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Beatrix Potter blue plaque

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Beatrix Potter blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: Beatrix Potter 1866-1943 author and artist. While staying at 2 Croft Terrace in 1900 drew the pond in the garden which featured in the Tale of Peter Rabbit.
Beatrix Potter was a renowned author and illustrator best known for her children's books featuring anthropomorphic animals, particularly "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," which has become a classic of children's literature. Her illustrations were meticulously detailed and often drew inspiration from the natural world around her, as evidenced by her time at 2 Croft Terrace in 1900 where she drew the pond that featured in Peter Rabbit.

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