2011
TQ3479 : Rotherhithe Ladies
taken 13 years ago, near to Bermondsey, Southwark, England
Rotherhithe Ladies
Henry Poole's Grecian ladies have returned to Rotherhithe. The ladies returned after an absence of about 35 years. Originally stood either side of the main entrance of Rotherhithe Town Hall built 1897 in Lower Road junction with Neptune Street. The Town Hall then became the library but was damaged by a German V1 rocket on 13-08-1944 and destroyed by a second V1 on 14-11-1944. The ladies (Caryatids) were removed from location and installed in the Heygate Estate in Walworth, London, SE17 - despite many verbal and written requests SE17 would not allow them back to SE16. They were eventually allowed back with the demolition of the estate and installed in Southwark Park. Unveiled Saturday 4th June 2011 by the Mayoress, Councillor Lorraine Lauder B.E.M.
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