The plaques of Poole
Stephen Roberts discovers some of Poole’s outstanding memorials to its distinguished citizens
Published in May ’21
I DO like a good plaque. They act like a window into the past lives of people and places in towns and cities up and down the country. It all began in London, where a blue plaque scheme was proposed and taken up in the 1860s; it is believed to be the oldest of its kind in the world. London’s example inspired provincial towns to set up their own schemes in imitation. Poole…
The plaque to Charles II and the ‘unfortunate’ Duke of Monmouth
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