What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: John 'Jack' Harrison 1888-1970 British Middleweight Boxing Champion & holder of the Lonsdale Belt 1912 lived at 12 West Street Recorded plaque organisation: Rushden & District History Society.
Jack Harrison was a prominent British boxer who held the Middleweight title and the Lonsdale Belt in 1912, marking him as one of Britain's notable boxing champions during the early 20th century.
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