What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Helena Rosa Duncombe Shafto. b.1854, d.1938, lived here. Humanitarian, health campaigner and supporter of prisoners of war from the Durham Light Infantry. First honorary freewoman of Durham. Recorded plaque organisation: Durham County Council.
Helena Rosa Duncombe Shafto was a prominent humanitarian and health advocate in Durham, recognized for her support of prisoners of war from the Durham Light Infantry; she became the first honorary freewoman of Durham in 1932.
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