Its first charter was granted to Sir William Barne, Lord Mayor of London and Hugh Lyddiard, Clerk of the Cheque at Woolwich dockyard. It has been in several locations in the area, and our picture shows it in 1963.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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