
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Katherine Githa Sowerby (1876-1970) Playwright, poet, childrens author and member of the noted Sowerby glass family. In her early years she lived near here at Ravenshill. Recorded plaque organisation: Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council.
Katherine Githa Sowerby was a versatile writer known for her plays, poetry, and children's literature; she also came from the renowned Sowerby glass-making family, contributing culturally while her family contributed industrially to the region.
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