12 - 13 Poultry. Built in 1870, designed by J. & J. Belcher. Was demolished after a long campaign in 1994 to make way for the delights of Number 1, Poultry. The man responsible, Lord Palumbo, preserved a little bit of it, the "witch's hat", which he now (2012) has on display in Pennsylvania. the clock is now in the atrium of the replacement building.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Mappin and Webb, Poultry
Commemorated ati
1 Poultry - Mappin & Webb clock
This clock is in the public atrium to the new building and is the nearest we ...
Mappin and Webb building at Kentuck Knob
Palumbo owned the Farnsworth House, near Chicago, 1972 - 2003. It was presuma...
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Albergo del Pellegrino
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Cesar Picton
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Wilkinson Sword Company
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St Pancras Basin
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New Tunbridge Wells
Pleasure Gardens and Medicinal Well. Also known as Islington Spa.
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