A PLAQUE commemorating the life of author Flora Thompson was unveiled at her former home in Grayshott on Sunday. The blue plaque, designed and made at Grayshott Pottery, was installed at Flora's former home at 'The Ferns' in The Avenue. Flora Thompson, who is most famous for her books Heatherley and Lark Rise to Candleford, moved to the area around 1898 when she was given the job to train users on the first telegraph system at the old post office in Grayshott. Other famous authors living in the area at the time included Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and George Bernard Shaw. The unveiling ceremony was attended by biographer Dr Ruth Hoffman from Chicago, who is writing a thesis on Flora's work, as well as playwright Jo Smith who brought with him Mel White, who will be playing the young author in his play Flora's Peveral, due to be performed in towns and villages around Grayshott from July. Amanda Haddon-Cave, chairman of the Grayshott Society, who helped to unveil the plaque, said she was thrilled that Grayshott was able to commemorate Flora's work in the area and thanked Grayshott Pottery for supporting the initiative. She said: "This blue plaque marks the first in a series that we hope to establish to celebrate our notable inhabitants of Grayshott over the last century or so". Phil Bates, chairman and trustee of Grayshott Pottery, said: "The local area has always been home to many famous writers and artists who took their inspiration from our beautiful countryside and open spaces. "We expect that the Grayshott Society will have a lot to celebrate in the coming months and the pottery will have many plaques to create".