Plaque

(lost) Society of Industrial Artists and Designers

Inscription

In this tavern the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers, founded 1930, was first conceived during 1929.
Incorporated by Royal Charter in 1976.

EC4, Fleet Street, 22, Ye Olde Cock Tavern

We photographed this plaque in Sept 2003, but on returning to photograph the building in March 2008, the plaque had gone.

2021: we returned to find a new, brass, plaque in place with the same wording, bar the heading. So we've added that to this page.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Society of Industrial Artists and Designers

First conceived during 1929 as the Society of Industrial Artists with an inau...

This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Society of Industrial Artists and Designers

{Same as on the lost plaque but without the heading.}

The quotation compares The Cock with Vauxhall Gardens.

English Heritage E. F. Benson, 1867 - 1940, writer, lived here.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator

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Clayhall Tea House stood near here - a famous place of refreshment in the 18th century. Bow Heritage Trail

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator

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The Ward drinking fountain is to the left of the gate. The Wesley plaque is to the right.

3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator

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James Clerk Maxwell (1831 - 1879) physicist, lived here. LCC

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator

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All that remains of Smirke's 1829 Post Office building in St. Martins-le-Grand is this five-ton Ionic capital from the right hand corner ...

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