Big Brother, I'm a Celebrity, Geordie Shore.
I bet he's spinning in his grave.
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There's no blue plaque, but there is a sign on the house he lived in at the top of Box Hill.
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There was a blue plaque there in the eighties/nineties.
Of course there was also a fire there later on, haven't been back for about ten years so not sure what the state is now.
John Logie Baird blue plaque in Hastings | Blue Plaque Places
Opposite the 'Central' pub, or the 'GI' for those of an older generation.
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Logi's workshop was over a shop in Queens Arcade in Hastings. Anyone know if it's been recognised yet?
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90 years young.
For dear old Freako, this relates to the 90th anniversary of television.
John Logie Baird.
Sadly, no one seems to have videoed it at the time.
And here's an early video recording:
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