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Cyril Northcote Parkinson blue plaque

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Cyril Northcote Parkinson blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: This house is the birthplace (30 July 1909) of Cyril Northcote Parkinson, author, Professor of various universities and discoverer of Parkinson's Law which reads: 'Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion'. Recorded plaque organisation: Barnard Castle Town Council.
Professor Cyril Northcote Parkinson was a British historian and author known for his satirical observations on organizational behavior, most famously Parkinson's Law, which humorously critiques bureaucratic inefficiency.

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