Mappa Mercia/Blue Plaques in Birmingham
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OpenStreetbugs have been created for all missing blue plaques (except for the "not found" ones).
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Who | Location | Area | Completed |
Dr John Ash - Founder of the General Hospital | House of Fraser, Temple Row | Central | Brian 05.03 |
Thomas Attwood - Political Reformer | Crescent Tower, Brindley Walk | Central | |
John Baskerville - Printer and publisher | Baskerville House, Centenary Square, Broad Street | Central | Brian 10.02 |
Birmingham City Council - For the building of the International Convention Centre, Symphony Hall, The National Indoor Arena and Centenary Square | Lord Mayor's Parlour, The Council House, Victoria Square. | Central | Found a brown plaque from the for design. There's probably another one ... |
Blue Coat School | Halifax Building Society, Colmore Row. | Central | Brian 10.02 |
Matthew Boulton - Engineer, inventor and industrial pioneer | 1) corner of Steelhouse Lane and Priory Queensway | Central | Couldn't find this one - Brian |
Sir Edward Burne-Jones - Artist | 11 / 12 Bennetts Hill, City Centre. | Central | Brian 10.02 |
William Sands Cox - Founder of the Birmingham Medical School | On House of Fraser, Temple Row, City Centre. | Central | Brian 05.03 |
Dr R W Dale - Orator and non-conformist Minister | Carrs Lane Church, Carrs Lane, City Centre. | Central | Brian 05.03 |
Dental Hospital - | Reception Area, The Dental Hospital, St Chad's Queensway, Birmingham 4 | Central | Couldn't find this one - Brian |
Guild Hall of the Holy Cross and King Edward VI High School | The AA (Automobile Association) Offices, New Street, City Centre | Central | Christoph 05/07/09 |
John Freeth - The Poet of Bell Street | Bell Street subway, near New Street Station and the Bull Ring | Central | Brian 05.03 |
J Samson Gamgee - Surgeon and founder of Birmingham Saturday Fund | Repertory Theatre, Centenary Square, Broad Street | Central | Brian 10.02 |
The Birmingham General Hospital | On the original site of the hospital which is now the Offices of CENTRO, Summer Lane, Birmingham | Central | |
Sir Rowland Hill - Postal reformer | Severn Street | Central | |
Sir Rowland Hill - Postal reformer | Lionel Street | Central | Brian |
George Holyoake - Social Reformer | High Street, City Centre | Central | Couldn't find this one - Brian |
Major Dr. J. Hall-Edwards - Pioneer radiologist | On the corner of what is now the new Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham | Central | Brian 05.03 |
Joseph Hansom - Architect | Birmingham Town Hall, Victoria Square | Central | Brian 05.03 |
William Hutton - The first Historian of Birmingham | High Street, facing New Street in the City Centrre | Central | Brian 05.03 |
Sir Barry Jackson - Founder and Patron of Birmingham Repertory Theatre | There is a plaque high on the wall of the Old Repertory Theatre in Station Street | Central | Christoph 05/07/2009 |
Sir Barry Jackson - Founder and Patron of Birmingham Repertory Theatre | Bronze bust and plaque inside the new Repertory Theatre in Centenary Square | Central | |
Albert W Ketelbey - Composer and Musician | On the Birmingham and Midland Institute, Margaret Street, City Centre | Central | Brian 10.02 |
Christian Kunzle - Confectioner and philanthropist | On the front of the Abbey National Bank, Broad Street, Five Ways | Central | Christoph 17/10/09 |
Lady Well - An early water supply for the City of Birmingham | Ladywell Walk, Digbeth | Central | Could not find this one -- Christoph 05/07/09 |
Lloyds Bank - The original branch of this bank started by Mr Samuel Lloyd and Mr Taylor in 1765 | Between Albert St. and Carrs Lane, Dale End, Birmingham | Central | Brian 05.03 |
Sir Josiah Mason - Penmaker and Educationalist | Forum Complex, Central Library, Chamberlain Square, City Centre (this plaque is temporarily in storage as a result of building work - to be re-erected shortly) | Central | |
Alexander Parkes - Inventor of first plastic | Old Elkington Works, Newhall Street | Central | Brian |
Joseph Priestly - Scholar, Scientist, Theologian and discoverer of oxygen | On the side of the Church of St Michael and St Joseph, New Meeting House Lane, Birmingham | Central | Brian 05.03 |
Queen's Hospital (Accident Hospital) | Bath Row, Birmingham | Central | Ciarán 23/06/09 |
Rotary Club - The first Rotary Club in the Midlands | On the front of the Midland Hotel, New Street, City Centre | Central | |
Lawson Tait - Pioneer Surgeon and Gynaecologist | Norton Tower, Civic Close | Central | |
Birmingham Municipal Technical School | Swallow Street | Central | |
Birmingham Municipal Technical School | At Aston University | Central | |
Professor J R R Tolkien - Author | 1, Duchess Place, Ladywood | Central | |
Theatre Royal | On the first floor of the Charters Building, formerly the Woolworth building, New Street, City Centre | Central | Christoph 05/07/09 |
James Watt - Engineer, Inventor and Industrial Engineer | 17, Regent Place, the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham. | Central | Christoph 06/06/09 |
Sir Rowland Hill - Postal reformer | 146, Hagley Road | Edgbaston | |
Cannon Hill Park - Commemorating Louisa Anne Ryland | The Lodge at Cannon Hill Park, Edgbaston Road entrance | Edgbaston | Christoph 11/06/09 |
Sir Austen Chamberlain - Statesman | Giles House, 83, Harborne Road, Edgbaston. | Edgbaston | Christoph 11/06/09 |
Neville Chamberlain - Prime Minister | Edgbaston High School, Westbourne Road, Edgbaston. | Edgbaston | Christoph 11/06/09 |
Children's Hospital - 1862 to 1962 | On the site of the original Children's Hospital, Ladywood Road (near Five Ways on the Hagley Road) | Edgbaston | I could not find it on Hagley Road. Perhaps it's on Ladywood Middleway? -- Christoph 11/06/09 |
Royal School for Deaf Children | Church Road, Edgbaston | Edgbaston | Could not find it. However, I was looking for an actual school, which does not seem to exist anymore. -- Christoph 11/06/09 |
Washington Irving - American Essayist | Above the doorway of the Forward Trust Building, Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston , Birmingham | Edgbaston | Christoph 11/06/09 |
Lawn Tennis and Major T. H. Gem - The game was originated and played by Major Gem, a solicitor and sportsman | Above the doorway at 8, Ampton Road, Edgbaston | Edgbaston | Christoph 11/06/09 |
Dame Hilda Lloyd - Senior Surgeon, President of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | Birmingham Women's Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 | Edgbaston | Christoph 11/06/09 |
Sir Oliver Lodge - Scientist | On the front of the Student Hostels, Westbourne Road, Edgbaston | Edgbaston | Could not find it. A thorough search around the student halls in Westbourne Rd might be needed. -- Christoph 11/06/09 |
John Henry, Cardinal Newman - Founder of the English Oratory | Alongside the main gateway to the Oratory Church, Hagley Road, Edgbaston | Edgbaston | Christoph 11/06/09 |
Joseph Southall - Artist and Craftsman | Alongside the door of 13, Charlotte Road, Edgbaston | Edgbaston | Christoph 11/06/09 |
Edward Taylor and William Taylor - Father and son, Art teacher and Potter | 26, Highfield Road, Edgbaston | Edgbaston | Christoph 11/06/09 |
Professor J R R Tolkien - Author | At the Plough and Harrow Hotel, Hagley Road, Edgbaston | Edgbaston | Added two plaques in Hagley Road (one is not by the Civic Society): Christoph 11/06/09 |
Professor J R R Tolkien - Author | Highfield Road, Edgbaston | Edgbaston | Christoph 11/06/09 |
The Warwickshire County Cricket Club | Above the entrance to the Members Stand, at the County Cricket Ground, Edgbaston | Edgbaston | Christoph 11/06/09 |
Dr. William Withering - Physician and botanist | Edgbaston Golf Club, Church Road, Edgbaston | Edgbaston | Christoph 11/06/09 |
Francis Brett Young - Novelist, Poet and Physician | 105, Harborne Road, Edgbaston | Edgbaston | Christoph 11/06/09 |
Sir Michael Balcon | George Dixon School, Edgbaston | Edgbaston | |
W H Auden - Poet | Harborne Swimming Baths, Lordswood Rd. Harborne | Harborne | Christoph 11/06/09 |
Sir Granville Bantock - Composer | Metchley Abbey, Metchley Rd, Harborne | Harborne | Christoph 11/06/09 |
David Cox - Artist and landscape painter | 116, Greenfield Road, Harborne. | Harborne | Christoph 11/06/09 |
Alderman W Byng Kenrick - Civic Leader and Educationalist | Grove Park, Grove Lane, Harborne | Harborne | Ciarán - 23/03/2009 |
William Slim - Field Marshall, Viscount Slim of Burma | 144, Poplar Avenue, Harborne | Harborne | |
Francis Aston | Tennal Road, Harborne | Harborne | |
Dr George Boddington - Pioneer Doctor of Medicine | Flats on the corner of Gravelly Hill and Hillaries Rd., Erdington | North | |
Matthew Boulton - Engineer, inventor and industrial pioneer | 2) Soho House, Soho Avenue, Handsworth | North | |
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Author | On the wall of a building in Aston Road North (until recently, the premises of T Startin Ltd. Vauxhall Dealers) | North | |
Oscar Deutsch - Founder of the Odeon Cinema Chain | Gala Bingo Club, Birchfield Road, Perry Barr (the first Odeon Cinema) | North | |
Military Airfield - The site of the airfield used to test-fly many thousands of locally made Spitfires in World War Two | In the grounds of St Cuthbert's Church, Reed Square, Castle Vale | North | |
Norton Motor Cycle Company | Bracebridge Street, Aston, Birmingham | North | |
Spitfire - Commemorates the many fighter aircraft which were built on this site between 1939 and 1946 | Jaguar Car Company, Castle Bromwich | North | |
Sir John Benjamin Stone MP - Pioneer photographer | Taylor Memorial Home, Grange Road, Erdington | North | |
Will Thorne - Founder of the National Union of General and Municipal Workers | Current location uncertain. Was on the wall of Lucas Industries, Great King Street, Hockley - recently demolished | North | |
The Austin Village - Built by Sir Herbert Austin to house his workers in the 1914 / 1918 War | Central Avenue, The Austin Village, Northfield, Birmingham B31 | South | Christoph 06/06/09 |
Edward White Benson - Archbishop of Canterbury | 104 / 106 Lombard Street, Balsall Heath | South | |
Reverend Thomas Bray - Bibliophile | Rectory Farm, Ragley Drive, Church Rd., Sheldon. | South | |
Bournville Building - Estate created by George Cadbury, Industrialist and Philanthrophist | Bournville Village Green,(above the entrance to the "round house" Estate Building | South | Christoph 12/06/09 |
Sir John Jaffray - Co-founder of the Birmingham Post Newspaper | 249 Bristol Road (what used to be Edgbaston College) | South | I didn't realize that Elmhurst School for Dance is no. 249. I need to have a closer look at the buildings on this site. |
Joseph Chamberlain - Statesman | Highbury Hall, Yew Tree Lane, Moseley. | South | Christoph 12/06/09 |
Sid Field - Comedian | 152, Osborn Road, Sparkbrook | South | Brian |
Thomas Hall BD - Schoolmaster, preacher and bibliophile | On the front of the Old Grammar School, in the Churchyard on Kings Norton Green | South | Christoph 16/06/09. Well, I have looked at the plate before but I did not see it ... |
Tony Hancock - Comedian | Southam Road, Hall Green | South | Brian 05.03 |
Frederick and George Lanchester - The Lanchester brothers designed and built the first motor car in England | On the front wall of a company called MBC Metal Powders, Montgomery Street, Sparkbrook. | South | Brian |
Frederick and George Lanchester - The Lanchester brothers designed and built the first motor car in England | Commemorative plaque on 30 Dyott Road, Moseley | South | Christoph 13/06/09. Plaque was green not blue and did not mention the Civic Society |
Frederick and George Lanchester - The Lanchester brothers designed and built the first motor car in England | Commemorative plaque on 128 Oxford Road, Moseley | South | Christoph 13/06/09. Plaque was green not blue and did not mention the Civic Society |
Joseph Lucas - Founder of the Lucas Electrical Industries | On the front of Three Star House, Carver Street, Ladywood, Birmingham | South | |
Sarehole Mill - The plaque commemorates the mill and its association with Matthew Boulton and J R R Tolkien | Sarehole Mill, Cole Bank Road, Hall Green | South | Brian 05.03 |
Dr Doris Wall - The plaque commemorates work of Dr Wall in preserving mediaeval house | Old Bank House, Church Hill, Coleshill | Coleshill | MaryEliz 25.09 |