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Titanic plaque unveiled in Hanley, Staffordshire for Captain Smith
A plaque commemorating the captain of the Titanic has been unveiled in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.
Captain Edward John Smith, who died when the ship went down, was born in Well Street in the town.
Professor Ray Johnson, MBE, who has made several documentary films about the Titanic, helped to unveil the plaque.
The film producer, based in Stoke-on-Trent, said: "This street and this house links Hanley and Stoke-on-Trent with world history."
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