Tablet
Source: Copyright Francis Mullan
Near Great Eastern Railway memorial (reference 11787), Liverpool Street Railway Station, Liverpool Street, City of London, City Of London, Greater London, EC2M 7QH, England
TQ 33213 81726
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SIR EDWARD GUY DAWBER ARA, Designer
Unveiled
C July 1920
LORD MAYOR OF LONDON
The site, described as on the facade of the offices of the Great Eastern Railway Company, was'.. chosen as being for most travellers from London the "Gateway to East Anglia."' -'The Times' 14 April 1920 p.11, Great Eastern Hotel, City Of London, Greater London, England
1990-91
REDEVELOPMENT OF STATION AND HOTEL.
Made from: Granite - Black
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1483820
Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the East Anglian counties of Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk and the losses suffered in the First World War. Architectural interest: * as an ornate and richly-carved war memorial tablet of clear distinction, carrying its original inscriptions and the amalgamated coats of arms of the counties to which the memorial is dedicated. Group value: * with Liverpool Street Station, within which it is prominently positioned at upper concourse level, and with the former Great Eastern Hotel, to which it is attached.
Height: 1750mm
Width: 1000mm
Depth: 100mm
Made from: Stone - Portland
Condition: Unknown
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1483820
Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the East Anglian counties of Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk and the losses suffered in the First World War. Architectural interest: * as an ornate and richly-carved war memorial tablet of clear distinction, carrying its original inscriptions and the amalgamated coats of arms of the counties to which the memorial is dedicated. Group value: * with Liverpool Street Station, within which it is prominently positioned at upper concourse level, and with the former Great Eastern Hotel, to which it is attached.