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Plaque Collection

Background imagePlaque Collection: Ruins d Ypres with wooden frame from a Cloth Hall beam

Ruins d Ypres with wooden frame from a Cloth Hall beam
Ruins d Ypres 1918. Framed in a wooden frame with an inscribed plaque which reads This frame made from a piece of beam from the Cloth Hall, Ypres. Paul Mansard

Background imagePlaque Collection: Writing desk set with Duralium metal from Zeppelin L32

Writing desk set with Duralium metal from Zeppelin L32
Writing desk set with glass inkwells, together with a piece of Duralium metal from Zeppelin L32 and a silver plaque engraved L32, Billericay, September 23rd 1916. Commemorative Ware

Background imagePlaque Collection: Plaque showing King Priam of Troy begging

Plaque showing King Priam of Troy begging Achilles for the body of his son Hector. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Background imagePlaque Collection: United States Air Force - Convair B-36A Peacemaker

United States Air Force - Convair B-36A Peacemaker 44-92015 (msn 12) This aircraft was the first B-36 delivery to an operational unit when it taxied under its own power from Air Force Plant 4 to

Background imagePlaque Collection: Death Plaque in the name of David Harrison

Death Plaque in the name of David Harrison. E. Carter Preston

Background imagePlaque Collection: The Latest Spelling Test by William Heath Robinson

The Latest Spelling Test by William Heath Robinson
A desperate effort to instil good luck into a five-franc plaque before returning to the Casino. Illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944)

Background imagePlaque Collection: Garabandal / Plaque

Garabandal / Plaque
This plaque was erected on the site of the first vision of the Blessed Virgin to the Garabandal girls

Background imagePlaque Collection: A large memorail bronze relief of Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894

A large memorail bronze relief of Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) by Augustus Saint-Gaudens on the west wall of the Moray Aisle (1904) in St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland

Background imagePlaque Collection: Comte Frederic de Merode - Place des Martyrs, Brussels

Comte Frederic de Merode - Place des Martyrs, Brussels
Art Nouveau memorial to Comte Frederic de Merode (hero of the Belgian Revolution who died at Mechelen in 1830) - Place des Martyrs, Brussels

Background imagePlaque Collection: Brass plaque, Pacific Steamship Navigation Company

Brass plaque, Pacific Steamship Navigation Company
OCEAN LINER: Brass Pacific Steamship Navigation Company PSNCo circular brass lifeboat plaque. 5ins

Background imagePlaque Collection: Port of Funchal Medallion presented to QE2

Port of Funchal Medallion presented to QE2
CUNARD LINE: Port of Funchal Medallion presented to the QE2 from the Port Authority of Madeira mounted on an oak presentation plaque. 7ins

Background imagePlaque Collection: Ship's bell trophy won in 1934 in motor yacht race

Ship's bell trophy won in 1934 in motor yacht race
MOTOR YACHTING: Superb ship's bell trophy owned by Sir Roy Fedden (1885?1973), a leading aero and motor car designer. It was won by Dolphin II in 1934 for South Coast power boat races organised

Background imagePlaque Collection: Old Gateway

Old Gateway
An etching of an old gateway which forms the entrance to what is most likely a courtyard area. Above the doors, is some decorative architecture with a crumbled, square top

Background imagePlaque Collection: Josiah Wedgwood Plaque

Josiah Wedgwood Plaque
A blue and white Jasperware plaque, portraying a number of Roman figures holding musical instruments, a little winged cherub stands on the far left. Date: circa 1700s

Background imagePlaque Collection: P&O Cruises - Sea Princess brass name plaque

P&O Cruises - Sea Princess brass name plaque on an oak backing board. 34 x 6 inches. Date: 20th century

Background imagePlaque Collection: Union Castle Line, RMS Pretoria Castle - instruments

Union Castle Line, RMS Pretoria Castle - instruments
Union Castle Line, RMS Pretoria Castle, later SA Oranje - rare collection of brass engine room instruments together with the ship's bulkhead clock, fixed to an oak shield-shaped panel. 32 inches

Background imagePlaque Collection: Cunard Line, RMS Aquitania - brass pressure gauge

Cunard Line, RMS Aquitania - brass pressure gauge
Cunard Line, RMS Aquitania - circular brass pressure gauge on a contemporary oak backing with plaque bearing the words Cunarder Aquitania 1914-1950'. Date: 1914-1950

Background imagePlaque Collection: RMS Queen Mary, crackle glass carafe with plaque

RMS Queen Mary, crackle glass carafe with plaque
RMS Queen Mary crackle glass carafe with engraved plaque around neck and certificate that states Craquelle Glass Carafe as an integral part of the R.M.S

Background imagePlaque Collection: Teak footstool recycled from a ship

Teak footstool recycled from a ship
Teak footstool with small plaque Made by the Hughes Bolckow Shipbreaking Company from teak taken from Esperance Bay. 17.5 inches. Date: 20th century

Background imagePlaque Collection: Cunard Line - teak coffee table recycled from a ship

Cunard Line - teak coffee table recycled from a ship
Cunard Line - teak circular coffee table with small plaque Made by the Hughes Bolckow Shipbreaking Company from teak taken from R.M.S. Aquitania. 22 inches. Date: 20th century

Background imagePlaque Collection: Captain John Treasure Jones Archive - two awards

Captain John Treasure Jones Archive - two awards
Captain Treasure Jones Archive - Queen Mary 50th Anniversary presentation with personalised plaque to celebrate Captain Treasure Jones Unforgettable voyage aboard the majestic Queen Mary luxury

Background imagePlaque Collection: Captain John Treasure Jones Archive - tankard and coin

Captain John Treasure Jones Archive - tankard and coin
Captain Treasure Jones Archive - RMS Queen Mary maiden voyage brass commemorative coin, and a pewter tankard

Background imagePlaque Collection: RMS Titanic - Maria Robinson's memorial plaque

RMS Titanic - Maria Robinson's memorial plaque
RMS Titanic - property of Maria Robinson, fiancee of Wallace Hartley, bandleader and violinist, who died in the disaster. Extremely rare, possibly unique, In Memory plaque printed May 1912

Background imagePlaque Collection: Black marble mantel clock - Charles, 1st Viscount Wakefield

Black marble mantel clock - Charles, 1st Viscount Wakefield
Black marble mantel clock with brass plaque to Charles Cheers Wakefield by Royce Limited, Trafford Park, Manchester As a mark of esteem March 22nd 1903'

Background imagePlaque Collection: Brass plaque, Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Brass plaque, Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Harland & Wolff Limited, Shipbuilders & Engineers, Belfast - oval shipbuilder's plaque in brass, cream painted background with lettering in relief

Background imagePlaque Collection: Franz Schubert (1797-1828). Austrian composer

Franz Schubert (1797-1828). Austrian composer. Entrance door to the house on Kettenbruckengasse 6. Apartment of his brother Ferdinand where Franz Schubert died on November 19, 1828

Background imagePlaque Collection: Hebrew Inscription dating from the 14th century

Hebrew Inscription dating from the 14th century
Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona. Hebrew inscription dating from the 14th century, located on Marlet Street in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain)

Background imagePlaque Collection: A touching scene in a charitable institution, showing a portrait plaque of Queen Alexandra

A touching scene in a charitable institution, showing a portrait plaque of Queen Alexandra (Queen-Mother at the time) on the wall of a children's ward in the Alexandra Hospital

Background imagePlaque Collection: Lewis Carroll Cot in Great Ormond Street Hospital 1900

Lewis Carroll Cot in Great Ormond Street Hospital 1900
In memory of the author of Alice in Wonderland, ? Lewis Carroll cot at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, London

Background imagePlaque Collection: Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Caprices. Plaque 10. Love and d

Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Caprices. Plaque 10. Love and death. 18th century. Prado Museum. Madrid

Background imagePlaque Collection: Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Caprices. Plaque 5. Two of a kin

Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Caprices. Plaque 5. Two of a kind. 18th century. Prado Museum. Madrid

Background imagePlaque Collection: Plaque on bridge at Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Plaque on bridge at Concord, Massachusetts, USA
Plaque on the bridge at Concord, Massachusetts, USA dated 19 April 1775, commemorating British soldiers of the 4th Regiment who died during the American War of Independence

Background imagePlaque Collection: C P Snow, physicist, novelist and civil servant

C P Snow, physicist, novelist and civil servant
C P Snow (Charles Percy Snow, Baron Snow of the City Of Leicester, 1905-1980), English physicist, novelist and civil servant. Best known for his series of novels entitled Strangers and Brothers

Background imagePlaque Collection: Satirical cartoon, A Senatus Consultum

Satirical cartoon, A Senatus Consultum. Napoleon is making his will and consulting the Devil about his fate. The Devil carries a flaming plaque: Death Bonaparte Death'

Background imagePlaque Collection: PLAQUE FOR RED VICTIMS

PLAQUE FOR RED VICTIMS
A plaque honouring those who gave their lives for the Bolshevik revolution is placed on the wall of the Kremlin, Moscow. Date: 7 November 1918

Background imagePlaque Collection: Detail of the RWF Christmas Truce Plaque, Frelinghien

Detail of the RWF Christmas Truce Plaque, Frelinghien
The plaque is on the memorial plinth unveiled by the daughter of Frank Richards in 2008. There are also plaques to the German 6th Jaeger Battalion and the 133rd Saxon Infantry Regiment

Background imagePlaque Collection: Game hunting trophies, India, c. 1880 s

Game hunting trophies, India, c. 1880 s
Game hunting trophies, India, c.1880 s

Background imagePlaque Collection: White Hart Inn, Southwark

White Hart Inn, Southwark
This historic Southwark coaching inn is long gone, but a plaque marks the spot. The address is White Hart Inn Yard, 62 Borough High Street in 1869 and earlier, prior to street renumbering. Date: 1875

Background imagePlaque Collection: Memorial Plaque for Little Talbot House - Ypres, Belgium

Memorial Plaque for Little Talbot House - Ypres, Belgium
This is on the wall of No 83 Rijselstraat in Ypres and marks the site of the little brother of Talbot House (Toc H) which opened on 13 November 1917

Background imagePlaque Collection: Plaque to Captain J J Crowe VC, Nieuwkerke Hospice

Plaque to Captain J J Crowe VC, Nieuwkerke Hospice
The final German attempt to break through to the Channel ports, known as the Fourth Battle of Ypres, had initial success

Background imagePlaque Collection: Memorial to 15th Battalion Canadian Highlanders

Memorial to 15th Battalion Canadian Highlanders
This bronze plaque, mounted in a brick plinth, records the part played by the 15th on the Gravenstafel Ridge during the Second Battle of Ypres (the Gas Attacks)

Background imagePlaque Collection: Memorial Plaque to Ypres Civilians WW1 and WW2

Memorial Plaque to Ypres Civilians WW1 and WW2
This is beside the main Ypres War Memorial which is just outside the Cloth Hall. On the other side of the memorial is a plaque to the Belgian 13th Field Artillery. Date: 2016

Background imagePlaque Collection: Bruce Bairnsfathers Cottage Memorial, St Yvon, Belgium

Bruce Bairnsfathers Cottage Memorial, St Yvon, Belgium
The rebuilt cottage stands on the site of the original building in which, in 1914, Bruce Bairnsfather drew his first catoons which led to the creation of Old Bill

Background imagePlaque Collection: The American Bridge, Vierstraat, Belgium

The American Bridge, Vierstraat, Belgium
The bridge crosses the small stream the Kemmelbeek. In the August 1918 offensive the centre line of the attacking American 27th Division crossed over this bridge, hence its local name of American

Background imagePlaque Collection: Detail, Queen Victoria Rifles Memorial, Hill 60

Detail, Queen Victoria Rifles Memorial, Hill 60
The plaque details how the Queen Victoria Rifles Memorial had been destroyed in 1940 by the Germans and was rebuilt using some of the original stone

Background imagePlaque Collection: Plaque to Capt Clement Robertson VC, Merlijn Restaurant

Plaque to Capt Clement Robertson VC, Merlijn Restaurant
The memorial, on the wall of the restaurant, was unveiled on 29 April 2019 in the presence of Lt Gen A.D. Leakey, the British Ambassador Alison Rose

Background imagePlaque Collection: Plaque to Canadian Artillery D21 Battery, Zonnebeke

Plaque to Canadian Artillery D21 Battery, Zonnebeke
The plaque is on the outside wall of the re-built church. The battery was stationed in Zonnebeke during Third Ypres, October-November 1917

Background imagePlaque Collection: Australian 5th Division Memorial, plaque detail, Polygon Woo

Australian 5th Division Memorial, plaque detail, Polygon Wood Date: 2016

Background imagePlaque Collection: Plaque to Capt Robertson VC, Merlijn Restaurant, Ypres area

Plaque to Capt Robertson VC, Merlijn Restaurant, Ypres area Date: 2016

Background imagePlaque Collection: D21 Bty, Canadian Field Artillery, Plaque, Zonnebeke Church

D21 Bty, Canadian Field Artillery, Plaque, Zonnebeke Church Date: 2016

Background imagePlaque Collection: Memorial Plaque to Lt Littleboy, Geluveld Church

Memorial Plaque to Lt Littleboy, Geluveld Church Date: 2016

Background imagePlaque Collection: Ross Bastiaan Australian Plaque. Passendale Square

Ross Bastiaan Australian Plaque. Passendale Square Date: 2016

Background imagePlaque Collection: Plaque to Canadian Lt Bellew VC, Vancouver Corner

Plaque to Canadian Lt Bellew VC, Vancouver Corner Date: 2016

Background imagePlaque Collection: Gournier Farm Bunker with detail of 38th Welsh Div Plaque

Gournier Farm Bunker with detail of 38th Welsh Div Plaque Date: 2016

Background imagePlaque Collection: Plaque to Welsh poet Hedd Wyn, Iron Cros, Pilkem Ridge

Plaque to Welsh poet Hedd Wyn, Iron Cros, Pilkem Ridge Date: 2016

Background imagePlaque Collection: Plaque to Pte Whitham VC, Pilckem Ridge (3)

Plaque to Pte Whitham VC, Pilckem Ridge (3) Date: 2016

Background imagePlaque Collection: Plaque to 15th Bn, 48th Can Highlanders, Gas Attack, St Juli

Plaque to 15th Bn, 48th Can Highlanders, Gas Attack, St Juliaan Date: 2016

Background imagePlaque Collection: Canadian Maple Leaf Plaque, Mont des Cats Abbey

Canadian Maple Leaf Plaque, Mont des Cats Abbey Date: 2016

Background imagePlaque Collection: Canadian Memorial Plaque, wall of Mont des Cats Abbey

Canadian Memorial Plaque, wall of Mont des Cats Abbey Date: 2016

Background imagePlaque Collection: Plaque to Brig Somerset & 2nd & 5th Glos, 1940, CWGC Cassel

Plaque to Brig Somerset & 2nd & 5th Glos, 1940, CWGC Cassel Date: 2016

Background imagePlaque Collection: Photograph of Lord Dudley Gordon unveiling a plaque

Photograph of Lord Dudley Gordon unveiling a plaque commemorating the founding of IMechE on the site. At the time, being the Curzon Street goods offices of the London Midland Region

Background imagePlaque Collection: The Surrender Room, Hotel de Wereld, Wageningen

The Surrender Room, Hotel de Wereld, Wageningen
The old Hotel de Wereld was the scene of the German surrender to the Dutch. To the right of the entrance is a Commemorative Plaque recording that

Background imagePlaque Collection: Airborne Forces Plaque, old St Elisabeths Hospital

Airborne Forces Plaque, old St Elisabeths Hospital
The image is that of the old hospital in the form that it was during the battle. In 2000 the building was converted into apartments

Background imagePlaque Collection: Incredible Patrol Plaque, Elst Town Hall, Holland

Incredible Patrol Plaque, Elst Town Hall, Holland
Following the failure of Operation Market Garden to establish a foothold across the Rhine at Arnhem, the front line effectively lay along the river itself

Background imagePlaque Collection: Jan van Hoof headstone, Dutch Wargraves Cemetery

Jan van Hoof headstone, Dutch Wargraves Cemetery
This is in the back right hand corner of a Cemetery of Honour which was laid out in 1971.The Dutch flag flies here and there is a plaque to The Fallen 1940-1945

Background imagePlaque Collection: Guards Memorial Plaque, Nijmegen Bridge, Holland

Guards Memorial Plaque, Nijmegen Bridge, Holland
The Cornelius Ryan book, A Bridge Too Far has at its centre the final struggle at the bridge at Arnhem, which was indeed a Bridge Too Far

Background imagePlaque Collection: Irish Guards Memorial plaque, Joes Bridge

Irish Guards Memorial plaque, Joes Bridge
This is on a small stone plinth beside the canal. The crossing here is known as the De Groote Barrier and the bridge was taken one week before Operation Market Garden began

Background imagePlaque Collection: 9th Para & 1st Canadian Para Bns Memorial, Varaville

9th Para & 1st Canadian Para Bns Memorial, Varaville
This grey marble Memorial was erected on the 50th Anniversary of D-Day. At the bottom is a bronze plaque presented to Varaville by Canadian 1st Para veterans and unveiled in June 1997

Background imagePlaque Collection: 1st Special Service Brigade Memorial, le Plain

1st Special Service Brigade Memorial, le Plain
The Brigade comprised Numbers 4, 5, 6 Commando, 45 Royal Marine Commando and No 10 Inter Allied Commando. They are all commemorated on a plaque at the bottom of the cross

Background imagePlaque Collection: The June 1944 Cross, Ranville CWGC Cemetery

The June 1944 Cross, Ranville CWGC Cemetery
This stone cross is roughly in the centre of the Cemetery and has a bronze plaque with the emblem of the Airborne Forces on it, and remembers simply, June 1944

Background imagePlaque Collection: 7th Light Infantry Battalion, Parachute Regiment

7th Light Infantry Battalion, Parachute Regiment
This religious stone Memorial, which stands opposite Benouville Mairie, has the inscription PAX at the bottom and is faced with a plaque commemorating the Paras

Background imagePlaque Collection: Liberation of the 1st Town Hall, Benouville, Normandy

Liberation of the 1st Town Hall, Benouville, Normandy
This plaque, on the wall of the Mairie just up the road from what became known as Pegasus Bridge, claims that Liberation came at 2345 hours on 5 June

Background imagePlaque Collection: Com Deb Sig Liberation Memorial, Oistreham

Com Deb Sig Liberation Memorial, Oistreham
Ten distinctive Comite du Debarquement Memorials were put up at stragegic points to commemorate the landings and the Liberation. This one, which has beside it a No

Background imagePlaque Collection: First HQ in France for journalists covering the invasion

First HQ in France for journalists covering the invasion
The Press had established themselves in Bernieres by 1030 hours on D-Day in the Hotel de Grave, now a private house, No 288, Rue du Regiment de la Chaudiere

Background imagePlaque Collection: Regina Rifle Regiment Memorial, Courseulles, Normandy

Regina Rifle Regiment Memorial, Courseulles, Normandy
This plaque, which is on a small pillar at the entrance to Juno Beach at Courseulles, carries the Regimental badge with battle honours of WW1 - e.g. Passchendaele, Mount Sorrell, Cambrai and Vimy

Background imagePlaque Collection: Canadian and Belgian Memorials at Juno Beach entrance

Canadian and Belgian Memorials at Juno Beach entrance
Metal plaques placed near the sea are inevitably corroded by the salt air. Those in this stone pillar, at the beach entrance, are no exception

Background imagePlaque Collection: Royal Winnipeg & 1st Canadian Scottish Memorial

Royal Winnipeg & 1st Canadian Scottish Memorial
This double memorial has a plaque to the Rifles on the left and to the Scottish on the right. Between them is a poem by Paul Eluard

Background imagePlaque Collection: Pierre Clostermann Memorial, Bazenville, Normandy

Pierre Clostermann Memorial, Bazenville, Normandy
Clostermann, the First Free French pilot to land in Normandy (ALG B2), held the DFC and Bar and the Legion d Honneur. The Memorial is in the shape of a Spitfire wing

Background imagePlaque Collection: Plaque to Cruiser Montcalm, Port en Bessin Normandy

Plaque to Cruiser Montcalm, Port en Bessin Normandy
The Free French Ship Montcalm was one of the three Cruisers in Bombarding Force C which supported the American Landings on Omaha Beach. It later took part in Operations in the Mediterranean

Background imagePlaque Collection: British 6th Airborne Memorial, Putot en Auge Normandy

British 6th Airborne Memorial, Putot en Auge Normandy
The Memorial Board, which is outside the Mairie, was unveiled on 6 June 2007 by Major Jack Watson MC, of 13th (Lancs) Para Bn

Background imagePlaque Collection: Plaque showing Vitruvian scroll and birds nest

Plaque showing Vitruvian scroll and birds nest. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co. from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Background imagePlaque Collection: Plaque showing the marriage of Cupid and Psyche

Plaque showing the marriage of Cupid and Psyche. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co. from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Background imagePlaque Collection: Plaque depicting Diana visiting Endymion

Plaque depicting Diana visiting Endymion. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood, the Decorative or Artistic Ceramic Work Produced by Josiah Wedgwood, Quaritch, London

Background imagePlaque Collection: Plaque depicting the triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne

Plaque depicting the triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood, the Decorative or Artistic Ceramic Work Produced by Josiah Wedgwood



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