What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Helen M. E. Allingham 1848-1926 watercolour artist. Her family lived in the area 1849-1862. She married Irish poet W. Allingham 1874. Elected first woman member Royal Watercolour Society 1875 Recorded plaque organisation: Bellway Homes Ltd.
Helen Allingham was a prominent watercolour artist known for her detailed depictions of rural England; she became the first woman to be elected as a member of the Royal Watercolour Society in 1875.
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