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...
This memorial used to be in Puzzle Corner until walking guide Ian Swankie pointed out the unarguable resemblance to Inigo Jones.
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...
Born Melbourne, Australia but the family returned to Scotland when he was 5 . Pathologist and microbiologist, investigated sleeping sickness.
Prime Minister and President of Kenya. Born as Kamau wa Muigai, in the village of Gatundu, British East Africa (now Kenya). His birth year is approximate. He joined the Kikuyu Central Association a...
Royal Engineer killed by an exploding bomb while assisting in the attempt to disarm it. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man: Staff Serjeant Charles Roberts was born on 25...
Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, 1882 - 1965, aircraft designer lived here, 1909 - 1910. English Heritage.
Doctor specialising in mental illnesses who classified what is now called Down's Syndrome in 1862. We think the family used 'Langdon Down' as their surname. Born Cornwall. Aged 18, he came to Lo...
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