Hydrant sign and Blue Plaque (Thomas Wright)
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Hydrant sign and Blue Plaque (Thomas Wright)
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 15 Jun 2018
On the wall of the offices of the Estate and Facilities department of Manchester Metropolitan University on Sidney Street Image is a blue plaque commemorating Thomas Wright next to a fire hydrant sign. The inscription reads: THOMAS WRIGHT 1789-1876 "THE PRISONERS' FRIEND" BORN IN MANCHESTER AND LIVED IN SIDNEY STREET. DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO THE RELIEF OF HUMAN SUFFERING AND IN PARTICULAR TO THE POOR AND NEEDY OF THIS CITY. A full account of his life can be found in the Rusholme and Victoria Park Archive http://rusholmearchive.org/thomas-wright-the-prisoners-friend
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Image Location
Latitude
53.471207
Longitude
-2.237836