Erection date: 1918
Thomas Gray, poet, was born in a house on this site.
"The curfew tolls the knell of parting day". {first line of 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard’}
1716 - 1771
{Below the relief:}
F. W. Pomeroy, Sc. 1917
EC3, Cornhill, 39
The two plaques closest to the camera both read "39, The Union Discount Company of London plc". Grey's plaque is at the same level, further to the left.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Thomas Gray
Poet. Born Cornhill. Wrote ‘Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard’ and the ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Thomas Gray
Born London. His London work includes the 1906 Lady Justice on the dome of th...
Note: the typeface used on this plaque is not "English Heritage’s own unique font" to quote EH, but London Underground’s own typeface, Ne...
We have found quite a few King George's Fields - follow the link at the right to "King George's Fields Foundation" to see the list. Chec...
Sir William Lancaster, 1841 - 1929, co-founder of the Putney School of Art, Mayor of Wandsworth, 1901 - 2. The Putney Society
Plaque actually around the corner in Wentworth Street.
In our photo you can see how distressed the lettering is, and that it was once picked out in gold paint.
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