{On the lower edge of the bust:}
S. Thomas
[On a modern plaque lower on the wall:}
Thomas Becket, Chancellor, Archbishop and Martyr, son of Gilbert Becket, Mercer was born here c.1120.
EC2, Cheapside, 87-90
Note the appropriately named current occupants of the premises, Church's Shoes.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Thomas Becket
Chancellor, Archbishop and Martyr. Born Cheapside of French parents. son of G...
This ornate extravaganza, designed by the splendidly named Fitzroy Doll, was built in 1898. Ornamental Passions has a good post about the...
The arcade contains four modern busts, left to right: Pepys Cromwell Shakespeare Wren and a statue of Whittington to the left.
This building, 1896, designed by Ewan Christian, has 18 busts contained in medallions around the top of the facades. Starting at the east...
The spaces between the first and second floor windows carry carved brick panels, one in each of the seven bays. Purely decorative panels ...
This building, 1896, designed by Ewan Christian, has 18 busts contained in medallions around the top of the facades. Starting at the east...
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