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Sign: York - Commemorative plaque at Seebohm Rowntree’s birthplace


Address:
66 Bootham, York YO30 7BZ, UK
Category:
Monuments and History
City:
York For all manhole covers in York
Country:
United Kingdom For all manhole covers in United Kingdom
Shape:
Circle
Material:
Stone, marble …
Placement:
Wall or fence


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On the sign:
Emblem of York Civic Trust

Birthplace of Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree
(1871-1954)

Quaker, innovator in business management, pioneering social scientist and author of ’Poverty, a Study of Town Life’ (1901), which influenced the founders of the welfare state.

The Rowntree Society
Photography:
2023
Yael Gairola
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The sign is located in the place where the industrialist Seebohm Rountree was born, who is best known for his sociological research.

Seebohm Rowntree is the son of Joseph Rowntree, whose place of residence is also commemorated Click for sign's details

The house where Seebohm Rountree was born was photographed that day by the same photographer Click for a larger image

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