What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Lady Baden-Powell 1889-1977 World Chief Guide lived as a girl at West House in these grounds Recorded plaque organisation: Derbyshire County Council.
Lady Dame Olave Baden-Powell GBE was the second wife of Lord Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts; she became the Chief Guide of the Girl Guides Association and significantly contributed to the global expansion of Scouting and Guiding movements.
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