Postman's Park opened in 1880 on the site of the former churchyard and burial ground of St Botolph's Aldersgate Church.
Postman's Park acquired its name due to its popularity as a lunchtime garden with workers from the nearby old General Post Office. It is home to the famous 'Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice', built in 1900 by Victorian painter and philanthropist G.F. Watts (1817-1904) - see
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The words on Watts' own plaque explain that "It contains plaques to those who have heroically lost their lives trying to save another. Watts believed that these everyday heroes provided models of exemplary behaviour and character." - see
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This tablet to Edward Blake is part of the memorial. See the complete Wikipedia entry for Postman's Park and the Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice at
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However, it seems this was yet another mistake on some of the poorly-researched plaques in Postman's Park. The man who drowned was Edward Charles Clack - see
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