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Douglas King bronze plaque

Commemorative plaque

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This bronze commemorative plaque records: In memory of Douglas King 1917-2008. Resident of Wilmcote, user of this station and solicitor, who successfully petitioned the Court of Appeal preventing British Railways from closing the railway between Stratford upon Avon and Birmingham in 1969.

From the Open Plaques record 69999

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  • Wayland Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Philip Halling, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Robin Webster, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • David P Howard, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • David Stowell, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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