This lamp was removed from the police station at 277 Upper Street, Islington, N1 upon closing of that station on 7th April 1992.
The text comes from a small brass plaque in the blind window below the lamp.
N1, Tolpuddle Street, 2, Police Station
There is another blue lamp at the old Gerald Road Police Station, much earlier than this one, which is perhaps from the 1930s.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Blue lamp
Police Station at 277 Upper Street, Islington, N1.The picture source website ...
Bronze head on granite plinth with gold leaf inscriptions.
In case anyone is in any doubt about these alcoves being off London Bridge we photographed the Bridge House Estates logo under the keystone.
This building was erected in the 1930s. Actor Angela Lansbury contributed to the 2008 restoration of the clock.
In our photo you can see the Latin text on the frieze to the arcade. The statue faces the building and backs the Thames, and the camera. ...
The poetry is from "Auguries of Innocence" by William Blake.For other armillary spheres see Wolff.
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