Plaque

St Mary Bothaw

St Mary Bothaw St Mary Bothaw
Inscription

Site of St Mary Bothaw, destroyed in the Great Fire 1666.
The Corporation of the City of London

Site: St Mary Bothaw (1 memorial)

EC4, Cannon Street, Cannon Street Station

Previously installed on blue tiles in the old station, this plaque was re-erected here, at the entrance to the new station, in August 2012.

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St Mary Bothaw

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St Mary Botham

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Great Fire of London

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
St Mary Bothaw

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Corporation of the City of London

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