What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Henry Preston 1852-1940 Founder of Grantham Museum opened 1926 Geologist, archaeologist and coin collector founder member of Grantham Scientific Society in 1890 Manager of Grantham Water Company Recorded plaque organisation: Grantham Civic Society.
Henry Preston (1852-1940) was a geologist, archaeologist, and coin collector who founded Grantham Museum in 1926 and was instrumental in establishing the Grantham Scientific Society in 1890. His contributions to local scientific and historical education have left a lasting legacy in Grantham.
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