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Larcum Kendall blue plaque

Blue plaque
Larcum Kendall blue plaque
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Overview

Larcum Kendall blue plaque is recorded as Blue plaque in West Oxfordshire. The saved source gives an exact reason to look beyond the map label: Larcum Kendall 1719–1790 celebrated watchmaker appointed by the Board of Longitude to make chronometers used by Captain Cook and Bligh in the South Seas lived near here as a child

Why it was made

The saved source records: Larcum Kendall 1719–1790 celebrated watchmaker appointed by the Board of Longitude to make chronometers used by Captain Cook and Bligh in the South Seas lived near here as a child

People and events

The saved source records: Larcum Kendall 1719–1790 celebrated watchmaker appointed by the Board of Longitude to make chronometers used by Captain Cook and Bligh in the South Seas lived near here as a child

How it worked

The label Blue plaque gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.

What remains

The official record fixes the place and calls it Blue plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.

Why it mattered

Larcum Kendall blue plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Larcum Kendall 1719–1790 celebrated watchmaker appointed by the Board of Longitude to make chronometers used by Captain Cook and Bligh in the South Seas lived near here as a child The importance lies in what the inscription remembers, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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