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Samuel Bennett Crooks plaque

Blue plaque · Belfast, County Antrim

In memory of Samuel Crooks

Samuel Bennett Crooks plaque© Simon BurchellCC BY-SA 4.0

Where

Belfast, County Antrim
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Inscription

ULSTER HISTORY CIRCLE / SAMUEL / BENNETT / CROOKS / 1920 - 1986 / First 'Black Santa' / Founder of the Dean's / 'Sit-out for Charities' / at the Cathedral steps / 1976

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  1. Samuel Bennett Crooks

    SAMUEL BENNETT CROOKS

    Dean; born 1920; first 'Black Santa'; founder of the Dean's 'Sit-out for Charities' at the Cathedral steps 1976 1986

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    Samuel Bennett Crooks plaque (Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 1, "SAMUEL BENNETT CROOKS"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/45338/ : accessed 12 November 2026).

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