What is recorded here

This blue commemorative plaque records: Baron and Lady Lawson of Beamish lived here 1925-1968 Jack: miner, trade unionist, Lord Lieutenant, county councillor, M.P. and preacher. Bella: suffragist, Labour activist, community volunteer and pioneer of child welfare clinics. Recorded plaque organisation: Durham County Council.

Jack Lawson was a prominent miner, trade unionist, and politician who served as the Lord Lieutenant of County Durham, while his wife Bella was an active suffragist and Labour Party member known for her pioneering work in establishing child welfare clinics.

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