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Sign: London - commemorative plaque at the place where the inventor Richard Arkwright lived


Address:
8 Adam St, London WC2N 6AD, UK
Category:
Monuments and History
City:
London For all manhole covers in London
Country:
United Kingdom For all manhole covers in United Kingdom
Shape:
Circle
Material:
Stone, marble …
Placement:
Wall or fence
Tags:
English Heritage Plaque 


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On the sign:
GREATER LONDON COUNCIL

SIR RICHARD ARKWRIGHT
1732-1792
Industrialist and Inventor
lived here
Photography:
2023
Amit Gairola
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The sign is on the wall of the house where the industrialist and inventor Richard Arkwright lived. Arkwright who invented the machine for weaving cotton, and one of the pioneers of the industrial revolution.
The sign was placed in 1984

The house was photographed on the same day by the same photographer Click for a larger image

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