follies and garden buildings

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at the junction of cock lane and giltspur st., marking where the great fire stopped, is this late c17 figure, with a plaque blaming sin, in particular gluttony, for the fire. the corner was known as pie corner, and was the site of a pub called the fortunes of war, where resurrectionists displayed their corpses for the student doctors of nearby barts hospital to buy

pie corner cherub, london

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at the junction of cock lane and giltspur st., marking where the great fire stopped, is this late c17 figure, with a plaque blaming sin, in particular gluttony, for the fire. the corner was known as pie corner, and was the site of a pub called the fortunes of war, where resurrectionists displayed their corpses for the student doctors of nearby barts hospital to buy

pie corner cherub, london

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at the junction of cock lane and giltspur st., marking where the great fire stopped, is this late c17 figure, with a plaque blaming sin, in particular gluttony, for the fire. the corner was known as pie corner, and was the site of a pub called the fortunes of war, where resurrectionists displayed their corpses for the student doctors of nearby barts hospital to buy

pie corner cherub, london

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at the junction of cock lane and giltspur st., marking where the great fire stopped, is this late c17 figure, with a plaque blaming sin, in particular gluttony, for the fire. the corner was known as pie corner, and was the site of a pub called the fortunes of war, where resurrectionists displayed their corpses for the student doctors of nearby barts hospital to buy

guy of warwick monument, london

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dated 1668, this plaque of guy of warwick on warwick lane marked the site of his mansion in the c15.

trinity church square statue, london

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there is a claim that this statue was brought to southwark in 1822 from the palace of westminster, dates from 1395 and is king alfred, but it is far more likely to be one of rysbrack's carlton house garden figures of 1735. heavily restored / recut in either case.

trinity church square statue, london

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there is a claim that this statue was brought to southwark in 1822 from the palace of westminster, dates from 1395 and is king alfred, but it is far more likely to be one of rysbrack's carlton house garden figures of 1735

trinity church square statue, london

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there is a claim that this statue was brought to southwark in 1822 from the palace of westminster, dates from 1395 and is king alfred, but it is far more likely to be one of rysbrack's carlton house garden figures of 1735

st.george's circus obelisk, london

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obelisk of 1771 to mark rond-point of george dance's street layout for the area south of the thames

nymans

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marble fountain in the extensive gardens, italian c18?

nymans

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fountain head of italian marble in gardens, prob. c18, spewing water from its mouth

nymans

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c18 italian marble group over entry to walled garden

nymans

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summer house folly in the extensive gardens of the 1930s, probably like the house by tapper

nymans

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detail of summer house folly in the extensive gardens of the 1930s

nymans

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detail of summer house folly in the extensive gardens of the 1930s

blackwall tunnel gatehouse, london

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built 1892-7 by the l.c.c. architect thomas blashill, it started out on the north entry to the tunnel but is now on the south side , rather lost in the traffic and industry of north greenwich but still fulfilling its original function as a fine art nouveau gateway to london

blackwall tunnel gatehouse, london