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Lionel Thomas Caswell Rolt and "Cressy" cruise blue plaque

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Lionel Thomas Caswell Rolt and "Cressy" cruise blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: L. T. C. Rolt 1910-1974 engineering historian, champion of inland waterways began his historic "Cressy" cruise here in 1939 Recorded plaque organisation: Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board, Inland Waterways Association.
Lionel Thomas Caswell Rolt was an engineering historian and advocate for Britain's inland waterways; he embarked on the significant "Cressy" cruise in 1939, which highlighted the heritage and importance of canal boats and the network they traversed.

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