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
