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St Dunstan's House - plasterwork panels

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These plaques, removed from the North wall of the original St Dunstan's House office building in Fetter Lane (built 1886 - demolished 1976) are fine examples of late 19th century decorative plasterwork. Their design has been attributed to Walter Crane, 1845 - 1915.
Department of the Environment - Property Services Agency

{Each panel carries the name of a country, from the left:}
America, Australasia, Europe, Africa, India, Canada.

This example of architectural reclamation was brought to our attention by Discovering London's Friday elephant. There you can see not just the elephant but some excellent photographs of these 6 plasterwork panels.

Site: St Dunstan's House - plasterwork panels (1 memorial)

EC4, Chancery Lane, Maughan Library of King's College, ex-PRO

This bike shelter is in the garden of the Maughan Library.  See Old Public Record Office - 4 queens - for more info about the building and an explanation for the arch that can be seen on the wall behind the bike shelter.

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St Dunstan's House, Fetter Lane

The current St Dunstan's House, an office block, is the nearest building on F...

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Walter Crane

Artist and book illustrator. Born Liverpool. Worked in the Arts and Crafts st...

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