Thomas Cook blue plaque

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Thomas Cook (1841 - 2019)


Transport and Travel

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    "Thomas Cook was one of the world's first travel agents, he started his business in Leicester following a successful rail excursion to Loughborough in 1841. Thorncroft is the name of this house on London Road in Leicester, it was where Thomas Cook lived with his wife Marianne towards the end of his life. He died in the house in 1892." Photo by Mat Fascione, 2017.

  • Owner

    Mat Fascione

  • Source

    Geograph (Geograph)

  • License

    What does this mean? Creative Commons License

  • Further information

    Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5372149
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Peter Smith
    Last modified: 5 years, 2 months ago
    Viewed: 564 times
    Picture Taken: 2017-05-01

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