Halford Mackinder in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

Halford Mackinder (1861–1947)

 

Elswitha Hall, Caskgate Street, Gainsborough.

 

 'SIR HALFORD JOHN
MACKINDER, P. C.
GEOGRAPHER, ADMINISTRATOR, AUTHOR,
EXPLORER, POLITICIAN, PUBLIC SERVANT.
BORN IN THIS HOUSE
15th FEBRUARY, 1861'

 

The house bears another plaque:

'ELSWITHA
Daughter of the Chief of
The Gaini Tribe
married Alfred The Great
in the town in 868
Plaque erected by The Delvers'