Manchester Hill Challenge Blue Plaques |
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Challenge:
A programme of commemorative Blue plaques was started to identify and celebrate buildings and locations associated with famous people, places and historic or important events in the city. Blue plaques have been put onto buildings where notable people of the past have lived or worked. You may have seen them on buildings in your local area. Imagine you were asked to select someone from the 16th Battalion Manchester Regiment who fought at Manchester Hill for a Blue plaque :
How do I do this?: Choose one of these men:
Can you find out further information about the person you have chosen by looking at military records, census enumerations or from information found in old newspapers? Think about other places that you might find information ? Can you learn more about Blue plaques? How big are they? What do they look like? What information has been put onto them? Will your blue plaque look like these or will you create a new design? Suggested places to find information about the soldiers:
Suggested useful websites: http://www.trafford.gov.uk/residents/leisure-and-lifestyle/libraries/blue-plaques-in-altrincham.aspx http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/500004/events_and_tourism/1436/commemorative_plaques https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_plaque http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/about-blue-plaques/ http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/500004/events_and_tourism/1436/commemorative_plaques/2 http://www.peterloomassacre.org/blue-plaque.html http://openplaques.org/people/a-z/a http://www.trafford.gov.uk/residents/leisure-and-lifestyle/libraries/blue-plaques-in-altrincham.aspx
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