Erection date: 8/6/1970
{Beneath the City of London crest:}
Lt. Col. and Alderman Sir Ian Frank Bowater DSO . TD . D Sc
Lord Mayor of London unveiled this stone on the 8th June 1970
Lt. Col Owen Campbell-Jones TD . FRIBA . FRICS
Chairman of the Guildhall Reconstruction Committee
Sir Giles Scott, Son & Partner Architects
Site: Guildhall reconstruction (1 memorial)
EC2, Guildhall Yard, West wing
The plaque is at the centre of the ground underneath the projecting Alderman's Court.
Wikipedia's page for the architect Richard Gilbert Scott lists a number of projects at Guildhall 1960 - 76 including the west wing and the Alderman's Court; and then again 1989–99 including the Art Gallery to the east of the Yard.
2023: Ian Visits explains what the Alderman's Court is and gives its history.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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