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Plaque

Captain Matthew Flinders

Inscription

London County Council
Captain Matthew Flinders, R.N., 1774 - 1814, explorer and navigator, lived here.

Site: Captain Matthew Flinders (1 memorial)

W1, Fitzroy Street, 52

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Captain Matthew Flinders

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Captain Matthew Flinders

Explorer and navigator of the Australian seas. Born in Donington, Lincolnshir...

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Captain Matthew Flinders

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London County Council

Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...

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