Morley opened this building. With the pupil-less eyes this looks like a death mask in contrast to the sighted Raikes' keystone on the east side of the building.
Look this up on Google Street View and all you see on the keystone is a blur - face recognition strikes!
EC1, Edward Street, Nomura House
Brought to our attention by Ornamental Passions.
This building was designed by Sir Henry Tanner and built for the General Post Office in 1889-95.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Arnold Morley keystone
Barrister, Liberal MP, Postmaster General 1892-5. From Ornamental Passions: ...
Nobel House is in the south-east of this square, mainly facing north but with a short west-facing facade. The portrait keystones are both...
This memorial used to be in Puzzle Corner until walking guide Ian Swankie pointed out the unarguable resemblance to Inigo Jones.
For an idea of what this area used to be like see this 1894ish map. It was all redeveloped following the 1928 flood. This block was desig...
The building projects over the pavement with an arched colonnade for pedestrians. On the keystone of each arch, at the ends and along the...
The building projects over the pavement with an arched colonnade for pedestrians. On the keystone of each arch, at the ends and along the...
Formed to complete the 'inner circle' of the tube in London. This was effectively the southern section: Mansion House to Earl's Court and beyond. The tunnels were formed using the 'cut and cover'...
It was created to meet the demands for innovative music and sound effects for radio and television. It is most famous for producing the original theme tune to 'Doctor Who', and was also responsible...
Order of St John of Jerusalem The Order of St John of Jerusalem combined religion, crusading military might and the care of the sick. 1309-1522 the primary home of the Order was the island of Rhode...
Born near Belgrave Square. The Earl of Meath was actively engaged in social and philanthropic work. He was the first chairman of the Young Men's Friendly Society, first President of the British Col...
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