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John Bacchus Dykes blue plaque

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John Bacchus Dykes blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: This mansion and its neighbour, amongst the oldest surviving purpose-built banks in the country, were built in the 1790s for Ingram and Kennet. J. B. Dykes 1823-76, prolific composer of hymn tunes came to live here in 1841 Recorded plaque organisation: Wakefield Civic Society.

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