Chorlton-on-Medlock in Manchester in Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Alan Mathison Turing

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 14, 2026

1. Alan Mathison Turing Marker

Inscription. The University of Manchester
commemorates
Alan Mathison Turing
1912–1954
A creator of computer science,
code breaker and mathematician

Reader in Mathematics
1948–1954

Erected 2012 by The University of Manchester.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1948.

Location. 53° 27.957′ N, 2° 14.114′ W. Marker is in Manchester, England, in Greater Manchester. It is in Chorlton-on-Medlock. It is on Coupland Street west of Oxford Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 186 Oxford Road, Manchester, England M13 9GP, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North West England.

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 walking distance of this marker: Coupland Building 1 (here,

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next to this marker); Ernest Rutherford (within shouting distance of this marker); Sir Lawrence Bragg (within shouting distance of this marker); The Rutherford Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Alison Uttley (within shouting distance of this marker); Coupland Building 3 (within shouting distance of this marker); Peter Mark Roget (within shouting distance of this marker); A.V. Hill (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manchester.

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Also see . . . Alan Turing plaque unveiled at Manchester University (BBC, 23 June 2012).

A blue plaque to a mathematical genius has been unveiled at Manchester University by a chess grandmaster. The plaque to Alan Turing was put on public display on the centenary of his birth, by Garry Kasparov. Turing, famed for breaking the codes of the Germans during World War II, spent the last six years of his life working at the university. He was also seen as the father of the modern computer and a pioneer of work on artificial intelligence.

(Submitted on October 26, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)

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Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 14, 2026

2. Alan Mathison Turing Marker

The plaque is located next to the entrance to Coupland Building 1.

LGBTQ; 🏳️‍🌈; blue plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 26, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.