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Dodie Smith blue plaque

Blue plaque

Overview

Dodie Smith blue plaque is recorded as Blue plaque in England Trafford. This blue commemorative plaque records: Dodie Smith 1896 - 1990 Author of "One Hundred and One Dalmations" Once lived here as a child. It was so quiet and semi-rural that the corncrake could still be heard

Why it was made

The saved account records: This blue commemorative plaque records: Dodie Smith 1896 - 1990 Author of "One Hundred and One Dalmations" Once lived here as a child.

People and events

The saved account records: It was so quiet and semi-rural that the corncrake could still be heard

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 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

Dodie Smith blue plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Dodie Smith 1896 - 1990 Author of "One Hundred and One Dalmations" Once lived here as a child. It was so quiet and semi-rural that the corncrake could still be heard 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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