Historian. Born Roy Sydney Porter at Foxholes, Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Published his first book 'The Making of Geology in Britain' in 1977. He was a lecturer at Cambridge and the Wellcome Institute, and made frequent appearances on radio and television. Died of natural causes whilst cycling to his allotment and declared dead at the Conquest Hospital, St Leonards, East Sussex.
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Roy Porter
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The Irish Post has a photo of a similar plaque erected by this group in Dublin.
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A local politician who led the committee that secured Alexandra Palace and its park for the people of London. He was also the first Chairman of the Trustees.
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