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
In 2020 The Daily Mail was advertising this property for sale: "... originally built in 1909 as family home of paper mill tycoon. Townhou...
Morley opened this building. With the pupil-less eyes this looks like a death mask in contrast to the sighted Raikes' keystone on the eas...
The building projects over the pavement with an arched colonnade for pedestrians. On the keystone of each arch, at the ends and along the...
Grimaldi's grave is just around the corner, in the churchyard.
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...
Memorial Clock to Harold Wilson (not the Prime Minister.)
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