What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Baron Dickinson Webster 1818-1860 wire manufacturer (first atlantic cable) lived here Recorded plaque organisation: Sutton Coldfield Civic Society.
Baron Dickinson Webster was a British wire manufacturer who played a crucial role in the production of the first transatlantic telegraph cable, significantly advancing global communication technologies.
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