No. 834: Lamb’s Conduit Street, WC1
Lamb’s Conduit Street, London, WC1. Photo © Roger Dean 2013
Hand-Book of London. Past and Present – Peter Cunningham, 1850:
YORK COLUMN, CARLTON GARDENS. A column of Scotch granite, erected (1830-33) by public subscription, with a bronze statue of the Duke of York, the second son of George III., upon the top. The column, 124 feet high, was designed by Mr. B. Wyatt, and the statue, 14 feet high, executed by Sir Richard Westmacott. There is a staircase and gallery affording a fine view of the west end of London […].
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