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James Cook blue plaque
James Cook · Circumnavigator
Inscription
“Captain James Cook "The ablest and most renowned Navigator this or any country hath produced" lived in a house a few yards from this spot, 126, Upper Shadwell 1763-1765”
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1728-79
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The Highway, Stepney
E1W
Stepney Historical Trust
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