Monument to A Wyllie in South West Corner of St George's Gardens

MONUMENT TO A WYLLIE IN SOUTH WEST CORNER OF ST GEORGE'S GARDENS, CANNON STREET ROAD E1

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Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1119790
Date first listed:
22-Jun-1998
Statutory Address:
MONUMENT TO A WYLLIE IN SOUTH WEST CORNER OF ST GEORGE'S GARDENS, CANNON STREET ROAD E1
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1119790
Date first listed:
22-Jun-1998
Statutory Address 1:
MONUMENT TO A WYLLIE IN SOUTH WEST CORNER OF ST GEORGE'S GARDENS, CANNON STREET ROAD E1

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Statutory Address:
MONUMENT TO A WYLLIE IN SOUTH WEST CORNER OF ST GEORGE'S GARDENS, CANNON STREET ROAD E1

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Greater London Authority
District:
Tower Hamlets (London Borough)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
TQ3476280784

Details

TQ 3480
788/22/10082

CANNON STREET ROAD, E1
Monument to A Wyllie in south-west corner of St George's Gardens

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Headstone to Alexander Wyllie, dated 1741. Buff-coloured sandstone. Above the script engraved inscription is a bas relief depicting a skull to the left and crossed bones to the right; above is a ribband inscribed 'memento mori'. It is almost certainly of northern manufacture, brought to London by sea.

Listing NGR: TQ3476280784

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