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Plaque

Putney New Bridge

Erection date: 1886

Inscription

The ancient riverside boundary of this churchyard was restored and the western boundary wall was straightened at the building of Putney New Bridge by the Metropolitan Board of Works 1886.
Churchwardens: W. J. Lancaster, W. H. Cutler
Vicar: Robert Henley.

So the churchyard must have occupied the ground between the church and the river.

Site: St Marys church Putney (4 memorials)

SW15, Church Square, St Marys Church

The Bridge plaque is on the far side of the wall beside the woman's head in our photo. The jubilee plaque is laid into the terrace between the road and the cross.

The Putney Debates plaque is inside the church, behind our camera, in the cafe area. And in the church we found a small but well-laid out exhibition (which has its ) on the subject. 

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Putney New Bridge

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Putney Bridge

The first bridge crossing the river here was constructed in wood and opened i...

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Metropolitan Board of Works

Responsible for managing London's infrastructure, such as roads, sewage, etc....

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
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W. H. Cutler

Churchwarden at St Marys Church Putney in 1886. 

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Rev. R. Henley

Administrator of the Putney Pest House Charity, 1862.  Listed as "The Hon. an...

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Sir William J. Lancaster

Philanthropist.  Born Norfolk.  Prominent Putney resident, co-founder of the ...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
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Church Cross - Putney

Church Cross - Putney

{The plinth of the cross is in three sections, one providing a seat. Inscript...

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Putney Debates

Putney Debates

In this place Oliver Cromwell, the General Council of the Army and elected so...

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Putney - Diamond Jubilee

Putney - Diamond Jubilee

Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee, June 2012. Placed by the Putney Society

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