Plaque

Aldgate

Inscription

Site of Aldgate demolished 1760.
The Corporation of the City of London

Site: Aldgate (1 memorial)

EC3, Aldgate High Street, 88

A list of plaques at the London Metropolitan Archive refers to one for Aldgate at 2 Aldgate High Street. The document records that it was the first of a batch, erected 25/6/1923, but that it was removed in 1967 when the building was demolished. We have failed to identify the site of 2 Aldgate High Street. 

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Aldgate

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Aldgate

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Aldgate

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Corporation of the City of London

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