Richard Jefferies, 74 Dyer Street, V. A. Lawson, and Wiltshire & Gloucestershire Standard blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: 74 Dyer Street 1904. Architect: VA Lawson. The Wiltshire & Gloucestershire Standard newspaper was founded in 1837. Richard Jefferies, the Wiltshire author, was at one time its chief reporter. Recorded plaque organisation: Cirencester Civic Society.

Richard Jefferies was a prominent 19th-century English nature writer and journalist, known for his works on natural history and rural life; he served as the chief reporter for the Wiltshire & Gloucestershire Standard, contributing significantly to local journalism.