Panyer Boy Plaque


A stone plaque dedicated to a panyer carrying boy who sits on top of the panyer, trying to remove a thorn from his foot. The plaque is attached to a modern wall next to the main entrance to St Paul's Underground Station, London.

Date: 1600s

The inscription below reads: "When ye have sought the City Round. Yet still this is the highest ground. August 27th 1688."

Read more:
https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2019/06/17/londons-alleys-panyer-alley-ec2/
https://hidden-london.com/the-guide/panyer-boy/
https://www.london-walking-tours.co.uk/secret-london/panyer-boy.htm

82 photos taken in June 2020 with a Sony a6000 and processed in Reality Capture.