The Society's own website says "Meeting nights were indicated by a lamp hung over the Fleet Street entrance to the courtyard." Matt Brown of Londonist thinks (and we agree with him) that this lamp, at the centre of a sort of armillary sphere, is inspired by that lamp from over 200 years ago.
EC4, Crane Court
The Royal Society met at the north end of Crane Court from 1710-80, that's the end behind our camera.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Crane Court - Royal Society
Also known as the Royal Society of London (for the Improvement of Natural Kno...
Ornamental Passions has a photo of the seagull relief and explains that "Time trieth troth" "was used often to describe the plight of the...
This inscription fails to name the person(s) who erected this substantial memorial, nor does it name the dedicatees. The British Newspap...
Hart lived in nearby Japan Road for most of her adult life until her death. There is no specific memorial to her in the pub, but lots of ...
The foundation stone is below the window on the right; the clock projects from the wall even further to the right, outside our photo.
On a nearby information board: "Tinworth Fountain - This was once a large ornamental fountain that stood in a panelled garden close to to...
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