Joseph Locke, Cooper Gallery, Barnsley.
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A plaque dedicated to Joseph Locke, railway engineer.
Waymark Code: WMDE3T
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/01/2012
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The Barnsley Heritage Plaque records the attendance of Joseph Locke at The Barnsley Grammar School here. The building is now the Cooper Gallery. In 1912 Samual Joshua Cooper purchased the school to turn it into an art gallery for the people of Barnsley. This was completed just before his death.
Joseph Locke was a world wide renowned railway engineer. He built and developed railways all over england and on the continent. A full history is given in the web site listed lower down.
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: On the front wall of the Cooper Gallery, Church Street, Barnsley
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