Plaque

Bill Richmond

Erection date: 14/9/2016

Inscription

Bill Richmond, freed slave, boxer, entrepreneur, spent the last evening of his life here with his friend Tom Cribb 27 Dec 1829.
A BBC History Project

Site: Tom Cribb Public House (3 memorials)

SW1, Panton Street, 36

The Richmond plaque can be seen in our photo, between the lamppost and the two blackboards.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Bill Richmond

Boxer. Born a slave in Richmondtown, Staten Island, New York. He become a ser...

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A 2016 BB2 television series called Black and British - A Forgotten History, ...

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Tom Cribb English Heritage

Tom Cribb English Heritage

Tom Cribb, 1781 - 1848, bare knuckle champion lived here. English Heritage 

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Tom Cribb Public House

Tom Cribb Public House

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