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This white commemorative plaque records: Here lived the family of Vice Admiral Lord Collingwood and here he spent the few and short periods of repose snatched from long and arduous service afloat. "Whenever I think how I am to be happy again my thoughts carry me back to Morpeth_ - Collingwood. "See how that noble fellow Collingwood takes his ship into action." - Nelson at Trafalgar. Recorded plaque organisation: Corporation of Morpeth.

Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood was a prominent British naval officer who succeeded Admiral Horatio Nelson as commander of the fleet and played a crucial role in the Battle of Trafalgar, where he led the British fleet to victory after Nelson's death.

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