Plaque

Elizabeth Fry

Inscription

Mrs Elizabeth Fry, 1780 - 1845, prison reformer, lived here, 1800 to 1809.
The Corporation of the City of London

Site: Elizabeth Fry (1 memorial)

EC2, Mansion House Street

This plaque is on the first building in Mansion House Street but actually in St Mildred's Court.

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Elizabeth Fry

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Elizabeth Fry

Prison reformer.  Born as Elizabeth Gurney in Norwich into a Quaker banking f...

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Corporation of the City of London

The municipal governing body of the City of London. Officially the 'Mayor and...

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