SE16, St Marychurch Street, 70
The watch-house is the low building to the right of the one with the scholar statues. the blue plaque you can just see to the left is for Reverend Nicholas Richards and has its own entry.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St Mary Rotherhithe - charity girl
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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
St Mary Rotherhithe - charity girl
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