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Plaques for fictional characters
The news yesterday that there will soon be a plaque for Ziggy Stardust has prompted the Guardian to ask: which other fictional characters also merit a plaque? “Plaques to commemorate fictional characters are increasingly popular: Lara Croft, Harry Potter and Sherlock … Continue reading
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Tagged animation, Arthur Conan Doyle, books, cartoons, characters, Charles Dickens, cinema, comedy, David Bowie, Edwin Drood, fictional, film, Harry Corbett, James Joyce, Leopold Bloom, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, movies, Mr Tope, music, novels, puppets, Sherlock Holmes, Sooty, TV, Ulysses, Ziggy Stardust
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Registration open for our Open Day
Hi all. As previously announced, we’re holding an Open Day about Open Plaques on Saturday 25th September 2010 at the Centre for Creative Collaboration in London. It’s completely free, including lunch, and registration is now open. Before you go ahead … Continue reading
Working with plaque-erecting organisations
The majority of the 2000+ plaques in Open Plaques’ ever-growing database have now been added simply via people ‘spotting’ them out in the street (and, often, by photographing them and uploading their photos to our Flickr group). This is great, … Continue reading
A new blog for Open Plaques
I’ve said that I’d set up a blog for the Open Plaques project, and now I’ve finally gotten around to it. Expect to read updates about the project, as well as news and opinions from our members about the wonderful and intriguing world of plaques generally. [...] Continue reading
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