Bawley Fishing Boat - Monument Street, London, UK
N 51° 30.570 W 000° 05.059
30U E 702323 N 5710516
A weathervane in the form of a Bawley fishing boat.
Waymark Code: WMBQMJ
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/14/2011
Views: 6
This weathervane atop a roof opposite the Old Billingsgate Fish Market near Tower Hill, is a memorial to fishmonger Gordon Young (1904-1976). These Bawley boats fished for whitebait in the Thames until 1950. The Young family, fisherfolk in the mid-1700s, had become Britain’s largest fish brand by the 1950s.
The weathervane sits atop a dome /globe that, in conjunction, make this a striking feature of this building that looks relatively new.
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