2011

SD9321 : Doorway to Birks House and Blue Plaque

taken 13 years ago, near to Walsden, Calderdale, England

Doorway to Birks House and Blue Plaque
Doorway to Birks House and Blue Plaque
The plaque commemorates Sir John Cockroft (1897-1987) who lived here from 1899 to 1925. He was a pioneer in the peaceful uses of nuclear power, and in 1932 he and Dr ETS Walton were the first to split the atom by artificial means. He was joint winner of the Nobel Prize for physics in 1951.

The lintel over the door is inscribed 'ISC 1805', and at the side of the door there is a date-stone inscribed 'JMC Scaitcliffe 1783'.

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Geographical Context: Lowlands Housing, Dwellings Person: Sir John Cockroft Dr ETS Walton other tags: Blue Plaque Doorway Datestone Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SD9321, 246 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Humphrey Bolton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 27 May, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 29 May, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 935 219 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:41.6102N 2:5.9948W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SD 935 219
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