Erection date: /5/1874
{Inscribed on a stone plaque on the plinth, on the north, pavement, side:}
Chelsea Embankment opened May 1874.
Lieut. Col. Sir James Macnaghten Hogg, KCB, MP, Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works.
Sir Joseph William Bazalgette C.B. Engineer.
{On the base of the statue:}
{Encircled in two oak branches:}
1874
{Twice, on ribbons:}
Coalbrookdale
There were at least 3 designs for lamps along the Thames Embankments. This one, by Timothy Butler, was used rarely so it is a pleasure to see it here, with the agile boys passing a torch up to light the lamp. It is one of a pair, the other being at Albert Bridge.
Note: it's difficult to take photos of the sky in parts of West London without Heathrow putting in an appearance!
Site: Chelsea Embankment - Old Church (2 memorials)
SW3, Chelsea Embankment
The plaque is in the church porch. A nearby AFS plaque for Yvonne Green references this one. Green was the only one of the five people killed who was a member of the AFS.
2018: The Library Time Machine reports on an unusual painting of the old church.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
