What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Larcum Kendall 1719–1790 celebrated watchmaker appointed by the Board of Longitude to make chronometers used by Captain Cook and Bligh in the South Seas lived near here as a child Recorded plaque organisation: Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board, Charlbury Society.
Larcum Kendall was a renowned 18th-century watchmaker who crafted precision timepieces, including the famous K1 chronometer used by Captain James Cook on his second voyage to the Pacific. His work significantly advanced maritime navigation and exploration during the Age of Discovery.
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