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Frank Bickerton green plaque

Commemorative plaque
Frank Bickerton green plaque
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Overview

Frank Bickerton green plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in Oxford. The saved source gives an exact reason to look beyond the map label: Francis Howard Bickerton (1889-1954), polar medallist, was born in this house 15 January 1889

Why it was made

The saved source records: Francis Howard Bickerton (1889-1954), polar medallist, was born in this house 15 January 1889

People and events

The saved source records: Francis Howard Bickerton (1889-1954), polar medallist, was born in this house 15 January 1889

How it worked

The label Commemorative 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 Commemorative 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

Frank Bickerton green plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Francis Howard Bickerton (1889-1954), polar medallist, was born in this house 15 January 1889 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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