Raikes was the Postmaster General who commissioned this building for the General Post Office. This portrait keystone was brought to our attention by Ornamental Passions. See also Morley keystone.
EC1, St Martin's le Grand, Nomura House
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Henry Raikes keystone
MP, Postmaster General, in 1886 - 91. One of the first British politicians to...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Henry Raikes keystone
Site of the Bull and Mouth Inn, demolished 1888. The Corporation of the City ...
Site of the French Protestant Church, demolished 1888. The Corporation of the...
Site of Northumberland House The Corporation of the City of London
For an idea of what this area used to be like see this 1894ish map. It was all redeveloped following the 1928 flood. This block was desig...
The building projects over the pavement with an arched colonnade for pedestrians. On the keystone of each arch, at the ends and along the...
For an idea of what this area used to be like see this 1894ish map. It was all redeveloped following the 1928 flood. This block was desig...
The building projects over the pavement with an arched colonnade for pedestrians. On the keystone of each arch, at the ends and along the...
His ringlets are formed by coins. Loose copies of an old penny are placed at the bottom corners: head (a young Victoria) at the left, tai...
Actor and musician. He was in the original line-up of Small Faces but left after a clash of personalities with the other group members. He went on to an acting career, appearing on stage in the mus...
In 1890 (previously thought to have been 1888) Harris and Judith Grodzinski arrived in the East End from what is now Belarus. Starting in a street stall they then set up a bakery at 31 Fieldgate S...
Edvard Grieg, 1843 - 1907, Norwegian composer, stayed here when performing in London. English Heritage
The church, St Peter's, is out of shot, over to the left. From Wikipedia's St Peter's Bethnal Green page: "Built as a commissioners' chu...
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