What is recorded here
This commemorative plaque records: The school built in 1819 on the site where Thomas Bacon lived. His cottage was destroyed after the revolution.
Thomas Bacon was a local figure whose cottage, demolished post-revolution, was replaced by a school in 1819; his life and circumstances reflect the impacts of revolutionary change on community structures.
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Photo: Alan Murray-Rust on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0