A water conduit, and point of measurement. From : "first mechanically pumped public water supply in London, constructed in 1582 on the site of earlier hand-pumped wells and gravity-fed conduits. The mechanism, a force pump driven by a water wheel under the northernmost arch of London Bridge, transferred water from the Thames through lead pipes to four outlets. The service was discontinued in 1603. This became the mark from which many distances to and from London were measured and the name still appears on older mileposts." The 'four outlets' were spouts, one on each face. Removed 1674. Our picture comes from the on-line .
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Cornhill Standard
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Cornhill Standard
At the cross roads the Standard in Cornhill formerly stood. Removed 1674. The...
Sheen milestone
The inscription seems to have been re-carved, incorrectly, at some point, int...
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Victualling Yard, Deptford
An information board Docklands Heritage Deptford River Walk gives a good introduction to the area so we have transcribed it: "Alongside the Dockyard a Navy victualling and supply centre grew u...
2 memorials
1 memorial
J. D. Wetherspoon
Chain of bars, public houses and hotels founded by Tim Martin.
2 memorials
Dr Alphonse Normandy
Full name: Dr Alphonse Rene Le Mire de Normandy. Born Rouen, France. He completed a medical course but then devoted himself to chemistry. Came to England in the late 1830s/early 1840s, initially li...
1 memorial
Great Conduit
In 1236/7 the City of London was granted permission to tap the Tyburn Springs, at about where Stratford Place now is. Work to build the conduit began in 1245. it went via Piccadilly, Charing Cross,...
2 memorials
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