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Blue plaque № 42507

Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Bridgegate House. This fine town house, with its six bay brick front laid in Flemish bond, dates from the mid-18th century and was built probably by Thomas Graver, an apothecary and surgeon. It became the home of the Spofforth family, a branch of which emigrated to Australia, where Frederick Spoffor

th, the "demon bowler", was the greatest figure in early Australian test cricket.

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