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Herebeforeus

We produce blue plaque window vinyls that commemorate the previous occupants of your house.

Our blue plaques will show the names, dates and occupations from historical records from 1881 -1939 (of one or more) of the people who lived in your home years before you. It may have been home to a photographer, bath chair proprietor, sulphate maker, journalist, bucket maker, timber yard furnace stoker, cook, railway signalman, professional violinist, part time money lender or sugar boiler.

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hese vinyl plaques can be applied inside your front window to give visitors and passers-by a glimpse of the history of your home.

28/04/2026

My latest plaque in Folkestone is up on Sandgate Road in .opticians who celebrate their centenary this year .100 years in businesses is incredible, in a tough market. Having recently had my eyes tested here, I can absolutely recommend the level of service and expertise that you get from this independent firm , with other branches in Hythe ( plaque post coming soon ) Ashford and Canterbury. Thank you guys for making me feel so welcome. Simon

21/04/2026

Not long now until quite possibly our biggest announcement yet from the team at Herebeforeus. What do a beautiful hotel, an aluminium smelter, a maharaja, an actor, a Chinese ambassador, Whitby and Folkestone have in common. More coming soon.. #

15/04/2026

This is Will showing a visitor to the stand at yesterday's the qualities of Adtac the material that all your plaques are printed on. Here he is showing the simple repositioning of the material. I was super chuffed by this . Thank you guys, that really means alot.

08/04/2026

A day off from history today and a nice cycle ride by the sea here in Folkestone. Hope its lovely weather where you are. All plaques were in the post yesterday for delivery today , so keep an eye out for my distinctive envelope and its little blue logo sticker. Thanks to for my top and for my gorgeous cycling helmet. Hope the weather holds.

07/04/2026

Hope that you all had a lovely Easter break . Super chilled morning here in Folkestone, getting ready to mail out 18 vinyls , bringing our total to an amazing 620 across the country ! Just awaiting delivery from the guys , stickers and leaflets printed locally by and envelopes from UK Packaging Suppliers.

14/03/2026

Weekend away at my mums for Mothers Day tomorrow. Took the opportunity of photography of one of my residential plaques with a lovely piece of history about early and fostering. Beautiful sunny day here. I hope it is where you are too. Happy Weekend all. Sx

27/02/2026

This just in. In 2023 I did a house history for Golborne resident and was delighted when I found a famous seed geneticist living in her beautiful home . I was delighted as was she and thought that was the end of it . How wrong was I. A few weeks ago Keira contacted me to say that Wigan Council who give out two official blue plaques every year , had chosen her home as a result of my research. Chuffed to bits with this . I will be going to meet her and to the unveiling in June. As I always say you never, ever know what is waiting to be discovered in your home. Happy Weekend all. Simon

25/01/2026

Yesterday's sold out talk by , hosted by .Debby told the story of our recent research for our first book about . Debby wove a wonderful talk about the six houses that make up the hotel, its past guests and owners , including a Chinese ambassador, a field marshall, a famous actress, a prince , maharaja and a suffragette. If you have ever wondered who might have lived in your house in the past , why not buy one of our deep dives that looks into all the previous occupants. You never ever know what is waiting to be discovered.

24/01/2026

This was a very important day for the team .beforeus Our first book on what turned out to be an epic piece of research for our amazing historian and researcher launced in December .Today Debby will be giving a talk on what she found out at 2.30pm ( arrive at 2pm) at The Cornerstone Centre Castle Hill Ave CT20 2QR..Only £5 .If you can't make the talk and want to find out more pop across to Amazon and look for The Clifton Hotel Folkestone and buy the book . A hard back version with images of some of the people we uncovered is coming out in Spring.

23/01/2026

I always love it when a new business takes over from another one and goes out of their way to keep the vinyl up..So I was very grateful to the owners and .a.z.u tattoo artists for doing just that in the former home of who is now just down the road. Wishing you guys loads of success on the street.

23/12/2025

What an amazing year we have had at Herebeforeus. Thank you to everyone who has supported us . Massive thank you to and without whom our deep dive service would not exist .Looking forward to more exciting discoveries in homes across the country in 2026. Season's Greetings to you all. Simon X

20/12/2025

Another facinating piece of history and my first in Spalding , the food there is bloody gorgeous and the owners are lovely too. Go check them out . Massive thank you to for popping by and taking the picture. Thank you to for finding this facinating slice of incredible history. Quite a story.

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Folkestone

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 6pm
Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 6pm
Saturday	9am - 6pm
Sunday	9am - 4pm

Website

http://www.herebeforeus.co.uk/

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