and there—and at least one Italian umpire—have kept the one-armed cricket tradition alive.
		But the Greenwich pensioner teams of old have been left uncommemorated by any blue plaque or heroic column.
		I suggest that Margaret Thatcher's statue should be left just as it is, headless, and moved to the former Montpelier cricket pitch—where, minus its least-used appendage, it can now serve as a fitting monument.
	www.cabinetmagazine.org /issues/10/cricket.php (752 words)

	Blue Jays Plaque - 1992
		Home > MLB > Toronto Blue Jays Merchandise and Apparel > Blue Jays Plaque - 1992
		These plaques commemorate special teams or special events.
		The pressed wood plaque is crafted with a fl overlay finish and etched metal at the very bottom.
	www.sportsfanfare.com /mm-helyb1992w.html (42 words)

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		The latest issue of Blue Plaque Publications' Bi-Monthly newsletter The Bluesletter is now available and features a whopping 36 pages of reviews and commentary from many of the BPP members.
		In the latest issue, our beloved chairman talks about leaving his post and also welcomes back a former BPP member Sam Gafford into the fold once again.
		Blue Plaque Publications is a group of self publishers whose main goal is the encouragement and enjoyment of making their own books.
	www.geocities.com /blueplaquepublications (372 words)

	Overton's - Anchor Arch Customized Decorative Plaque blue w/gold text
		These decorative wall-mounted plaques provide an excellent architectural flare that complements your home.
		Various styles and colors allow you to select the best combination for your personalized display.
		Each plaque is handcrafted from aluminum with weather-resistant paints to withstand the harshest elements.
	www.overtons.com /cgi-bin/overtons/setdetail.cgi?35567 (85 words)

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