Commemorative plaque 59601

This green commemorative plaque records: This house, built 1756, was bought in 1785 by General Oliver De Lancey, who had fought on the British side in the American War of Independence. He died the same year and a memorial instription can be seen in the Minster. Donated by the East Yorkshire Local History Society. K.A. Mac Mahon Fund. Recorded plaque organisation: Beverley and District Civic Society.

General Oliver De Lancey was a prominent Loyalist military leader who fought for the British during the American War of Independence, significant for his role in opposing the American revolutionaries; he purchased this house in 1785, shortly before his death that same year.