Murchison's House, Galgate, Barnard Castle.
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Murchison's House, Galgate, Barnard Castle.
Image: © David Seale Taken: 30 Sep 2007
The blue plaque commemorates Roderick Murchison living here from 1818. A Scottish geologist of repute, many explorers named discoveries for him, eg Murchison Falls in Uganda. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roderick_Murchison
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Image Location
Latitude
54.545263
Longitude
-1.923296