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Daniel George Bingham blue plaque

Blue plaque

Overview

Daniel George Bingham blue plaque is recorded as Blue plaque in England Cotswold. This blue commemorative plaque records: Bingham House Daniel George Bingham (1830-1913) was born in Black Jack Street and began his career with Great Western Railway Company at the town's station before moving to Utrecht where he helped to reorganise the Dutch railway network. In 1905 he used his personal wealth as a benefactor to build and endow the Bingham Library, a 'Noble Gift' to his native town.

Why it was made

The saved account records: This blue commemorative plaque records: Bingham House Daniel George Bingham (1830-1913) was born in Black Jack Street and began his career with Great Western Railway Company at the town's station before moving to Utrecht where he helped to reorganise the Dutch railway network.

People and events

The saved account records: In 1905 he used his personal wealth as a benefactor to build and endow the Bingham Library, a 'Noble Gift' to his native town.

How it worked

The saved account records: The library moved to new premises in 1975 since when the building has continued to be owned and managed as a public resource by the Bingham Library Trust.

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

Daniel George Bingham blue plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Bingham House Daniel George Bingham (1830-1913) was born in Black Jack Street and began his career with Great Western Railway Company at the town's station before moving to Utrecht where he helped to reorganise the Dutch railway network. In 1905 he used his personal wealth as a benefactor to build and endow the Bingham Library, a 'Noble Gift' to his native town. The library moved to new premises in 1975 since when the building has continued to be owned and managed as a public resource by the Bingham Library Trust. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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