Description

ASHBY RECREATION GROUND
1.
5390
Staines
The London Stone
TQ 0271 9/5 11.8.52
II

2.
Re-used, probably C17. Set on its present plinth 1826. It consists of a short
panelled pillar-altar with the letters ... 0D.PR ... on abacus. The panels
have to one side the City of London badge and to the other a monogram with
'R'. This stands on a panelled base with 3 steps. North face inscribed: "The
ancient stone above this inscription is raised upon this pedestal exactly on
the spot where it formerly stood. Inscribed ... City of London AD 1285."
West face inscribed "The Right Honourable William Venables Lord Mayor of London
and Conservator of the River of Thames viewed this western boundary of the
City's jurisdiction of the said River marked by the ancient stone raised upon
this pedestal. Erected AD 1285. On the 29th day of July AD 1826. God preserve
the City of London". Names of mariners are on the top step, including deputy
master of Trinity House.

Listing NGR: TQ0276171786

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26482249

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living