On this site in the years 1844-1846 were situated the London offices of the Anti-Corn-Law League with which John Bright and Richard Cobden were so closely associated.
EC4, Fleet Street, 69
The ACLL plaque is on the wall to the left, hidden by the wall-mounted No Entry sign.
Note: despite their appearance, neither of these two plaques bears the name ‘Corporation of the City of London’.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Anti-Corn Law League
Founded in Manchester by Richard Cobden with the objective of having the Corn...
Politician. Â Worked closely with Richard Cobden in the campaign for the repea...
Political economist and Liberal MP. Born near Midhurst, Sussex, into a large ...
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Anti-Corn Law League
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