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John Harrison blue plaque
John Harrison · Inventor of the Marine Chronometer
Inscription
“John Harrison 1693-1776 inventor of the Marine Chronometer lived and died in a house on this site”
Details
1693-1776
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Summit House, Red Lion Square, Camden, WC1
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Erected 1954
administered by English Heritage as part of the London wide plaque scheme, London County Council
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