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(chiefly UK) A permanent sign installed in a public place to commemorate a historical link between that location and a famous person, event, or former building on the site.

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blue plaque

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(chiefly UK) A permanent sign installed in a public place to commemorate a historical link between that location and a famous person, event, or former building on the site.

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（主に英国で）有名な人物、出来事、またはかつて存在した建物など、歴史的な関連性を位置に記念するために、公共の場所に恒久的に設置される看板または記念板

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The blue plaque on the corner of the building honors a playwright who lived there a century ago.

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建物の角に取り付けられた記念プレートは、100年前にそこに住んでいた劇作家を顕彰しています。

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(chiefly UK) A permanent sign installed in a public place to commemorate a historical link between that location and a famous person, event, or former building on the site.

As an aside, Luddendenfoot once had a famous (or perhaps infamous) clerk - drunkard Branwell Brontë, brother to the famous Brontë sisters and writers. He was sacked from his post in March 1842 after an audit revealed a discrepancy in the books. Today, a blue plaque on the Jubilee Refreshment rooms at Sowerby Bridge station commemorates him.

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