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This commemorative plaque records: Laurence Binyon, Poet & Scholar, 1869-1943, was born at No. 1 High Street on 10th August 1869
Laurence Binyon was a British poet and scholar known for his World War I poem "For the Fallen," which includes the famous lines "They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old." His work has become an integral part of Remembrance Day services in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries.
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