Blue plaque for Charles Worth at Bourne, Lincolnshire

A prestigious blue plaque issued by English Heritage can be seen on the front of Wake House in North Street to mark the birth of Charles Worth (1825-95), son of a local solicitor, who left to seek a career in Paris where he achieved fame as a fashion designer and became the father of haute couture. See Wake House at TF0920 : Wake House, North Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire

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