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History of Wheeldale Roman Road
The history of the Wheeldale monument, long believed to be a Roman road, but now thought more likely to be a medieval feature or prehistoric boundary.
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Blue Plaque commemorating composer Eric Coates at Chiltern Court, Baker Street, London NW1 5SG, City of Westminster.
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The trailblazing female barrister and champion of women’s rights, Helena Normanton, has today been commemorated with an English Heritage London blue plaque. Erected almost 100 years after she passed her Bar finals (on 26 October 1921), the plaque marks 22 Mecklenburgh Square, Normanton’s home from 1919 to 1931, the period when she was forging her legal career. Whilst living there, she funded her training and supplemented her income by letting rooms in the large property.
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Actress Audrey Hepburn is one of the most recognisable figures in popular culture. She is recognised by a plaque at 65 South Audley Street, where she lived when her acting career began.
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Blue plaque commemorating the playwright John Osborne at 53 Caithness Road in Hammersmith, London, W14 0JD, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
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Blue Plaque commemorating industrialist and film producer J. Arthur Rank at 38 South Street, Mayfair, London W1K 1DJ, City of Westminster.
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Weeding was back-breaking, monotonous and poorly paid - a job often left to women or boys - but vital to the upkeep of the gardens in grand country houses. In this article we exploring the often forgotten contribution of weeding women to our historic gardens.
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LONSDALE, Kathleen (1903–1971)
Blue plaque to Dame Kathleen Lonsdale, crystallographer and peace campaigner, at 19 Colenso Road, Seven Kings, IG2 7AG, in the London Borough of Redbridge.
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Claudia Jones was a ceaseless campaigner for racial justice and is credited with having been among the first to bring Caribbean carnival to London. English Heritage has commemorated her with a blue plaque at 6 Meadow Road, Vauxhall.
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Former Cooper Car Company Works Honoured with English Heritage Blue Plaque
The Cooper Car Company, car manufacturer and winner of two Formula One World Championships, has today (16 August) been commemorated with an English Heritage blue plaque.