Conduit belonging to the City of London, 1776
Site: Marylebone conduit (1 memorial)
W1, Marylebone Lane
Conduit belonging to the City of London, 1776
W1, Marylebone Lane
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Marylebone conduit
At London Sideways we learn that in 1237 the City of London, short of water, ...
The 1802 stone has clearly been saved from the ruin, and the 1952 plaque modelled on it. Nicely done. The close-up picture was taken fr...
May 2016: The Islington Tribute reports that the plaque has been replaced, 27 May, with one giving the correct date of habitation (1944-7...
"20" (or "30") is not the street number since the building to the left of the plaque is number 2 and we found a number 20 on the other si...
Our Latin consultant, David Hopkins, provided the translation and adds: "The quote at the top, 'Sapiens qui prospicit', is the school mot...
Difficult to photograph the whole building. We believe it extends across 7 window bays, our picture showing only the 5 left-most.