What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Catharine Buchanan Alderton MBE JP 1869-1951 Suffragist and first woman to become Mayor of Colchester 1923-24 lived here Recorded plaque organisation: Colchester Civic Society.
Catharine Buchanan Alderton was a prominent suffragist and the first woman to serve as Mayor of Colchester from 1923-24, marking significant progress for women in local government.
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