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
Grimaldi's grave is just around the corner, in the churchyard.
The building projects over the pavement with an arched colonnade for pedestrians. On the keystone of each arch, at the ends and along the...
Cadby Hall was built in 1873 as a piano factory. Our picture comes from Cadby Hall: "Built to the design of Lewis H. Isaacs, Cadby Hall w...
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...
