The Society's own website says "Meeting nights were indicated by a lamp hung over the Fleet Street entrance to the courtyard." Matt Brown of Londonist thinks (and we agree with him) that this lamp, at the centre of a sort of armillary sphere, is inspired by that lamp from over 200 years ago.
EC4, Crane Court
The Royal Society met at the north end of Crane Court from 1710-80, that's the end behind our camera.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Crane Court - Royal Society
Also known as the Royal Society of London (for the Improvement of Natural Kno...
There is no plaque (2022) but this is any important building so we decided to collect it. Originally called 'Streatham Street Buildings'...
This unusual memorial is made out of slates and shaped to resemble a burial mound.
Prompted by by this horrible killing, a 'die-in' protest took place on 2 March and our photo comes from Oxford Street. Our picture of th...
{On a nearby modern plaque:} The London Bridge niche. Portland stone. The stone niche was purchased by Guy's Hospital for 10 guineas and ...
We read the Library Time Machine's post about one artist's obsession with painting the large and ornamental gate piers at the entrance to...
