What is recorded here
This green commemorative plaque records: Edward Whymper 1840-1911 Conqueror of the Matterhorn Lived Here Recorded plaque organisation: Borough of Southend-on-Sea.
Edward Whymper was an English illustrator and mountaineer, renowned for leading the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865, a significant achievement in the history of alpinism.
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