Index: recent_changes.module
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--- recent_changes.module	(revision 197)
+++ recent_changes.module	(working copy)
@@ -298,7 +298,8 @@
 
     // load node to check node access, and check access if the loaded node is an older revision
     $node = node_load($item->nid, $item->vid);
-    $node_access = node_access('view', $node) && ($item->is_current_revision || user_access('view revisions'));
+    $view_revision_by_content_type_permission = 'view revisions of '. check_plain($node->type) .' content';
+    $node_access = node_access('view', $node) && ($item->is_current_revision || user_access('view revisions') || user_access($view_revision_by_content_type_permission));
 
     $prev_revision = ($item->prev_revision) ? node_load($item->nid, $item->prev_revision->vid) : NULL;
     $prev_revision_access = ($prev_revision) ? (node_access('view', $prev_revision) && user_access('view revisions')) : FALSE;