Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Pickersgill Palliser 1804-1883

Photographed by Ray Gurganus, April 18, 2025

1. Pickersgill Palliser 1804-1883 Marker

Inscription. Pickersgill Palliser commissioned architect Richard Dyson in 1855 to build nos. 8 & 9 Royal Parade, with ground floor shops & model apartments above, where he lived and worked for several years. Palliser established Harrogate's first printing press in 1835 at 1 Northumberland Court, before moving it to 31 Devonshire Place by 1837, when he was also appointed as Harrogate's first Post Master. He founded the Harrogate Advertiser in 1836, and also gave exemplary service as Treasurer for the Royal Bath Hospital between 1826-1880.

Erected 2022.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 53° 59.599′ N, 1° 32.79′ W. Marker is in Harrogate, England, in North Yorkshire. It is on Royal Parade, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9A Royal Parade, Harrogate, England HG1 2RZ, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in England’s Yorkshire & The Humber.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Royal Pump Room (within shouting distance of this marker); The Stray (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); La Douche Statue (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Prospect Square (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Yorkshire Hotel (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Victoria Gardens (approx. half a kilometer away); Blind Jack (approx. 5.2 kilometers away); World War I Centenary Commemoration (approx. 5.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map

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Also see . . .
1. Brown plaque unveiled at 9a Royal Parade (Harrogate Informer, June 12, 2022). Full title: Brown plaque unveiled at 9a Royal Parade in Harrogate to Pickersgill Palliser in Harrogate to Pickersgill Palliser (Submitted on July 8, 2025.)

2. Mayor unveiling plaque at 9A Royal Parade - Pickersgill Palliser (Youtube, 18:33). (Submitted on July 8, 2025.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2025, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 77 times since then and 14 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 5, 2025, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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