What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Ralph Thoresby FRS (1658-1725) The historian of Leeds had his home and museum here. Recorded plaque organisation: Leeds Civic Trust.
Ralph Thoresby FRS was a prominent antiquarian and historian of Leeds, known for his detailed documentation and preservation of local history and culture in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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