What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: John Gough Temperance Campaigner 1817-1886 Born in Sandgate 'Founded' The Coffee Tavern 1879 Recorded plaque organisation: Sandgate Society.
John Gough was a prominent British temperance campaigner who advocated for abstinence from alcohol; he founded The Coffee Tavern in 1879 as an alternative to public houses, promoting sober social spaces.
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