What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Broughton Catholic Charitable Society Founded in this building (then the Golden Ball Hotel) for the relief of local poverty, on May 6th 1787 Recorded plaque organisation: Preston & South Ribble Civic Trust, Broughton Catholic Charitable Society.
Broughton Catholic Charitable Society was established in 1787 to alleviate local poverty among Catholics; it represents early efforts in organized community support and charity within a religious context.
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Photo: Richard Davies · CC BY 2.0