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Rowland Hill blue plaque
Rowland Hill · Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
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“Sir Rowland Hill 1795-1879 Pioneer of the modern postal service lived in a house on this site 1836-1839”
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1795-1879
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2 Burton Crescent, later named Cartwright Gardens
WC1H
Erected 2016
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2 Burton Crescent, later named Cartwright Gardens
WC1H
51.526430, -0.125990
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