Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
City Of London
Town
City of London
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Peace and Anti-War memorials
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 26 September 2005
    Attended by: His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
58631

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Current location

The memorial is located on a wall outside the station where Allhallows Lane meets Hanseatic Walk
Cannon Street Main Line Station
Cannon Street
City of London
City Of London
Greater London
EC4N 6AP
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 32590 80652
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Black plaque with white lettering and badge of the British-German Association. Mounted on a red brick wall.
Inscription
(top left) SI: MERCAT:/ HANSE: THEUTONIS: (top right) LOND: IN:/ REGNO: ANG: RESIDEN TO and Germany/ &/ TO COMMEMORATE six hundred years during which 400 Hanseatic merchants/ inhabited peacably in the City of London from the XIIIth to XIXth Centuries a/ German self-governing enclave on this site known as the Steelyard, Stilliarde or Stalhof/ at the invitation of/ The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of London, Alderman Michael Savory,/ this plaque was unveiled by HRH The Duke of Kent KG on 26th September 2005/ in the presence of/ His Excellency the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany/ Thomas Matussek/ This plaque was caused to be erected by the BRITISH-GERMAN ASSOCIATION / President: The Lord Watson of Richmond CBE/ Chairman: Christoph Urban/ Vice Chairmen: John A Hobley and John S Faulder/ Das Alte sturzt, es andert sich die Seit, Und neues Leben Bluht aus den Ruinen/ Schiller (Wilhem Tell IV 2)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Peace and Anti-War memorials
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 15mm, height 900mm, width 500mm
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • The Times 27 September 2005, page 61b

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