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John Bacchus Dykes blue plaque

Wakefield, Wakefield, England, United Kingdom

John Bacchus Dykes blue plaque

This mansion and its neighbour, amongst the oldest surviving purpose-built banks in the country, were built in the 1790s for Ingram and Kennet. J. B. Dykes 1823-76, prolific composer of hymn tunes came to live here in 1841

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