Erection date: 16/1/2018
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This mulberry tree is believed to have been planted in John Evelyn's garden in 1698 by the Russian Tsar Peter I the Great, who stayed in Sayes Court during his trip to England as part of the "Grand Embassy".
Π’ΡΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ Π΄Π΅ΡΠ΅Π²ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠΆΠ°Π΅Π½ΠΎ Π² ΡΠ°Π΄Ρ ΠΠΆΠΎΠ½Π° ΠΠ²ΠΏΠ΅Π½Π° Π² 1698 Π³ΠΎΠ΄Ρ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΈΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΠΌ I ΠΠ΅ΠΏΠΈΠΊΠΈΠΌ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡ ΠΉ ΠΆΠΈΠ» Π² Π‘ΡΠΉΡ–ΠΠΎΡΡ Π²ΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΠ΅Π·Π΄ΠΊΠΈ Π² ΠΠ½Π³Π»ΠΈΡ Π² ΡΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²Π΅ ΠΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΠΎΡΠΎΠΏΡΡΡΠ²Π°.
Russian Embassy to the United Kingdom 2018 Russian Heritage in the UK Committee
Russian Cultural Centre
Rossotrudnichestvo in United Kingdom
Site: Peter the Great - mulberry tree (1 memorial)
SE8, Sayes Court Park
The tree, also known as Evelyn’s Mulberry, was possibly planted by Peter the Great during his four-month stay in the house of John Evelyn, February - April 1698. In 2017 it was included in the shortlist of the Woodland Trust Tree of the Year award.
This stone was erected to mark the 320th anniversary of Peter the Great’s visit to England, January - April 1698. It was unveiled by the Russian Ambassador Alexander Yakovenko and the then Mayor of Lewisham, Steve Bullock. We presume that the Cyrillic text has the same meaning as the English.
The streaky marbling of the stone at first made us think it was covered in polythene.
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Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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