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Memorial details

Memorial type
Allegory (eg: Victory)
District
City Of London
Town
City of London
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Sir William Reynolds-Stephens (Sculptor)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 19th April 1921
    Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Stepney
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
13179

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Current location

Royal Exchange
Threadneedle Street
City of London
City Of London
Greater London
EC2R 8AY
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 32778 81137
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • 92
    Atlas Insurance Company Building
    Cheapside
    City of London
    City Of London
    Greater London
    EC2
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
FIGURE OF ST GEORGE AND THE DRAGON MOUNTED ON ELABORATE MARBLE PLAQUE
Inscription
THESE ARE THEY OF THE COMPANY WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ (NAMES)/ ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Figure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
History
2010: Current location in question. Royal Exchange Building sold for development in 2001 and is now a retail centre. No information about location of memorial. 1997: MEMORIALS 13178 AND 13179 ARE BOTH INTEGRAL PARTS OF ONE MEMORIAL, THE ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY MEMORIAL. ORIGINALLY SITED AT 92 CHEAPSIDE, WAS DISPERSED AFTER THE PREMISES WERE SOLD. THE FIGURATIVE WORK WENT TO THE ROYAL EXCHANGE BUILDING (OUR REF. 13179) AND THE PLAQUES INTO STORAGE IN A STABLE ON GUARDIAN ROYAL EXCHANGE PROPERTY AT LYTHAM ST ANNES, LANCASHIRE (Our ref. 13178).
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Sir William Reynolds-Stephens: A Life's Work - Painter, Craftsman, Designer and Sculptor 1862-1943 by Caroline Sherlock 169 Published:Caroline Sherlock 2002 24 Champion Grove, London, SE5 8BW

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