Dr William Penny Brookes
N 52° 35.770 W 002° 33.447
30U E 529975 N 5827440
Birthplace of Dr William Penny Brookes
Waymark Code: WMT072
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/01/2016
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Dr William Penny Brookes is considered to be the father of the modern Olympic movement - his games in Much Wenlock gave Baron De Coubertin the idea for the revised Modern Olympics.
His activities in Much Wenlock were commemorated at the 2012 Olympics in London by one of the two mascots being called Wenlock.
Blue Plaque managing agency: Wenlock Olympian Society
Individual Recognized: Dr William Penny Brookes
Physical Address:
High Street
Much Wenlock, Shropshire England
Web Address: Not listed
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