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Re: North Street Foundation Stone

Thanks for this ,David. I think you have certainly 'nailed' this man, James Wyld(The Younger), builder of 'Wyld's Great Globe' in Leicester Square back in 1851.( I'm sure I saw this on "Q.I." some years back) He joined the Royal Geographical Society in 1830 at the age of 18, his father having been Geographer Royal for some 14 years before. He inherited the thriving family map and globe-making business at the age of 24. Further details of the man can be found on his Wikipedia site which shows a picture of him together with a description and lay-out design of the hollowed out, Great Globe, some 60' in diameter. There is also a list of 'citations' which failed to throw any light on the letters 'D.C.L.', although I did note that his father was instrumental in introducing Lithography into this country which could relate to the 'L'. He was also M.P. for Bodmin and involved himself with setting up Technical Colleges in Manchester and Leeds, which could be where Keighley latched on to him towards the end of his life. David

Years at KBGS e.g. 1958-1964 (optional) 1945-50

Current location (optional) Keighley