Why this matters
Cesar Picton, brought to Britain from Senegal at age six in 1761, became a successful coal merchant in Kingston, symbolizing the resilience and economic contribution of Africans in 19th-century Britain.
Overview
Cesar Picton blue plaque is recorded as Blue plaque in Elmbridge. The saved source gives an exact reason to look beyond the map label: Cesar Picton Who was brought to Britain from Senegal in 1761 aged six and became a wealthy coal merchant in Kingston lived here 1816–1836
Why it was made
The saved source records: Cesar Picton Who was brought to Britain from Senegal in 1761 aged six and became a wealthy coal merchant in Kingston lived here 1816–1836
People and events
The saved source records: Cesar Picton Who was brought to Britain from Senegal in 1761 aged six and became a wealthy coal merchant in Kingston lived here 1816–1836
How it worked
The label Blue plaque gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Blue plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Cesar Picton blue plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Cesar Picton Who was brought to Britain from Senegal in 1761 aged six and became a wealthy coal merchant in Kingston lived here 1816–1836 The importance lies in what the inscription remembers, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
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