What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Samuel Dale 1659-1739 doctor, botanist and friend of John Ray lived here Recorded plaque organisation: Braintree & Bocking Civic Society.
Dr Samuel Dale was a notable 17th-century physician and botanist who significantly contributed to the field of natural history through his extensive plant collections and collaborations with other scientists like John Ray.
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