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Obelisk

Mayoralty of the City of London - 800 years

Erection date: 24/7/1990

Inscription

The environmental improvements and landscaping to Salisbury Square were donated by Land Securities plc to mark the 800th anniversary of the Mayoralty of the City of London (1189 - 1989).
Officially dedicated on 24th July 1990 by The Right Honourable Lord Mayor Sir Hugh Bidwell, GBE, DLit.

Architects: epr Architects Ltd
Contractor: Tarmac Construction Ltd
Landscaping: City of London Parks and Gardens Department

Site: Waithman obelisk (2 memorials)

EC4, Salisbury Court

The plaque to the Mayoralty is attached low down on the base of the obelisk.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Mayoralty of the City of London - 800 years

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Mayoralty of the City of London - 800th anniversary

The Mayor, poor lamb, has to make 700 speeches during his year in office.

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Mayoralty of the City of London - 800 years

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Sir Hugh Bidwell, Lord Mayor

GBE, DLit.Lord Mayor in 1989.

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Mayoralty of the City of London - 800 years

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