2010
ST3187 : Blue plaque, Newport Centre
taken 16 years ago, near to Newport/Casnewydd, Wales
Blue plaque, Newport Centre
Newport Civic Society's blue plaque is on the Kingsway side Link of the Newport Centre.
It records that the Centre is built on the site of the former Emlyn Engineering Works, a major iron foundry which opened in 1857.
It records that the Centre is built on the site of the former Emlyn Engineering Works, a major iron foundry which opened in 1857.
Blue Plaques
A blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person or event, serving as a historical marker.
The world's first blue plaques were erected in London, England in the nineteenth century to mark the homes and workplaces of famous people.
The original blue plaque scheme started in the 1860s, is now run by English Heritage in London. It is believed to be the oldest such scheme in the world.
There are currently about 850 plaques in London.
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- Grid Square
- ST3187, 1754 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Jaggery (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 20 June, 2010 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 21 June, 2010
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
ST 313 878 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:35.0910N 2:59.5771W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: ST 313 878
- View Direction
- East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
