Plaque

Captain Bligh - Wapping

Erection date: 1992

Inscription

William Bligh R.N., F.R.S., who transplanted breadfruit from Tahiti to the West Indies lived in a house on this site 1785 - 1790.
History of Wapping Trust 1992

Site: Captain Bligh - Wapping (1 memorial)

E1, Reardon Street

Reardon Street was previously Broad Street. Bligh’s house is long gone and the plaque is on what was once the perimeter wall of Western Dock of London Docks. The wall has been reduced in height and behind it can now be seen a housing development.

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

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Captain William Bligh

Naval officer and colonial governor. Born in Plymouth. He served under Captai...

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History of Wapping Trust

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