What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: At entry to Regent Street and on this site stood Moat House family home William Ferdinand Wratislaw 1788-1853. Count of Mitrowitz in Hungary, Baron of Bohemia and holy Roman Empire. Solicitor and champion of Rugbys poor. Recorded plaque organisation: Rotary International Rugby.
William Ferdinand Wratislaw was a solicitor and nobleman, holding titles from both Hungary and the Holy Roman Empire; he is remembered for his philanthropic efforts on behalf of the poor in Rugby.
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Photo: Hazel Nicholson · CC BY 2.0