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Flicker Alley plaques reveal innovation hub of early British film industry
Earlier in December I met with two resident traders in the bustling sidestreet of Cecil Court to find out more about the plaque-like blue discs dotted round the windows of its many retail outlets. Today referred to as ‘Booksellers Row’ … Continue reading
Pinpointing Mozart’s new plaque via London maps and patterns
Until the early part of the nineteenth century the area to the right of London’s Charing Cross Road – then in its previous incarnation as Castle Street – stretching across St Martin’s Lane over to Bedford Street in the heart … Continue reading
Finding Flann O’Brien: plaques, places, tongues and names
Three is a curious number and if he could speak to us now, I wonder what author Flann O’Brien would make of the three plaques in Ireland erected to commemorate him. He’d probably make a darkly memorable quip that appeared … Continue reading
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Tagged At Swim Two Birds, authors, Bloomsday, Brian O'Nolan, Dublin, fiction, Flann O'Brien, Ireland, literature, Myles na cGopaleen, novelists, satire, Strabane, The Irish Times, The Third Policeman, writers
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The People’s Plaques of Islington
Two weeks ago we visited the Islington Local History Centre, part of Islington Library, and underneath which you’ll find Islington Museum (@IslingtonMuseum). Yes it’s all about Islington in this post – and Islingtonians! – because Islington Council in London runs … Continue reading
Plaque to the future: the ebook edition
Much as we hope Open Plaques will support and expand public exploration of our surroundings past and present, we didn’t imagine a selection of our community’s content gracing an ebook in the Kindle store quite yet. Our mistake clearly, as … Continue reading
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Tagged bill mccann, ebooks, h2g2, kindle, london, robbie stamp
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Blue plaque art action in SW15
A blue plaque event with a twist is due to touchdown in Putney, south west London this Sunday 22nd May. It won’t resemble your average ceremony, although there will be some ‘unveilings’. In the shape of customised plaques that come … Continue reading
Cultural plaques: a New York state of mind
Of all the cities in the world you’d expect New York to have some commemorative plaques, surely. But in the (slightly over) one year lifetime of the Open Plaques project few had surfaced. Until, searching Flickr for photos a few … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Warhol, medallions, New York, NYC, red plaques, Thomas Paine, USA
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Open Plaques Open Day: content group
With the Open Plaques project it’s difficult to separate content from technology – where does one end and the other start, and are they even usefully separated? But thanks to the team assembled in the Content working group at our … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Project information
Tagged #C4CC, 2010, collaboration, content, Open Day, Open Plaques Open Day
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Open Plaques Open Day event confirmed
Good news! We’ll be holding our Open Plaques Open Day event on Saturday 25th September 2010 in the Centre for Creative Collaboration (venue hashtag: #c4cc) at 16 Acton Street, London WC1X 9NG. If you’re interested in joining us, save the … Continue reading