The first plaque put up under Historic England’s National Blue Plaque Scheme was in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, last February, honouring Guyanese nurse and midwife Daphne Steele, who became the ...

A Victorian chimney sweep has become the youngest person to be honoured with a blue plaque. George Brewster died at the age of 11 in 1875 after being forced to enter a chimney where he became stuck.

“I like it because it’s quiet — and I like the quiet life.” The unveiling of the blue plaque commemorating Hall’s time here was scheduled for 12:30. Several of Hall’s friends were in ...

A new blue plaque has been unveiled underneath the Wicker Arches in Sheffield to mark the 160th anniversary of the what is considered by many to be the world's first inter-city football match and ...

A new blue plaque has been unveiled underneath the Wicker Arches in Sheffield to mark the 160th anniversary of the World's first inter-city football match and away game. On 2 January 1865 a party ...

A chimney sweep whose tragic death at the age of 11 inspired reform has become the youngest person to be honoured with a Cambridge blue plaque. George Brewster died in 1875 after tragically being ...

In 1831, a volcanic eruption flooded the skies with so much sulfur gas that it cooled the planet by nearly two degrees Fahrenheit, causing all manner of famine, devastation, and social upheaval.

• Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos in 2000, waved off an attempt to launch its first orbital rocket. • The New Glenn rocket was scheduled to launch between 1 a.m. and 4 a ...

Fans of Blue Lock will have to wait a bit longer for Chapter 288 part 2, as the series is taking a one-week break due to a merged issue. The release date for the highly anticipated second part of ...

From the JRR Tolkien at the Hotel Miramar to Mary Shelley's burial vault - there are scores of blue plaques across the town. English Heritage awards roughly 12 blue plaques each year to ...

A blue plaque has been unveiled at a pottery in Stoke-on-Trent to celebrate a famous city writer. Arnold Bennett, who was born in 1867, visited Middleport Pottery and incorporated the site in his ...