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This blue commemorative plaque records: 9 Gladstone Terrace, Ferryhill. Sid Chaplin (1916-1986) acclaimed author of novels and short stories of the Durham coalfield including The Leaping Lad and The Thin Seam lived and wrote here 1941-1953 Recorded plaque organisation: Durham County Council.
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Sid Chaplin was a renowned author known for his works depicting life in the Durham coalfields, significantly contributing to British working-class literature through novels like "The Leaping Lad" and "The Thin Seam."
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