What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Prince Frederick "The Grand Old Duke of York" 1763-1827 lived here Recorded plaque organisation: Thanet District Council.
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, was a prominent British military figure and regent during his father George III's periods of illness; he is remembered in popular culture through the nursery rhyme "The Grand Old Duke of York."
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Photo: Simon Harriyott · CC BY 2.0