grey plaque · Newcastle upon Tyne

Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood

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Milburn House. Admiral Lord Collingwood 1748-1810 Victor of Trafalgar, diplomat, wit and humanitarian. Nelson's friend and comrade. Born in a house on this site. "Since heaven made gentlemen there is no record of a better one" - (W.M.Thackeray).

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