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Descendants of groundbreaking footballer Jack Leslie - the first black player to be called up for England - have unveiled a blue plaque at his ... Argyle's Home Park ground. Historic England ...
The unveiling follows the installation of a statue in Leslie's honour at Plymouth Argyle's Home Park ground. The blue plaque is a mark of Leslie's remarkable talent, resilience and contribution to ...
succeeded in raising £140,000 to erect a bronze statue to him outside Home Park in October 2022. The new national blue plaque amplifies this proud legacy and aims to inspire people to find out ...
The remarkable career of the first black footballer to receive an England call-up is to be honoured with a national blue plaque ... Ham United’s stadium Upton Park. In recent years, The Jack ...
In recent years, The Jack Leslie Campaign succeeded in raising £140,000 to erect a bronze statue to him outside Plymouth Argyle's Home Park. Leslie's granddaughters said: "We feel honoured as members ...
A “blue plaque” decrying a memorial to a Falmouth born slave trader was hung briefly outside the parish church at the weekend. Churchgoers arriving for the first service at King Charles the Martyr ...
Monica Maurice, also affectionately referred to as ‘The Lady with the Lamp’, has been honoured with a Blue Plaque to commemorate her outstanding contribution to safety in engineering in the ...
"This plaque ensures his legacy is remembered and celebrated." Reflecting on the honour of being selected for England, Leslie once said: "Everybody in the club knew about it. "The ...