What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Charles Wicksteed born 1847 died 1931 engineer and philanthropist Recorded plaque organisation: Kettering Civic Society.
Charles Wicksteed was a British engineer and philanthropist who is remembered for founding the first purpose-built funfair in England, known as Wicksteed Park, which opened in 1921.
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