What is recorded here
The public map records this plaque for Sir William Crookes. Its recorded inscription reads: Sir William Crookes, 1832 - 1919, scientist, lived here from 1880 until his death.
Sir William Crookes was a prominent British chemist and physicist who discovered the element thallium and made significant contributions to the development of vacuum tubes, crucial for the advancement of electronics and cathode-ray research.
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