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Gavin Maxwell plaque

Commemorative plaque
Gavin Maxwell plaque
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This commemorative plaque records: Gavin Maxwell 1914-1969 author and naturalist. Haec loca puer amavit vir celebravit

From the Open Plaques record 59349

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  • Leslie Barrie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Rab McMurdo, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Jon Alexander, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Andrew Gritt, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • David Medcalf, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Billy McCrorie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • James Johnstone, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Andy Farrington, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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