In the rear is The White Conduit (circa 1300 AD), originally part of the water supply to the Greyfriars Monastery, Newgate Street.
The nice lady in the shop told us that it is a 2 metre square white marble well head with 16th century graffiti. It's under the floor and can't be seen.
WC1, Rugby Street, 13
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
French's Dairy conduit
A monastery was established here by the grey-habited Franciscans. Following t...
Originally part of the water supply to the Greyfriars Monastery, Newgate Stre...
There were 16 of these open-book style ground plaques, marking the corners of blocks A - D, the 4 main large blocks of buildings in WW2 C...
The steps are rather grand for a public park and look to us as if left over from a now-demolished substantial building (factory, head off...
LCC Lord John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, 1792 - 1878, twice Prime Minister, lived here.
The palmette is a common decorative motif used in Greek, and in this instance Greek revival, architecture. It can also be seen along the ...
The Post Office relocated the Western Postal District war memorial in 2013 as they had closed down the Rathbone Place premises. The memo...
Before the 2012 Olympics started the Royal Mail committed to turn a red post box gold for each British Gold medal, Olympic and Paralympic. In the event this meant that over 100 boxes turned colour...
Actor and 40th President of the USA, 1981 - 1989. Honorary knighthood - Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. Best film line? In the 1942 film "King's Row" on realising that his legs have...
Person, Cinema, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous, USA
This is an impressive memorial but many people find it over-sentimental. Like most war memorials it insists we remember the fallen but in...
Borough of Lewisham Thankfull Sturdee, 1852 - 1934, local historian and photographer, lived here, 1900-1903.
Sailor. Born as John Travers Cornwell in Clyde Place, Leyton, he enlisted in the Royal Navy at the age of 15. Killed at the Battle of Jutland, aged 16. He was serving on H.M.S. Chester during the ...
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