A very strange thing has happened. On opening the Mason Street gate onto the house site for the first dig of 2020, we received quite a shock.
Up on the wall of Joseph Williamson’s house façade is a new blue plaque, not one of the official English Heritage Plaques, but never the less a nice blue oval plaque with details about the house front and FoWT.
The mystery is, we have no idea who created or even fitted the plaque. The plaque appeared sometime during the Christmas & New Year break. Of course, we are delighted to see it in place and would love to know who put it there, we send our thanks to that anonymous, mystery person.
Surely there is some official information, Heritage plaques for not officially appear!
My first thought is “Wow” Recognition for what when you pass by appears to be a relic of an old building. Let’s hope this magnificent frontage steeped in history can be preserved. The information on it is perfect so somebody has done their homework and all credit to them. PS It wasn’t me!