John Walker white plaque

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What is recorded here

This white commemorative plaque records: Site of John Walker's shop, the inventor of the friction match

From the Open Plaques record 9573

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• Stephen McKay, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Carol Rose, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Dave Eagle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Betty Longbottom, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Jonathan Thacker, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Simon Armstrong, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
• Mick Garratt, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Eirian Evans, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• David Robinson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• mark harrington, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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