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Title
Chelsea Embankment Memorial Lamps
Date
1874
Medium
cast-iron, granite, glass & copper
Measurements
H 701 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 170 x W 162 x D 98 cm
Accession number
SW3_JR_S002
Acquisition method
commissioned bt the Metropolitan Board of Works
Work type
Street furniture
Owner
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Custodian
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
May 1874
Listing date
15/04/69
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
plinth, on scroll: Coalbrookdale
Inscription description
plinth: CHELSEA EMBANKMENT / OPENED MAY 1874 / LIEUT. COL. SIR JAMES MACNAGHTEN HOGG K.C.B. M.P. / CHAIRMAN OF THE METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS / SIR JOSEPH WILLIAM BAZALGETTE C.B. / ENGINEER; inside wreath: 1874