The original column, erected 1693-4, was removed in 1773 and acquired by the architect James Paine who kept the pieces at his home in Addlestone. In 1820 Weybridge wanted to erect a memorial to the Duchess of York who had died there. The column was purchased by public subscription and re-erected on the Green in Weybridge. And since then Weybridge have refused to give us our pillar back! So in 1989 the Seven Dials Trust went ahead and erected a new one. The Seven Dials Trust gives more information.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Seven Dials original pillar
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Seven Dials monument
To many people's disappointment, the pillar itself is not the needle of the s...
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Hilaire Belloc
Poet, essayist and historian. Born France. Catholic. His works include 'Cautionary Tales for Children', in which Matilda told lies and was burnt to death. Died Guildford.
2 memorials
John Nelson
Published "History, topography, and antiquities of the Parish of St. Mary Islington, in the County of Middlesex..." in 1811.
1 memorial
Crayford Manor House Historical Society
They don't seem to have a website of their own but we did find this: The Fabric of Our Town, "put together by Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre, in partnership with Crayford Manor House Histo...
1 memorial
Thomas. J. Barratt
Businessman and historian. Born 25 Tottenham Place. 1864 joined A & F Pears as a bookkeeper and then married F. Pears's eldest daughter the next year. Historian of Hampstead, author of the 3...
1 memorial
Sir Walter Besant
Novelist and London historian. Born Portsmouth. 1884 co-founded the Society of Authors. Secretary of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Originator of the People's Palace. First president of The Hamp...
3 memorials