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Blue plaque for female medic who pioneered midwifery training

A blue plaque will be unveiled next week in London to commemorate the work of a doctor credited with transforming maternity care and midwifery training. #midwifery #womenshealth #history #blueplaque

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Blue plaque for female medic who pioneered midwifery training
A blue plaque will be unveiled next week to commemorate the work of a doctor credited with transforming maternity care and midwifery training.
www.nursingtimes.net
October 9, 2026 at 10:48 AM
WIGAN 2012.
On Central Way, George Formby is remembered.
Turned out nice again!
#GeorgeFormby #blueplaque #streetphotography #entertainer
October 5, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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#OnThisDay - 18 September 1957, Dr Ruth Bensusan Butt died.

She was a pioneer in Family medicine & the first female doctor in #Colchester. She lived & practiced at #TheMinories where she is commemorated by a #BluePlaque

More:

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September 18, 2026 at 11:28 AM
6 yrs ago today I unveiled an English Heritage #BluePlaque to the 1st woman to serve Britain as a special agent in #WW2 - #krystynaSkarbek aka #ChristineGranville, #TheSpyWhoLoved.
It took a 6-year campaign, but it’s now at her last address, 1 Lexham Gardens, Kensington, if you want to have a look.
September 16, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Unveiling a #BluePlaque for a #palaeontologist!

Celebrating Dorothea Bate at Tring Museum @nhm-london.bsky.social
September 8, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Blue plaque to Fr Jellicoe, the Anglo-Catholic priest who was a housing reformer. #BluePlaque #WallsOnWednesday
August 26, 2026 at 5:27 AM
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#Blueplaque for Stefan Zweig who studied manuscripts in the British Museum, fell in love with the work of William Blake, travelled with #Mahler, translated Verlaine, poet, novelist, author, anti-war campaigner and much more

#JewishHistory
Stefan Zweig | Austrian writer | blue plaques
Austrian writer Stefan Zweig was known for his prolific output. He is recognised by a plaque at his London home, 49 Hallam Street, Marylebone.
www.english-heritage.org.uk
August 17, 2026 at 9:08 AM
A cypherless wall box design by Smith and Hawkes from the 1860's, fixed into the old Roman wall in the city of Chester
#postboxsaturday
#blueplaque
August 15, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Arrived in London for another day at the #spycops inquiry. On the short walk from St Pancras I found where Robert Owen "the father of the #cooperative movement" lived, 1832 - 1840

His philosophy sought to use utopian socialist ideals to create a society with no […]

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January 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
February 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
#BluePlaque Elizabeth Goodge lived here. #Wells #Somerset
March 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM
#BluePlaque Haile Selassie of #Ethiopia stayed in Malvern #Worcestershire during his exile in England
March 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Seen in Saffron Walden #BluePlaque #Lighthouses
February 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
January 2, 2025 at 7:36 AM
The University of Leeds has a new blue plaque!!!

NB: The title of the plaque was the title of the conference itself at the time. The term transgender wasn't broadly used back then, but it's certainly the term the trans community have adopted & the one that we should be using now....

#BluePlaque
December 2, 2024 at 8:47 PM
www.bbc.com/news/article... Delighted to hear that Maurice and Fred have been given a blue plaque. Queer histories (and working class ones in particular) still don't get enough formal recognition #BluePlaque #Barnsley #Darfield #QueerHistories #LoveStory #MauriceDobson @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social
Blue plaque for Barnsley gay couple who 'defied convention'
Maurice Dobson and Fred Halliday met during World War Two and opened a store in Darfield, Barnsley.
www.bbc.com
August 31, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A blue plaque will honour William Constable, believed to have taken the first royal photograph. It was unveiled outside the building at 57 Marine Parade in #Brighton where he opened his first studio. #History #BluePlaque #Photography
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Brighton: Blue plaque unveiled for 'first' royal photographer
William Constable is believed to have taken the first-ever royal photographic portrait.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 5, 2026 at 3:52 PM