2017

TQ3281 : Postman's Park

taken 6 years ago, near to City of London, The City of London, England

This is 1 of 2 images, with title Postman's Park in this square
Postman's Park
Postman's Park
Postman's Park opened in 1880 on the site of the former churchyard and burial ground of St Botolph's Aldersgate Church. The church is on the right here.

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 LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link ) The memorial is seen in the distance.

A tablet to Watts is part of the memorial - see Link

The complete Wikipedia entry for Postman's Park and the Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice can be seen at LinkExternal link

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Geographical Context: Religious sites Park and Public Gardens City, Town centre Derelict, Disused Burial ground, Crematorium other tags: Former Churchyard Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · St [1965] Title Clusters: · Postman's Park [2] ·
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TQ3281, 5798 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Marathon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 6 December, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 8 December, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3208 8148 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:31.0085N 0:5.8709W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3213 8148
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