What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: William Thompson (Bendigo) 1811-1880 All-England champion bare-knuckle prize-fighter reformed drunkard turned evangelist retired to a cottage on this site Recorded plaque organisation: Beeston and District Civic Society, Southern Broxtowe Blue Plaque Group.
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Photo credits
- David Lally, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Alan Murray-Rust, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Roger Templeman, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Stephen Craven, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Andrew Abbott, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Richard Croft, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
.jpg/250px-Anglo-Scotian_Mills_(geograph_5658606).jpg "Photo: David Lally, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0")
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