The 14th of September 2026 marks the 125th anniversary since Eugen Sandow’s Great Competition held at the Royal Albert Hall in 1901. Sandow combined the strongman act with the art of bodybuilding marking the start of the modern sport. The two judges alongside Sandow were Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and athlete and sculptor Sir Charles Lawes. The World Origin Site plaque was showcased at Giants Live at the Royal Albert Hall in July and will be unveiled there by members of the Conan Doyle family.

200 years ago Charles Waterton completed his incredible 3 mile / 4.8km long 9 foot / 3m high wall around his estate at Walton Hall near Wakefield in the UK. In doing so Waterton protected the species living within its bounds. He banished all of the foxes and poachers and left nature to thrive in what has been recognised as the World’s First Purpose Built Nature Reserve. Animals have been fenced and protected for millennia but always for human gain. Waterton wanted the animals and birds to be preserved and to live away from predators and man.

Enfield Road in Redditch, Birmingham, UK has been accredited as a World Origin Site marking the production of the World’s First Royal Enfield Motorcycle 125 years ago in 1901. The walls along the road were once part of the huge victorian factory. Redditch Mayor Susan Eacock was joined by presenter Richard Hammond to unveil the plaque. Royal Enfield’s replica 1901 motorcycle was one of over forty bikes and riders to join in with celebrating the birth place of this now global motorcycle brand.

The Grenadier Pub in London’s Belgravia might seem an odd spot to link with the invention of a new vehicle but it was here in 2017 that Sir Jim Ratcliffe envisioned a new 4×4. Subsequently named after the pub itself The INEOS Grenadier is now a recognised global brand. The pub is a popular secret retreat from the hustle and bustle of London’s Knightsbridge and is very proud of being the site where the idea for the vehicle was born. Grenadier owners from far and wide regularly visit the pub and now have a definitive selfie spot to prove they were there, where it all began.

The Bradford Sling was invented by Professor David Sharpe OBE in the aftermath of the tragic Bradford City fire of May 11, 1985. Following the disaster, in which 56 people died and over 250 were badly injured, Sharpe and his team at the Plastic Surgery and Burns Research Unit were faced with the need to treat multiple trauma patients. They created a revolutionary sling designed to minimise pressure when supporting raised limbs.

In recognition of this enduring legacy, a World Origin Site plaque was presented to Dr Kirsten Riches-Suman, Professor Ajay L Mahajan (PSBRU Director) and Davide Longo (Bradford City AFC General Manager).

March 2026 marked 50 years since principal photography began on the first Star Wars film. Propstore founder Stephen Lane helped mark the anniversary by hosting the World Origin Site plaque alongside original props from the first production. The plaque was premiered at the Lars Homestead location by Galaxy Tours CEO Davin Anderson as part of their 50th Anniversary Tour and Concert in Tunisia. Galaxy Tours are helping liaise with the authorities to explore permanently placing the plaque at this culturally significant World Origin Site. Star Wars will have a 50th Anniversary theatrical re-release in 2027. Plaque WOS0095 was championed by Jeremy King.

Southampton Airport has been marked as a World Origin Site for the World’s First flight of the Spitfire 90 years ago. Spitfire 90 was a full day of activities around the city at sights linked to this iconic aircraft. Two Spitfires landed at the airport on the same runway used for the first test flight in 1936. Guests included Public Service Broadcasting’s founder J. Willgoose Esq. who unveiled the World Origin Site plaque. Our team also created a Augmented Reality version of the National Spitfire Memorial for guests visiting the future site of this epic sculpture.

On February 25, 2026, a unique bronze World Origin Site plaque arrived at Cape Adare, Antarctica, aboard the Heritage Adventurer. Presented at Borchgrevink’s hut by Heritage Expeditions guide and former Antarctic Heritage Trust Conservation Programme Manager Al Fastier, the marker commemorates the 127th anniversary of the 1899 Southern Cross expedition, the first human habitation on the continent. This collaboration between World Origin Site .Org, Heritage Expeditions, and the Antarctic Heritage Trust honours Carsten Borchgrevink’s historic legacy and his team’s incredible world first.

A historic celebration took place on January 26th, 2026, marking the “TV100” event in London. Crowds gathered at Bar Italia in Soho to commemorate exactly 100 years since John Logie Baird first demonstrated television in that very location in 1926. Over 160 people attended the afternoon event to honor this milestone in broadcasting history.

The Stockton & Darlington Railway is the Birthplace of the Modern Railway and celebrated with two World Origin Site plaques to mark the start and finish of this first historic rail journey taken by George Stephenson in 1825 aboard Locomotion No1. Both venues have been restored and feature plaques from the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and World Origin Site .Org ensuring that their role in the making of the modern world is remembered for generations to come. Michael Portillo kindly commented : “I’m sure you feel – as I do – a sense of privilege celebrating these great people and events.”

Lincoln City Centre was brought to a halt on the 9th of September 2025 as the White Hart Hotel became the focal point for the unveiling of two World Origin Site plaques to celebrate the 110th anniversary of the Invention of The Tank.
The Tank’s creators Tritton, Rigby and Wilson met in secret at the White Hart during September 1915 and came up with designs for the tracked fighting vehicle that would change the face and pace of warfare forever. The room is now known as The Tank Room.
TV Presenter and TT Racer Guy Martin unveiled the plaques and was reunited with Deborah II the replica WWI Tank built for his programme Guy Martin’s WWI Tank on Chanel 4. The event gained substantial local and national media coverage as well as being a great hit for children seeing a tank first hand during their morning school run.

Terry Gilliam and Sir Michael Palin gathered with friends and a Circus of fans to mark the World Origin Site of Monty Python at a humble curry restaurant in Hampstead, North London. The Light of Kashmir, now Aroma Spice is where the team met for a curry in May 1969. Sir Micheal Palin said “We all came up here from my house which was the first time Python got around a table anywhere and we came here to the Light Of Kashmir as it was then. All I remember was arguments over the bill! John didn’t want to pay and Eric wanted to pay in dollars, so in the end we all just ran away.” Terry Gilliam remarked as soon as the plaque was unveiled “We’re famous Michael, we’re famous.”

An estimated 300 people filled the Jacaranda Club and outside on Slater Street in Liverpool to see the unveiling of the World Origin Site plaque 0022 marking the first performance of The Beatles. Guests included Holly Johnson of Frankie Goes to Hollywood plus the Zutons performing live together with friends and family of the band and of their original manager Allan Williams. The plaque is set to become an important new landmark for fans visiting the city where the biggest band in the history of popular music began 64 years ago.