Medal
ca. 1880 (made)
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This bronze medal commemorates the foundation of the new buildings for the City of London School for Boys at the Victorian Embankment, London. The building work was begun in 1880 and completed in 1882.
Object details
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| Brief description | Medal view city of london school/inscrp re found; bronze English 19th cent 1880 |
| Physical description | Obv., inscription. Rev., façade of the building withon border of quatrefoils. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | "PRESENTEC/TO THE COMMITTEE/BY/MESSrsDAVIS&EMANUEL/THE ARCHITECTS/IN COMMEMORATION OF LAYING/THE FOUNDATION STONE/OF THE NEW BUILDINGS FOR/THE CITY OF LONDON SCHOOL/ON THE THAMES EMBANKMENT/14th OCTOBER, 1880" (obv.) |
| Summary | This bronze medal commemorates the foundation of the new buildings for the City of London School for Boys at the Victorian Embankment, London. The building work was begun in 1880 and completed in 1882. |
| Bibliographic reference | Brown, Laurence. A Catalogue of British Historical Medals 1837-1901. London, 1987. Volume II. The Reign of Queen Victoria. no. 3082. |
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| Accession number | A.149-1929 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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