Plaque

John Romer

Inscription

John Romer, 1947 - 2015, architect and structural engineer, prevented this listed and listing wall from falling into the canal in 2012.
Cullinan Studio

In our photo you can see, at first floor level, a row of wall tie plates.  This blue plaque has every appearance of being one of those, coloured blue. A neat visual joke, as good as the verbal pun in the inscription. 

Site: John Romer (1 memorial)

N1, Canal towpath, Regent's Canal

Cullinan Studio occupy the building behind this wall, with address 5 Baldwin Terrace. They are the firm of architects for which Romer worked for 28 years.

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John Romer

Architect and structural engineer. John Henry Romer was born on 13 March 194...

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Cullinan Studio

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