Plaque

William Curtis

Inscription

In a house on this site lived William Curtis, botanist, b.1746 - d. 1799.
The Corporation of the City of London

Site: William Curtis & National Provident (3 memorials)

EC3, Gracechurch Street, 48 - 51

The two NPI plaques are in the doorway on the right, at no 48; the Curtis plaque is to the left at no 51. NPI have made rather excessive use of plaques and inscriptions on their building, as if they think their history will fly away if they don't pin it down in the stone.

During our research we came across a strange co-incidence: The architect of the NPI building (named on the north plaque) had a close familial and professional relationship with a Mr William Curtis Green. Next door, 200 years earlier, lived a Mr William Curtis. Spooky.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
William Curtis

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William Curtis

Botanist and entomologist. Born Alton, Hampshire. Worked at the Chelsea Physi...

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Corporation of the City of London

The municipal governing body of the City of London. Officially the 'Mayor and...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
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National Provident - north

National Provident - north

The foundation stone to which this plaque refers reads "National Provident In...

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National Provident - south

National Provident - south

The National Provident Institution opened for business in one room in Nichola...

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