Plaque

Monarchs - board in Wine Office Court

Inscription

Under 15 Sovereigns
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, rebuilt 1667 in the reign of Charles II and continued successively in the reigns of:
James II : 1685 - 1688
Interregnum : Dec. 11.1688 - Feb. 13.1689
William III & Mary II : 1689 - 1702
Anne : 1702 - 1714
George I : 1714 - 1727
George II : 1727 - 1760
George III : 1760 - 1820
George IV : 1820 - 1830
William IV : 1830 - 1837
Victoria : 1837 - 1901
Edward VII : 1901 - 1910
George V : 1910 - 1936
Edward VIII : 1936
George VI : 1936 - 1952
Elizabeth II : 1952 - 2022

When they add Charles III we wonder if they will remember to also increment the "15" on this sign.

Site: Monarchs list (2 memorials)

EC4, Fleet Street, Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese

Wikipedia lists 27 interregnums world-wide, but the brief monarch-less period referenced on these boards was the one brought about by the Glorious Revolution.

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Monarchs - board in Wine Office Court

Subjects commemorated i

Queen Anne

Born St James's Palace. Reigned 1702 - 14. Married Prince George of Demark in...

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King Charles II

Reigned: 1660 - 1685. Born at St James's Palace. The son of the beheaded Char...

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King Edward VIII

Born as Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, at White Lodge i...

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King Edward VII

Reigned: 1901 - 1910. Born and died at Buckingham Palace. Victoria's eldest s...

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Queen Elizabeth II

Born 17 Bruton Street, to the Duke and Duchess of York. For information on wh...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Monarchs - board in Wine Office Court

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Monarchs - board on Fleet Street

Monarchs - board on Fleet Street

This board reads as if the pub has been rebuilt in each of the monarchs' reig...

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Nearby Memorials

Old Cock Tavern - Fleet Street - lost plaque

Old Cock Tavern - Fleet Street - lost plaque

EC4, Fleet Street, 22, Ye Olde Cock Tavern

We photographed this plaque in Sept 2003, but on returning to photograph the building in March 2008, the plaque had gone. 2021: we retur...

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Freemason VCs - W7 - Lyall, Martin, Mayson, McNair

Freemason VCs - W7 - Lyall, Martin, Mayson, McNair

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Hornsey Y.M.C.A. - extension

Hornsey Y.M.C.A. - extension

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Great Exhibition - Hyde Park - NW

Great Exhibition - Hyde Park - NW

SW7, West Carriage Drive - near, West Carriage Drive - near

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1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
James Hunt

James Hunt

W14, Normand Mews , 7 - 8

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1 subject commemorated