Here stood the palace of Bridewell built by Henry VIII in 1523 and granted by Edward VI in 1553 to the City of London to house Bridewell Royal Hospital founded by royal charter in the same year. The present building was erected in 1802 and in 1862 the court room of Bridewell Royal Hospital was incorporated therein.
EC4, New Bridge Street, 14
The original gatehouse together with the keystone form the entrance to the current building.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St Brides Place
Built by Henry VIII, who lived there 1515-23. It deteriorated so that Edward ...
Bridewell Palace was given by Edward VI in 1553 to the City of London to hous...
Only son of Henry VIII (with Jane Seymour who died 12 days after the birth), ...
Son of Henry VII. Born Born Greenwich Palace, as the spare, not the heir but ...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
St Brides Place
When, on the opening of the Law Courts in 1882, no 10 became vacant the Inns of Court Rifle Corps moved in. Lincoln's Inn provides a good...
William Wilberforce, 1759 - 1833, opponent of slavery, died here. London County Council
We 'discovered' this lost plaque while researching Sir Frederick Hopkins. From: “Whatever is Under the Earth the Geological Society of L...
Eliot moved here in December 1880 with her new husband, John Cross, and died here just 3 weeks later.
Unveiled by Muir's house model, friend and loyal customer, Joanna Lumley.
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