What is recorded here

This blue commemorative plaque records: Mary Wheatland 1835 - 1924 Bathing machine proprietor. Saved 30 lives. Awarded the Royal Humane Society Testimonial on Vellum and later the Bronze Medal. Recorded plaque organisation: Bognor Regis Town Council.

Mary Wheatland (1835-1924) was a bathing machine proprietor who saved at least thirty lives, earning her recognition from the Royal Humane Society with both a testimonial on vellum and a bronze medal.

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