William Pitt Byrne
W1, George Street
He sounds a stubborn prig, doesn't he? The plaque is clearly a recent addition but presumably has taken the wording directly off a damage...
He sounds a stubborn prig, doesn't he? The plaque is clearly a recent addition but presumably has taken the wording directly off a damage...
The new plaque (not shown) is rather brash but we like how the wording refers back to the earlier inscription.
{On the side facing the garden:} In memory of Philip Twells, M. P., for the City of London, May 8 1881. {On the side facing the road:} M...
The water source was discovered at the end of the 17th century. 'Chalybeate' denotes a natural mineral spring containing iron salts. At t...
{On the east face:} In memory of Sir James John Hamilton Bart., 1876The memory of the just is blessed.{There are 3 more biblical quotati...
Compare this memorial with the one in Wilmington Square.
Lilleshall Hall is now the Lilleshall National Sports and Conferencing Centre. Their website shows the impressive building and says "Ori...
Designed by John Shaw, Jnr., even in its current rather dilapidated state, this delightful fountain puts other Victorian examples to shame.
This 'Matilda fountain' is a copy of the 1867 statue 'At the Spring' or 'Early Morn'Â held at Blackburn Town Hall, or possibly that is a ...
The gardens’ information board is interesting: St George’s Gardens was one of the very first burial grounds to be established away from ...
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