What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: In this house lived the Reverend Robert Harris (1764-1862) who was for 64 years Vicar of St George's Church, and his son Edmund Robert Harris (1803-1877) whose generous bequest led to the establishment of the Harris Free Library, Museum and Art Gallery Recorded plaque organisation: Friends of the Harris Museum and Art Gallery.
The Reverend Robert Harris served as the Vicar of St George's Church for 64 years, while his son Edmund Robert Harris’s significant bequest established the Harris Free Library, Museum, and Art Gallery, contributing substantially to cultural education in the area.
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