Commemorative plaque 41799

This blue commemorative plaque records: Alfred Gregory, photographer on the 1953 Everest expedition with Sir Edmund Hilary, lived in this cottage from 1975 to 1996. From there he emigrated to Australia where he died in 2010 aged 96.

Alfred Gregory was a photographer on the historic 1953 Everest expedition that included Sir Edmund Hillary, capturing crucial images of the ascent; he later lived in this cottage before moving to Australia.