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.

The plaque gives 1739 as the foundation date but sources give 1749.

3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator

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We visited 5 weeks after the unveiling and the velcro that held the curtain was still in place. Wonder how long it remained...

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This was a rear entrance to the offices of the Hearts of Oak Benefit Society at 15-17 Charlotte Street, now occupied by the Charlotte Str...

1 subject commemorated

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