What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Harry Lester 1903-1954 engineer & wartime innovator. Developed the celebrated Lester MG T51 for the Monkey Stables Racing Team in this garage, 1950-1955 Recorded plaque organisation: Thatcham Town Council.
Harry Lester was an engineer and wartime innovator who developed the celebrated Lester MG T51 race car for the Monkey Stables Racing Team, significantly contributing to motorsport history in the early 1950s.
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