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Benjamin Baker black plaque

Frome, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Sir Benjamin Baker, civil engineer Born in Butts Hill, 31 March, 1840. Died at Pangbourne, Berkshire, 19 May 1907. Designer of the Forth Rail Bridge, opened 4 March, 1890. 'Cool, quiet judgment and a restrained strength were his marked characteristics' 1840-1907

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