Plaque

Cripplegate

Inscription

Site of Cripplegate, demolished 1760.
Corporation of the City of London

Site: Cripplegate (1 memorial)

EC2, Wood Street, Roman House

In our photo the plaque is almost lost in the strong shadow but can just be seen, below the lettering "Roman House".

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Cripplegate

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Cripplegate

Cripplegate was originally the northern entrance to the Roman fort, built c.A...

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London Wall

This Alan Eisen flickr page will take you on a walk of the Wall, showing many...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Cripplegate

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Corporation of the City of London

In addressing the 'square mile' concept Londonist has provided a potted histo...

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