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Plaque

Beryl Swain

Inscription

Beryl Swain, 22 January 1936 - 15 May 2007, the first woman to ride solo in the Isle of Man TT motorcycle race, lived here from 1962 to 1963.
Waltham Forest Heritage.

Site: Beryl Swain (1 memorial)

E17, Grosvenor Park Road, 18

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Beryl Swain

Motorcycle road racer. Born Beryl Tolman. In 1962 she was the first woman to ...

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Waltham Forest Council

Formed in 1965 from the joining of Chingford, Leyton and Walthamstow.

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