Erection date: 3/7/1894
Cripplegate Institute
This stone was laid by HRH the Duke of York KG, on the 3rd July 1894.
H. J. Felton Chairman
Sidney R. J. Smith, FRIBA - Architect
Prince George (later King George V) was made Duke of York in 1892 when he became second in line to the throne.
Site: Cripplegate Institute (1 memorial)
EC1, Golden Lane, 1, UBS
The plaque that can be seen in our photograph of the building reads "Cripplegate Free Library". This is the north-east corner. The foundation plaque is in a similar position on the south-east corner (towards the left of our photo), but it is impossible to take a similar long shot photograph of it because of a concrete walkway up to the Barbican Highwalk.
The activities in the Institute were various - see A London Inheritance for further information. There we learnt that the Institute closed in 1973 and reopened as the Golden Lane Theatre. But this too closed around 1988 and the building is now (2022) office space, currently occupied by UBS.
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