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Samuel Crooks blue plaque

Blue plaque
Samuel Crooks blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: Samuel Bennett Crooks 1920-1986 first 'Black Santa'. Founder of the Dean's 'Sit-out for Charities' at the Cathedral steps 1976 Recorded plaque organisation: Ulster History Circle.

From the Open Plaques record 39048

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  • The Art Newspaper; photographer not stated, The Art Newspaper
  • Albert Bridge, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Chris Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, theclio.com
  • Eric Jones, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Rossographer, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Eric Jones, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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