What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Anna Maria Fox 1816-1897 and Caroline Fox 1819-1871 inspired the founding of the Cornwall Polytechnic Society 1833 Recorded plaque organisation: Falmouth Civic Society.
Anna Maria Fox and Caroline Fox were influential sisters who, through their intellectual gatherings, inspired the founding of the Cornwall Polytechnic Society in 1833, fostering scientific and technical education in Cornwall.
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