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This was a fascinating little enclave amid the starkness of the City's stainless steel and concrete. It was a wonderful reminder of the actions of everyday people with their incredible acts of bravery
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Postman`s Park
A Poignant Recognition of Courage
Postman`s Park is a little park in the City of London a short distance north of St Paul`s Cathedral. Bordered by Little Britain, Aldersgate Street, St. Martin`s Le Grand, King Edward Street, and the site of the former headquarters of the General Post Office (GPO), it is one of the largest parks in the City of London, the walled city which gives its name to modern London. It is so called because of the number of postmen who used to take their lunch there.
History
The Watts Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice in Postman's Park, London, contains fifty-four memorial tablets commemorating sixty-two individuals, men, women and children, each of whom lost their life while attempting to save another. The earliest case featured is that of Sarah Smith, a pantomime artist who died in 1863 and the latest is Leigh Pitt who drowned in 2007. The youngest individual commemorated is eight-year-old Henry Bristow; the oldest, sixty-one-year-old Daniel Pemberton.
TripTide Thoughts
This beautiful little park is both wonderful and quirky. Just reading the ceramic plaques at the end of this little postage stamp of greenery is enough to get the hairs on the back of your neck standing to attention. The descriptions of courage in everyday circumstances by ordinary, yet extraordinary folk is absolutely heart-rending.
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- History
- , outdoor
- , City
- , Greenspace and Wildlife
- , City Central
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