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Bench - United Wards Club

Inscription

{On a bronze plaque embedded in the seat, around a crest:}
The United Wards Club of the City of London, 1877 - 1977.

Site: Guildhall - Roman amphitheatre, plaque, 2 benches (4 memorials)

EC2, Guildhall Yard

Our picture shows the north-east corner of the Yard. The cyclist is in front of the two benches. The plaque is carved on the panel on the building to the left of the benches. You can just see the Whittington statue in the square opening to the right. All the ground in the Yard used to be part of the Roman amphitheatre which is marked with an oval of black stones, not visible in our picture but view this location in Google Maps satellite view and you see it clearly - some people probably claim that it's visible from the moon.

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Bench - United Wards Club

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United Wards Club of the City of London

Both the picture source website and the City of London explain what this is. ...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Bench - United Wards Club

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Bench - Mayoralty

Bench - Mayoralty

Along the front edge of the bench 10 sets of deviders are carved and along th...

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Guildhall - restored

Guildhall - restored

This east wing of the south front of the Guildhall was restored in 1910 accor...

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Roman amphitheatre

Roman amphitheatre

Our picture comes courtesy of Google Satellite view. A visit to the Guildhall...

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Nearby Memorials

Bermondsey Town Hall - remains

Bermondsey Town Hall - remains

SE16, Spa Road, Old Bermondsey Library / Kagyu Samye Dzong Buddhist centre

These piers and ironwork are in front of the Sainsbury's (opened 2014) to the right of the Library.

1 subject commemorated
Millstones

Millstones

EC1, Great Sutton Street

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St Thomas a Becket church war memorial

St Thomas a Becket church war memorial

SW18, West Hill, St Thomas a Becket catholic church

Unusually we have taken our picture of the building from the church's own website - it is much better than ours.

2 subjects commemorated
Well-head from House of Commons

Well-head from House of Commons

NW3, Antrim Grove, Antrim Gardens

This plaque is affixed to the top of the stonework of the well-head. Andrew Behan found two Lionel Barnetts living in the Hampstead area...

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
Cornhill pump

Cornhill pump

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We understand "the neighbouring fire officers" to mean the four fire assurance companies represented by their insignia on the four sides ...

2 subjects commemorated, 4 creators

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John Buchan

John Buchan

W1, Portland Place, 76, Institute of Physics Foyer

This plaque in the foyer of the Institute of Physics can be seen through the window. The very helpful receptionist let us photograph it. ...

1 subject commemorated
Lost Garrick plaque

Lost Garrick plaque

WC2, Adelphi Terrace, 5

Steve Roffey learnt about this lost plaque on one of the Blue Plaque walks that English Heritage arranged for the 150th Anniversary, this...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Bridges - Montague Close

Bridges - Montague Close

SE1, Montague Close

The pale plaque between the two dark ones carries some near-illegible etchings showing bridges.

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Rainbow Corner

Rainbow Corner

WC2, Shaftesbury Avenue, 23

We thank Jamie Davis for finding this link to the British Pathe news film of the unveiling and this Newspaper Archive report from the Nor...

2 subjects commemorated
Raine's House - charity boy

Raine's House - charity boy

E1, Raine Street, Raine's House

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2 subjects commemorated