Erection date: 31/8/2013
Sir Francis Ronalds, 1788 - 1873, meteorologist, inventor and pioneer of electric telegraphy, lived and worked here, 1796 - 1813.
London Borough of Islington
Highbury View Tenants Association
N5, Highbury Terrace, 1
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Sir Francis Ronalds - N5
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