
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Hillside. Charles Darwin & family stayed here (Wells Terrace) while awaiting the publication of 'On the Origin of Species' in autumn 1859. In the 20th century it became St Winifred's Maternity Home. Recorded plaque organisation: Ilkley Civic Society.
Charles Darwin was a pioneering naturalist and biologist, renowned for his theory of evolution by natural selection as outlined in 'On the Origin of Species', fundamentally altering scientific understanding of the diversity of life.
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Photo: Dave Bevis on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0