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From coal merchant to hero of the seas. Samuel Plimsoll’s story lives on in Sheffield thanks to a plaque on Regent Street. (Image: Getty)
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From coal merchant to hero of the seas. Samuel Plimsoll’s story lives on in Sheffield thanks to a plaque on Regent Street. (Image: Getty)
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