REMOVAL OF TEMPLE BAR FROM THE CITY OF LONDON FOOT, J. Taylor and TEBAY (after C.H. and J. MABEY,):
England, 1878, Lead, 105 mm Temple Bar was an arch and gateway built by Sir
Christopher Wren upon the site of an earlier structure dating from the
time of
Henry
VIII. It was then erected to mark the western limit of the City of
London, marking the boundary between London and Westminster. It was so
named for its proximity to the temple. The statues of the King and Queen
made for Temple Bar in 1670 were the first public works of the sculptor
John Bushnell. The Bar was dismantled in 1878 to allow for increased
traffic flow. Some of the lead in the roof was used to make these medals. |
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