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Sign: London - Greenwich - The Dedication Plaque of Flamsteed House


Address:
Flamsteed House and Harrison’s Sea Clocks, The Avenue, London SE10 8XJ, UK
Category:
Monuments and History
City:
London For all manhole covers in London
Country:
United Kingdom For all manhole covers in United Kingdom
Shape:
Rectangle
Material:
Metal
Placement:
Wall or fence


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On the sign:
The Dedication Plaque of Flamsteed House
’The most noble King Charles II, greatest patron of the arts of Astronomy and Navigation, had this Observatory built to serve both arts. In the year of our Lord 1676, in the twenty-eighth year of his reign. Jonas Moorė, Surveyor General of the Ordnance, supervised the construction.’
Photography:
2023
Eli Zvuluny
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Comments:
Flamsteed House is the original building of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich.

The dedication plaque was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

The observatory was photographed on the same day (the sign and the dedication plaque in the center of the sign) Click for a larger image


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