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Harold Abrahams

Photograph at the Harold Abrahams blue plaque

This building was originally the Carlton Hotel. Several members of the British Olympic team stayed here prior to their departure for the Paris Olympic Games in 1924 This was immortalised in the film “Chariots of Fire”. Built by J.T. May and Son in 1899

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Source: Open Plaques. Geographic data via OpenStreetMap.

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  • Historic England, National Heritage List for England, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. War memorial records are drawn from open community datasets (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NHLE) — never from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which is excluded.

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