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Charles White blue plaque

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This blue commemorative plaque records: Charles White born 4th October 1728, died 20th February 1813. Near to this site stood the house of Charles White, MRCS, FRS, one of the founders and the first surgeon to the Manchester Royal Infirmary (est. 27th July 1752). He later founded what is now Saint Mary's Hospital, Manchester (est. 5th May 1790).

From the Open Plaques record 962

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  • N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Thomas Nugent, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Stephen Richards, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Richard Carlile, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Gerald England, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • David Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Paul Foster, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Des Blenkinsopp, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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