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John Beckwith, W. P. Lawrence, Edmund Lawrence, and The Oldest Chemist's Shop blue plaque

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John Beckwith, W. P. Lawrence, Edmund Lawrence, and The Oldest Chemist's Shop blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: The Oldest Chemist's Shop A pharmacy from at least 1720, when John Beckwith was the apothecary, The Oldest Chemist's Shop became especially famous under WP Lawrence and his son Edmund from 1884 to 1965. The shop ceased to be a pharmacy in 1997. Recorded plaque organisation: Knaresborough Civic Society.

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