blue plaque · Birmingham
J. R. R. Tolkien CBE FRSL
J. R. R. Tolkien author 1892-1973 lived here 1910-1911
Inscription drawn from imported open data, awaiting original TributeLegacy editorial.
Source: Open Plaques. Geographic data via OpenStreetMap.
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Data sources
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- Open Plaques, dedicated to the public domain (CC0). See openplaques.org.
- Wikidata, available under the CC0 1.0 Universal dedication.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.
- Historic England, National Heritage List for England, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. War memorial records are drawn from open community datasets (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NHLE) — never from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which is excluded.
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