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Mary Anning blue plaque

Blue plaque

Overview

Mary Anning blue plaque is recorded as Blue plaque in England Dorset. This blue commemorative plaque records: Mary Anning 1799-1847 The famous fossilist was born here in a house on the site of Lyme Regis Museum. The house was her home & her fossil shop until 1826.

Why it was made

The saved account records: This blue commemorative plaque records: Mary Anning 1799-1847 The famous fossilist was born here in a house on the site of Lyme Regis Museum.

People and events

The saved account records: The house was her home & her fossil shop until 1826.

How it worked

The saved account records: More about Mary Anning inside the Museum.

What remains

The saved account records: Mary Anning's house and shop drawn in 1842.

Why it mattered

Mary Anning blue plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Mary Anning 1799-1847 The famous fossilist was born here in a house on the site of Lyme Regis Museum. The house was her home & her fossil shop until 1826. More about Mary Anning inside the Museum. Mary Anning's house and shop drawn in 1842. It was demolished in 1889 to make way for the museum 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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