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Commemorative plaque 56112

Commemorative plaque
Commemorative plaque 56112
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This green commemorative plaque records: This is the site of a Free Charity School built in 1831. Its first master was Isaac Pitman inventor of Pitman's shorthand Recorded plaque organisation: Barton-upon-Humber Civic Society.
This site housed a Free Charity School established in 1831, where Isaac Pitman, the inventor of Pitman's shorthand, began his career as an educator. Pitman is historically significant for developing a system of shorthand that was widely used for rapid writing and transcription.

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