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William Roy blue plaque
William Roy · British Army Major General
Inscription
“Major-General William Roy 1726-1790 founder of the Ordnance Survey lived here”
Details
1726-90
Life dates
10 Argyll Street, Westminster, W1
W1F
Erected 1979
administered by English Heritage as part of the London wide plaque scheme, Greater London Council
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