John Lambton and Thomas Beddoes black plaque

This black commemorative plaque records: John George Lambton 1st Earl of Durham High Commisioner & Governor-General of British North America 1838 whose famous report inspired all subsequent British colonial policy lived in this house 1798-1805 as a pupil of Dr. Beddoes. Recorded plaque organisation: Royal Empire Society.

John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, was a prominent British statesman who served as the Governor-General of British North America and authored the Durham Report, which significantly influenced British colonial policies; Dr Thomas Beddoes was a pioneering physician and chemist known for his work in respiratory diseases and the establishment of the Pneumatic Institution for inhalation therapy.