Plaque

Watch-house in Giltspur Street

Inscription

Watch-house, erected 1791, destroyed 1941, rebuilt 1962.

EC1, Giltspur Street, 10

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Watch-house in Giltspur Street

A watch house was an early form of local police station but we've heard it sa...

Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do vis...

This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Watch-house in Giltspur Street

Ornamental Passions have a good post on this memorial, saying that Lamb is sh...

The designer of the building clearly had the 'citadel' concept in mind. Strangely, some of these foundation plaques have had their inscri...

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This building was/is the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric Hospital.

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We note that the plaque, twice refers to 'Angel', not 'the Angel', and realise that we are not sure which usage is correct.

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Both the views depicted on the plaque are "protected". Referring to the view of the river, Country Life explains that "... the 1902 Rich...

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The building is also known as the Imperial Hall. Up the top, in an Art Nouveau swirl the building is dated 1903. The plaques are, left t...

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