What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: From January 1938 to November 1939 twenty-nine Basque Children, refugees from the Spanish Civil War, were cared for by local volunteers in this house provided by Jesus College Recorded plaque organisation: Cambridge City Council.
The Basque refugee children were young victims of the Spanish Civil War, evacuated to Britain in 1937; their presence in this house highlights the humanitarian response to protect civilian lives during the conflict.
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