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A brief history and description of Leiston Abbey, a Premonstratensian monastery with spectacular surviving architectural features.
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ROY, Rammohun (1772-1833) a.k.a. Ram Mohun
Blue Plaque commemorating indian scholar Rammohun Roy at 49 Bedford Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3DP, London Borough of Camden.
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Howard Staunton is considered to be the first and only British-born world chess champion. A significant chess writer as well as player, he helped change the game from a leisure activity to a competitive sport.
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STEPHENSON, Robert (1803-1859)
Blue Plaque commemorating engineer Robert Stephenson at 35 Gloucester Square, Paddington, London W2 2DT, City of Westminster.
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PENROSE, Sir Roland (1900-1984) & MILLER, Lee (1907-1977)
Blue plaque commemorating photographer Lee Miller and surrealist Sir Roland Penrose at 21 Downshire Hill, Hampstead, London NW3 1NT, Borough of Camden.
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SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita (1892-1962) & NICOLSON, Harold (1886-1968)
Blue Plaque commemorating writers and gardeners Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West at 182 Ebury Street, Belgravia, London SW1W 8UP, City of Westminster.
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Blue Plaque commemorating the first President of Ghana Kwame Nkrumah at 60 Burghley Road, Kentish Town, London NW5 1UN, London Borough of Camden.
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Tommy Flowers was an electrical engineer who designed, and led the team that built, the pioneering Colossus computer used to decipher German codes at Bletchley Park during the Second World War. English Heritage have commemorated him with a blue plaque at the former Post Office Research Station, Dollis Hill.