Published: October 19, 2008
New plaque will commemorate life of Burnham-born Nobel Prize winner

A new plaque to commemorate the birthplace of the late Sir John Pople, the Nobel Chemistry Prize Winner 1998, is to be unveiled in Burnham-On-Sea this week.

Sir John, pictured, was born in Burnham in 1925 and spent his early life in the town with his parents until shortly after the end of the Second World War in 1946.

The Mayor of Burnham, Cllr Peter Burridge-Clayton, and Burnham County Councillor Mike Facey will officially unveil the plaque on the premises above the JAG phone shop in Cross Street on Wednesday (October 22nd) at 1.30pm.

The plaque has been purchased by the North Sedgemoor Local History Group with funding provided by Cllr Facey from his Community budget.