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Mayoralty of the City of London - 800th anniversary

The Mayor, poor lamb, has to make 700 speeches during his year in office.

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Mayoralty of the City of London - 800th anniversary

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Bench - Mayoralty

Along the front edge of the bench 10 sets of deviders are carved and along th...

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Mayoralty of the City of London - 800 years

The environmental improvements and landscaping to Salisbury Square were donat...

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Hubert Bland

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William Ewart Gladstone

William Ewart Gladstone

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