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...
There are two (well, we've only found two) of these giant bollards commemorating Millbank Prison and the transportation of prisoners. Se...
This is one of the many benches on the north side of the path between the rose garden and the Serpentine cafe. Our thanks to Cathy and Ge...
Mary Hutchinson as Erato the muse of lyric poetry. Note the owl behind her.
The inscription is on a window and consequently is very difficult to photograph.
Hill's family were living in Brownswell Cottages in 1851. These were on Finchley High Road just south of where the North Circular now cr...
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