MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)'s photos with the keyword: obelisk

IMG 2550-001-Miles Fountain Pedestal

06 Nov 2024 43
Grade II listed drinking fountain on West End Green at the junction of Mill Lane and West End Lane. The inscription reads: Presented by Miss Miles in memory of her mother who lived in West End 76 years 1897 historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1390501?section=official-list-entry

IMG 2549-001-Miles Drinking Fountain

06 Nov 2024 61
Grade II listed drinking fountain on West End Green at the junction of Mill Lane and West End Lane. The inscription reads: Presented by Miss Miles in memory of her mother who lived in West End 76 years 1897 historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1390501?section=official-list-entry

IMG 0681-001-Bomb Damage

17 Jan 2024 1 122
World War I bomb damage to the pedestal of the sphinx, Victoria Embankment. Plaque reads: THE SCARS THAT DISFIGURE THE PEDESTAL OF THE OBELISK, THE BASES OF THE SPINXES, AND THE RIGHT HAND SPHINX WERE CAUSED BY FRAGMENTS OF A BOMB DROPPED IN THE ROADWAY CLOSE TO THIS SPOT, IN THE FIRST RAID ON LONDON BY GERMAN AEROPLANES A FEW MINUTES BEFORE MIDNIGHT ON TUESDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER 1917

Wonky Windows

08 May 2008 230
Salisbury Square, Salisbury Court. Obelisk commemorates Robert Waithman (1764-1833) who was a Liberal MP and Lord Mayor of London. Posted to Guess Where London group. See where this picture was taken. [?]