What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque 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 Recorded plaque organisation: Thames Ditton & Weston Green Residents' Association.
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.
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