plaque № 71055

John Bailey Shelton 1875-1958. City chamberlain, historian, archaeologist. Lived here on the premises of his haulage business where, after heavy bomb damage in 1940, he set up "The Benedictine Museum", a private display of objects recovered from various excavations in the city, and now in the Herbert Museum Archaeological Collection.

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