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Thomas Paine white plaque

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Thomas Paine white plaque

Thomas Paine · Author of Common Sense

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“The earliest local historical source in 1828 identifies the Old Red Lion as the place where Tom Paine wrote part 1 of "The Rights of Man" in 1791”

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1737-1809

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Old Red Lion, Angel

N1

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Old Red Lion, Angel

N1

51.532760, -0.106720

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