Sid Chaplin blue plaque
Overview
Sid Chaplin blue plaque is recorded as Blue plaque in County Durham. The saved source gives an exact reason to look beyond the map label: This blue commemorative plaque records: 9 Gladstone Terrace, Ferryhill.
Why it was made
The saved source 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
People and events
The saved source 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
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 saved source records: This blue commemorative plaque records: 9 Gladstone Terrace, Ferryhill.
Why it mattered
Sid Chaplin blue plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source 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 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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