On this site lived two famous clockmakers, Thomas Tompion, F.R.S. "the father of English clockmaking", 1638 - 1713 and George Graham, F.R.S., 1673 - 1751. Both buried in Westminster Abbey.
EC4, Fleet Street, 69
The ACLL plaque is on the wall to the left, hidden by the wall-mounted No Entry sign.
Note: despite their appearance, neither of these two plaques bears the name ‘Corporation of the City of London’.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Clockmakers
Horologist (clockmaker) and maker of scientific instruments. Born near Carli...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Clockmakers
On this site in the years 1844-1846 were situated the London offices of the A...
The person crouching in our photo is an artist, painting Kensington Palace. See Thimble shelters - north for more information.
The plaque is on the low, angled, wall - angled upwards to catch the rain, hence its poor condition.
The white information board that can be seen in the photograph reads: "The Titanic Memorial Garden was established by the National Marit...
The Institute and School vacated in 1905 and the telephone exchange building was constructed in 1936. One wonders how the site was used ...
Joseph Turner 1775 - 1851 Brought up in London, Turner was always fascinated by the Thames. Water and ships were a major source of inspir...
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