Parish Boundary Markers - Lombard Court, London, UK
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A pair of parish boundary markers mounted on the side wall of 33 Gracechurch Street in the City of London, marking the historic boundary between All Hallows Lombard Street and St Benet Gracechurch.
Waymark Code: WM13PKH
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/24/2021
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Two apparently original parish boundary markers are set at first floor level on the 1980s office building at 33 Gracechurch Street. They are on the side wall of the building, facing onto Lombard Court and are similar to a pair at the front of the building (see WM13N8M).
To the east (the right as you look) is a blue-coloured, oval-shaped marker. Embossed letters read ‘1883 - ALH - 2’. This can be interpreted as being number 2 in a series of boundary markers for the parish of All Hallows Lombard Street, placed at this location in 1883. The church of All Hallows was rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1666 but was demolished in 1937 and the parish united with that of St Edmund the King & Martyr.
To the west (the left as you look) is a blue-coloured, shield-shaped marker. Embossed letters read ‘1885 - SBG - 10’. This then is marker number 10 in a series of boundary markers for the parish of St Benet Gracechurch, set at this location in 1885. St Benet’s church was demolished in around 1867, a victim of road widening, so it is interesting to see that its redundant parish boundary continued to be marked in this way in 1885 and still is today.
Both of the parishes marked here now form part of the modern parish of St Edmund and St Mary Woolnoth, so this pair of markers no longer mark an extant parish boundary.
Type of survey mark: Metal plaque.
What indicators are near the mark to help people identify where it is located?:
These markers can be found on Lombard Court, a small turning off the west side of Gracechurch Street. They are affixed at first floor level.
What property is this mark defining?:
The historic boundary between the City of London parishes of St Benet Gracechurch and All Hallows Lombard Street.
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