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W. Batley

W. Batley

On the committee of the Stratford Co-operative and Industrial Society in 1919.

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W. Batley

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Stratford Co-operative and Industrial Society

And they say that no one ever put up a plaque to a committee! Ornamental Pas...

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Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster

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