Mappa Mercia/Blue Plaques in Birmingham

OpenStreetbugs have been created for all missing blue plaques (except for the "not found" ones).

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Who	Location	Area	Completed
Dr John Ash - Founder of the General Hospital	House of Fraser, Temple Row	Central	Brian 05.03
Thomas Attwood - Political Reformer	Crescent Tower, Brindley Walk	Central
John Baskerville - Printer and publisher	Baskerville House, Centenary Square, Broad Street	Central	Brian 10.02
Birmingham City Council - For the building of the International Convention Centre, Symphony Hall, The National Indoor Arena and Centenary Square	Lord Mayor's Parlour, The Council House, Victoria Square.	Central	Found a brown plaque from the for design. There's probably another one ...
Blue Coat School	Halifax Building Society, Colmore Row.	Central	Brian 10.02
Matthew Boulton - Engineer, inventor and industrial pioneer	1) corner of Steelhouse Lane and Priory Queensway	Central	Couldn't find this one - Brian
Sir Edward Burne-Jones - Artist	11 / 12 Bennetts Hill, City Centre.	Central	Brian 10.02
William Sands Cox - Founder of the Birmingham Medical School	On House of Fraser, Temple Row, City Centre.	Central	Brian 05.03
Dr R W Dale - Orator and non-conformist Minister	Carrs Lane Church, Carrs Lane, City Centre.	Central	Brian 05.03
Dental Hospital -	Reception Area, The Dental Hospital, St Chad's Queensway, Birmingham 4	Central	Couldn't find this one - Brian
Guild Hall of the Holy Cross and King Edward VI High School	The AA (Automobile Association) Offices, New Street, City Centre	Central	Christoph 05/07/09
John Freeth - The Poet of Bell Street	Bell Street subway, near New Street Station and the Bull Ring	Central	Brian 05.03
J Samson Gamgee - Surgeon and founder of Birmingham Saturday Fund	Repertory Theatre, Centenary Square, Broad Street	Central	Brian 10.02
The Birmingham General Hospital	On the original site of the hospital which is now the Offices of CENTRO, Summer Lane, Birmingham	Central
Sir Rowland Hill - Postal reformer	Severn Street	Central
Sir Rowland Hill - Postal reformer	Lionel Street	Central	Brian
George Holyoake - Social Reformer	High Street, City Centre	Central	Couldn't find this one - Brian
Major Dr. J. Hall-Edwards - Pioneer radiologist	On the corner of what is now the new Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham	Central	Brian 05.03
Joseph Hansom - Architect	Birmingham Town Hall, Victoria Square	Central	Brian 05.03
William Hutton - The first Historian of Birmingham	High Street, facing New Street in the City Centrre	Central	Brian 05.03
Sir Barry Jackson - Founder and Patron of Birmingham Repertory Theatre	There is a plaque high on the wall of the Old Repertory Theatre in Station Street	Central	Christoph 05/07/2009
Sir Barry Jackson - Founder and Patron of Birmingham Repertory Theatre	Bronze bust and plaque inside the new Repertory Theatre in Centenary Square	Central
Albert W Ketelbey - Composer and Musician	On the Birmingham and Midland Institute, Margaret Street, City Centre	Central	Brian 10.02
Christian Kunzle - Confectioner and philanthropist	On the front of the Abbey National Bank, Broad Street, Five Ways	Central	Christoph 17/10/09
Lady Well - An early water supply for the City of Birmingham	Ladywell Walk, Digbeth	Central	Could not find this one -- Christoph 05/07/09
Lloyds Bank - The original branch of this bank started by Mr Samuel Lloyd and Mr Taylor in 1765	Between Albert St. and Carrs Lane, Dale End, Birmingham	Central	Brian 05.03
Sir Josiah Mason - Penmaker and Educationalist	Forum Complex, Central Library, Chamberlain Square, City Centre (this plaque is temporarily in storage as a result of building work - to be re-erected shortly)	Central
Alexander Parkes - Inventor of first plastic	Old Elkington Works, Newhall Street	Central	Brian
Joseph Priestly - Scholar, Scientist, Theologian and discoverer of oxygen	On the side of the Church of St Michael and St Joseph, New Meeting House Lane, Birmingham	Central	Brian 05.03
Queen's Hospital (Accident Hospital)	Bath Row, Birmingham	Central	Ciarán 23/06/09
Rotary Club - The first Rotary Club in the Midlands	On the front of the Midland Hotel, New Street, City Centre	Central
Lawson Tait - Pioneer Surgeon and Gynaecologist	Norton Tower, Civic Close	Central
Birmingham Municipal Technical School	Swallow Street	Central
Birmingham Municipal Technical School	At Aston University	Central
Professor J R R Tolkien - Author	1, Duchess Place, Ladywood	Central
Theatre Royal	On the first floor of the Charters Building, formerly the Woolworth building, New Street, City Centre	Central	Christoph 05/07/09
James Watt - Engineer, Inventor and Industrial Engineer	17, Regent Place, the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham.	Central	Christoph 06/06/09
Sir Rowland Hill - Postal reformer	146, Hagley Road	Edgbaston
Cannon Hill Park - Commemorating Louisa Anne Ryland	The Lodge at Cannon Hill Park, Edgbaston Road entrance	Edgbaston	Christoph 11/06/09
Sir Austen Chamberlain - Statesman	Giles House, 83, Harborne Road, Edgbaston.	Edgbaston	Christoph 11/06/09
Neville Chamberlain - Prime Minister	Edgbaston High School, Westbourne Road, Edgbaston.	Edgbaston	Christoph 11/06/09
Children's Hospital - 1862 to 1962	On the site of the original Children's Hospital, Ladywood Road (near Five Ways on the Hagley Road)	Edgbaston	I could not find it on Hagley Road. Perhaps it's on Ladywood Middleway? -- Christoph 11/06/09
Royal School for Deaf Children	Church Road, Edgbaston	Edgbaston	Could not find it. However, I was looking for an actual school, which does not seem to exist anymore. -- Christoph 11/06/09
Washington Irving - American Essayist	Above the doorway of the Forward Trust Building, Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston , Birmingham	Edgbaston	Christoph 11/06/09
Lawn Tennis and Major T. H. Gem - The game was originated and played by Major Gem, a solicitor and sportsman	Above the doorway at 8, Ampton Road, Edgbaston	Edgbaston	Christoph 11/06/09
Dame Hilda Lloyd - Senior Surgeon, President of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Birmingham Women's Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15	Edgbaston	Christoph 11/06/09
Sir Oliver Lodge - Scientist	On the front of the Student Hostels, Westbourne Road, Edgbaston	Edgbaston	Could not find it. A thorough search around the student halls in Westbourne Rd might be needed. -- Christoph 11/06/09
John Henry, Cardinal Newman - Founder of the English Oratory	Alongside the main gateway to the Oratory Church, Hagley Road, Edgbaston	Edgbaston	Christoph 11/06/09
Joseph Southall - Artist and Craftsman	Alongside the door of 13, Charlotte Road, Edgbaston	Edgbaston	Christoph 11/06/09
Edward Taylor and William Taylor - Father and son, Art teacher and Potter	26, Highfield Road, Edgbaston	Edgbaston	Christoph 11/06/09
Professor J R R Tolkien - Author	At the Plough and Harrow Hotel, Hagley Road, Edgbaston	Edgbaston	Added two plaques in Hagley Road (one is not by the Civic Society): Christoph 11/06/09
Professor J R R Tolkien - Author	Highfield Road, Edgbaston	Edgbaston	Christoph 11/06/09
The Warwickshire County Cricket Club	Above the entrance to the Members Stand, at the County Cricket Ground, Edgbaston	Edgbaston	Christoph 11/06/09
Dr. William Withering - Physician and botanist	Edgbaston Golf Club, Church Road, Edgbaston	Edgbaston	Christoph 11/06/09
Francis Brett Young - Novelist, Poet and Physician	105, Harborne Road, Edgbaston	Edgbaston	Christoph 11/06/09
Sir Michael Balcon	George Dixon School, Edgbaston	Edgbaston
W H Auden - Poet	Harborne Swimming Baths, Lordswood Rd. Harborne	Harborne	Christoph 11/06/09
Sir Granville Bantock - Composer	Metchley Abbey, Metchley Rd, Harborne	Harborne	Christoph 11/06/09
David Cox - Artist and landscape painter	116, Greenfield Road, Harborne.	Harborne	Christoph 11/06/09
Alderman W Byng Kenrick - Civic Leader and Educationalist	Grove Park, Grove Lane, Harborne	Harborne	Ciarán - 23/03/2009
William Slim - Field Marshall, Viscount Slim of Burma	144, Poplar Avenue, Harborne	Harborne
Francis Aston	Tennal Road, Harborne	Harborne
Dr George Boddington - Pioneer Doctor of Medicine	Flats on the corner of Gravelly Hill and Hillaries Rd., Erdington	North
Matthew Boulton - Engineer, inventor and industrial pioneer	2) Soho House, Soho Avenue, Handsworth	North
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Author	On the wall of a building in Aston Road North (until recently, the premises of T Startin Ltd. Vauxhall Dealers)	North
Oscar Deutsch - Founder of the Odeon Cinema Chain	Gala Bingo Club, Birchfield Road, Perry Barr (the first Odeon Cinema)	North
Military Airfield - The site of the airfield used to test-fly many thousands of locally made Spitfires in World War Two	In the grounds of St Cuthbert's Church, Reed Square, Castle Vale	North
Norton Motor Cycle Company	Bracebridge Street, Aston, Birmingham	North
Spitfire - Commemorates the many fighter aircraft which were built on this site between 1939 and 1946	Jaguar Car Company, Castle Bromwich	North
Sir John Benjamin Stone MP - Pioneer photographer	Taylor Memorial Home, Grange Road, Erdington	North
Will Thorne - Founder of the National Union of General and Municipal Workers	Current location uncertain. Was on the wall of Lucas Industries, Great King Street, Hockley - recently demolished	North
The Austin Village - Built by Sir Herbert Austin to house his workers in the 1914 / 1918 War	Central Avenue, The Austin Village, Northfield, Birmingham B31	South	Christoph 06/06/09
Edward White Benson - Archbishop of Canterbury	104 / 106 Lombard Street, Balsall Heath	South
Reverend Thomas Bray - Bibliophile	Rectory Farm, Ragley Drive, Church Rd., Sheldon.	South
Bournville Building - Estate created by George Cadbury, Industrialist and Philanthrophist	Bournville Village Green,(above the entrance to the "round house" Estate Building	South	Christoph 12/06/09
Sir John Jaffray - Co-founder of the Birmingham Post Newspaper	249 Bristol Road (what used to be Edgbaston College)	South	I didn't realize that Elmhurst School for Dance is no. 249. I need to have a closer look at the buildings on this site.
Joseph Chamberlain - Statesman	Highbury Hall, Yew Tree Lane, Moseley.	South	Christoph 12/06/09
Sid Field - Comedian	152, Osborn Road, Sparkbrook	South	Brian
Thomas Hall BD - Schoolmaster, preacher and bibliophile	On the front of the Old Grammar School, in the Churchyard on Kings Norton Green	South	Christoph 16/06/09. Well, I have looked at the plate before but I did not see it ...
Tony Hancock - Comedian	Southam Road, Hall Green	South	Brian 05.03
Frederick and George Lanchester - The Lanchester brothers designed and built the first motor car in England	On the front wall of a company called MBC Metal Powders, Montgomery Street, Sparkbrook.	South	Brian
Frederick and George Lanchester - The Lanchester brothers designed and built the first motor car in England	Commemorative plaque on 30 Dyott Road, Moseley	South	Christoph 13/06/09. Plaque was green not blue and did not mention the Civic Society
Frederick and George Lanchester - The Lanchester brothers designed and built the first motor car in England	Commemorative plaque on 128 Oxford Road, Moseley	South	Christoph 13/06/09. Plaque was green not blue and did not mention the Civic Society
Joseph Lucas - Founder of the Lucas Electrical Industries	On the front of Three Star House, Carver Street, Ladywood, Birmingham	South
Sarehole Mill - The plaque commemorates the mill and its association with Matthew Boulton and J R R Tolkien	Sarehole Mill, Cole Bank Road, Hall Green	South	Brian 05.03
Dr Doris Wall - The plaque commemorates work of Dr Wall in preserving mediaeval house	Old Bank House, Church Hill, Coleshill	Coleshill	MaryEliz 25.09