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Thomas Eldred was a navigator and ship's master who participated in Sir Francis Drake's second circumnavigation of the globe from 1585 to 1587, contributing to England’s maritime exploration and expansion during the Elizabethan era.
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This blue commemorative plaque records: Site of the house of Thomas Eldred circumnavigator 1586-88 Recorded plaque organisation: Ipswich Society.
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