Inscription
Opposite this tablet a drinking fountain was erected in 1878 in memory of Robert Besley Esq. Alderman of this ward and Lord Mayor of London, 1869 - 70. Removed 1934.
The Corporation of the City of London
This plaque surely should have been designed with the Clarendon typeface, just as Johnston's plaque used his.
Site: Besley drinking fountain removed (1 memorial)
EC1, Aldersgate Street, 107
Islington's Conservation Statement covering this area dates number 107 c.1850 but provides no other useful information.
