Morley opened this building. With the pupil-less eyes this looks like a death mask in contrast to the sighted Raikes' keystone on the east side of the building.
Look this up on Google Street View and all you see on the keystone is a blur - face recognition strikes!
EC1, Edward Street, Nomura House
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This building was designed by Sir Henry Tanner and built for the General Post Office in 1889-95.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Arnold Morley keystone
Barrister, Liberal MP, Postmaster General 1892-5. From Ornamental Passions: ...
The original gatehouse together with the keystone form the entrance to the current building.
For an idea of what this area used to be like see this 1894ish map. It was all redeveloped following the 1928 flood. This block was desig...
Cadby Hall was built in 1873 as a piano factory. This picture comes from Cadby Hall: "Built to the design of Lewis H. Isaacs, Cadby Hall ...
For an idea of what this area used to be like see this 1894ish map. It was all redeveloped following the 1928 flood. This block was desig...
Raikes was the Postmaster General who commissioned this building for the General Post Office. This portrait keystone was brought to our a...
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