This plaque commemorates the bicentenary of the birth of Anthony Trollope (1815 - 1882), who introduced pillar boxes to the United Kingdom in 1852.
In 1855 this street became one of the first in London to have a pillar box.
5 similar plaques have been erected.
EC4, Fleet Street
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Anthony Trollope - pillar box - Fleet Street
Author of over 50 delightful novels. Born at 16 Keppel Street. Worked for the...
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Anthony Trollope - pillar box - Fleet Street
Before the 2012 Olympics started the Royal Mail committed to turn a red post ...
This stone was unveiled by Mrs Anderson. 1925: The South Ward was erected and the foundation stone was laid by Mrs Anderson. The memoria...
Enid Blyton, 1897 - 1968, children's writer, lived here, 1920 - 1924. English Heritage
The plaque can be seen in our photo, above the left-most car.
'Deo Confidimus' means 'In god we trust'.
The plaque is in the dimly lit museum of Greenwich Heritage Centre.
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