Erection date: 1936
{On a plaque below the bust:}
T. P. O'Connor, journalist & parliamentarian, 1848 - 1929.
His pen could lay bare the bones of a book or the soul of a statesman in a few vivid lines.
EC4, Fleet Street, 78, Chronicle House
2024: This whole block is a building site so we have marked these memorials as being lost. Possibly they will be reinstated when the development is complete.
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T P O'Connor bust
Journalist and politician. Born Athlone, Ireland. Entered Parliament for Gal...
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T P O'Connor bust
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T P O'Connor bust
This bust is at the top of the memorial along with the arms of Christ's Hospital, which Edward founded. The land belonged to Christ's Hos...
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