These plaques, removed from the North wall of the original St Dunstan's House office building in Fetter Lane (built 1886 - demolished 1976) are fine examples of late 19th century decorative plasterwork. Their design has been attributed to Walter Crane, 1845 - 1915.
Department of the Environment - Property Services Agency
{Each panel carries the name of a country, from the left:}
America, Australasia, Europe, Africa, India, Canada.
This example of architectural reclamation was brought to our attention by Discovering London's Friday elephant. There you can see not just the elephant but some excellent photographs of these 6 plasterwork panels.
Site: St Dunstan's House - plasterwork panels (1 memorial)
EC4, Chancery Lane, Maughan Library of King's College, ex-PRO
This bike shelter is in the garden of the Maughan Library. See Old Public Record Office - 4 queens - for more info about the building and an explanation for the arch that can be seen on the wall behind the bike shelter.
