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This blue commemorative plaque records: HMS Mercury. The Bat and Ball was a popular local pub frequented by personnel serving at HMS Mercury, the Royal Navy Communications and Navigation School that occupied the 120 acre Leydene Estate 2 miles north west of here from 1941 to 1993. HMS Mercury played cricket on Broadhalfpenny Down from about 1947 to 1992. Recorded plaque organisation: HMS Mercury Blue Plaque Scheme.
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