Tameside Blue and Brown Plaques
Blue Plaques
Throughout Tameside Blue Plaques commemorate local people and places of historical importance. Artists, poets, botanists and war heroes are amongst those celebrated
Following the tragic death of George Floyd and in light of our support for the ‘Black Lives Matter’ campaign, we have reviewed the borough’s collection of public sculptures and Blue Plaques. Currently there are none that we would propose removing. However, our collection is always under review and we are attentive to the public’s views on historical figures who have been celebrated and commemorated.
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council has also pledged our commitment to further reflection and action to address race inequality issues. For further information see https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/news/greater-manchester-statement-on-george-floyd-and-black-lives-matter/
If you have any concerns about the statues or blue and brown plaques in Tameside, please contact events@tameside.gov.uk
Ashton
| Arthur Wharton | Curzon Ashton FC, Tameside Stadium, Richmond St, Ashton-u-Lyne, OL7 9HG |
| James Keogh | Atrium between Tameside Local Studies and Archives Centre and Tameside Central Library, Old Street |
| Brian Wilde | 43 Montague Road, Ashton-under-Lyne |
| Ashton Market Hall | Market Hall, Ashton-under-Lyne |
| Arthur Brooke | George Street, Ashton |
| William Thomas Forshaw VC | Ladysmith Barracks Gateway, Mossley Road, Ashton-under Lyne |
| Gardeners Question Time | The Broadoak Hotel, Ashton |
| H.V. Morton | Henry Square, Ashton-under-Lyne |
| RQMS Harry Grantham MBE DCM | The Armoury, Old Street, Ashton |
| Colour Sergeant William Yarwood Bebbington DCM and Sergeant James Hargreaves DCM | The Armoury, Old Street, Ashton |
| Raymond Ray Jones | Central Library, Old Street, Ashton |
| Ladysmith Barracks | Ladysmith Barracks Gateway, Mossley Road, Ashton |
| Hannah Mitchell | 43, Elizabeth Street, Ashton |
| Victoria Cross | Ashton Town Hall |
| Eli Whalley | The bridge at Donkey Stone Wharf, Ashton |
| Prophet Wroe | Odd Whim Public House, Mossley Road, Ashton |
| Tameside Hippodrome | Oldham Road, Ashton-under-Lyne |
| Lord Wright | 12 Brookfield Grove, Ashton-under-Lyne |
| William Tipping JP | 148 Albermarle Terrace, Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 6JJ |
Audenshaw
| Eric Evans | Aldwinians Rugby Union Club, Audenshaw |
| Austin Hopkinson | Ryecroft Hall, Audenshaw |
| Harry Norton Schofield VC | Ryecroft Hall, Audenshaw |
| Frank Hampson | 488 Audenshaw Road, Audenshaw |
| RQMS John Henry Code DCM | 122 Droylsden Road, Audenshaw |
Denton
| John Angier | St Lawrence's Church, Denton |
| Denton Church | St Lawrence's Church, Denton |
| Denton Town Twinning | Former Town Hall, Denton |
| Albert Hill VC | Memorial Gardens, Denton |
| A Woman of Denton | Denton Town Hall |
Droylsden
| Fanni Bogdanow | Fairfield High School for Girls, Droylsden |
| Charles Hindley MP | Fairfield Moravian Settlement, Droylsden |
| James Kirk VC | 530 Edge Lane, Droylsden |
| Mary Moffat | Fairfield High School for Girls, Droylsden (and Canalside, Plantation Farm, Dukinfield) |
| Harry Pollitt | Droylsden Library |
| Arthur Herbert Procter VC | St Mary's Church, Droylsden (and St Stephen's Church, Hyde) |
Dukinfield
| Kathy Staff | St. Mark’s Church Hall, Dukinfield |
| Ronnie Hazlehurst | 169 Lodge Lane, Dukinfield. |
| Astley Deep Pit Disaster | Woodbury Crescent, Dukinfield |
| Colonel Duckenfield | Dukinfield Town Hall |
| John Golland | Dukinfield Town Hall |
| Mary Moffat | Canalside, Plantation Farm, Dukinfield (and Fairfield High School for Girls, Droylsden) |
| Andrew Moynihan VC | Astley Arms, Chapel Hall, Dukinfield |
| Daniel Adamson | Adamson Street, Dukinfield |
| Men of Tameside who served in the Crimean War | Alma Bridge, Dukinfield |
Hyde
| Joshua Bradley | Hyde Town Hall and 209, Mottram Road, Godley, Hyde |
| Cotton Tree Public House | Cotton Tree Public House, Newton, Hyde |
| Arthur Herbert Procter VC | St Stephen's Church, Hyde (and St Mary's Church, Droylsden) |
| Harry Rutherford | 17, Nelson Street, Hyde and Hyde Town Hall |
| Hyde Lanes's Colliery Explosion | Canal Towpath, off Manchester Road, Hyde |
| Frances Burgess (neé Lockett) | Greenfield Primary School, Queen Street, Hyde |
| The Norfolk Arms Disaster | former site of The Norfolk Arms Hyde |
| Corporal Kenneth Horsfield | 27, Croft Street, Hyde |
Mossley
| Tameside's First Co-op | Arundel Street, Mossley |
| Ernest Sykes VC | George Lawton Hall, Mossley |
| George Lawton | George Lawton Hall, Mossley |
| Mossley AFC | Seel Park, Market Street, Mossley |
Longdendale
| John Frederick La Trobe Bateman | Mottram Tunnel |
| Lawrence Earnshaw | Mottram Court House |
| Francis Lovell | Mottram Court House, Jackson Street, Mottram |
| L S Lowry | The Elms, Stalybridge Road, Mottram |
| Sir Edmund Shaa | Church Brow, Mottram |
| Bill Sowerbutts | Etherow Lodge |
Stalybridge
| Sergeant William Booth | Stalybridge Library |
| John Bradbury | Stalybridge Country Park |
| John Buckley VC | Travellers Call Public House, Stalybridge |
| Lillan Buckoke neé Urmston | St Paul's Primary School, Stalybridge |
| John Frederick Cheetham | Stalybridge Library |
| General Strike | Stalybridge Town Hall Frontage, Waterloo Road |
| Samuel Laycock | Hob Hill Mews, Stalybridge |
| Gibbon Mitchell | Malakoff Street, Stalybridge |
| Joseph “Joey” Nuttall | Corporation St, Stalybridge |
| Robert and Margaret Platt | Woodlands, Mottram Road, Stalybridge |
| Beatrix Potter | Gorse Hall Estate, Stalybridge |
| The Q Inn | Market Street, Stalybridge |
| William Herbert Rhodes | Stalybridge Celtic Football Club, Bower Fold, Mottram Road |
| The Rifleman Inn | Astley Street, Stalybridge |
| Sisters of the Holy Family of Bordeaux | Castle Hall Close |
| Stalybridge Station Buffet Bar | Stalybridge Station |
| Stalybridge Station Clock | National Railway Museum, York |
| Joseph Rayner Stephens | Stalybridge Town Hall Frontage, Waterloo Road |
| Ada Jane Summers | Stalybridge Civic Hall |
| Jethro Tinker | Stalybridge Country Park |
| Fred Wood | Stalybridge Station |
Brown Heritage Plaques
In May 2010 Tameside introduced a new Brown Plaque scheme, Blue Plaques are already common throughout the borough and there is also one Green plaque.
Blue Plaques are usually placed on buildings or sites of former buildings where some one who has made a significant historical contribution has lived.
The Brown plaque scheme marks interesting buildings or structures. These may be architectural or historically important places or both, or where an historic event has taken place. These places are not covered by other plaques.
Following the tragic death of George Floyd and in light of our support for the ‘Black Lives Matter’ campaign, we have reviewed the borough’s collection of public sculptures and Blue Plaques. Currently there are none that we would propose removing. However our collection is always under review and we are attentive to the public’s views on historical figures who have been celebrated and commemorated.
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council has also pledged our commitment to further reflection and action to address race inequality issues. For further information see https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/news/greater-manchester-statement-on-george-floyd-and-black-lives-matter/
If you have any concerns about the statues or blue and brown plaques in Tameside, please contact events@tameside.gov.uk
Ashton-under-Lyne
Ashton Union Workhouse and Ashton Parish Workhouse
Ashton under Lyne Mechanics Institute
Dukinfield
Dukinfield St Mary’s Former burial ground Astley Street
Contact information
Tameside MBC
Dukinfield Town Hall
King Street
Dukinfield
Tameside
SK16 4LA