The Golden Boy Of Pye Corner is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1972. Sculpture. 1 related planning application.

The Golden Boy Of Pye Corner

WRENN ID
deep-latch-mallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
City of London
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1972
Type
Sculpture
Source
Historic England listing

Description

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 08/06/2017

TQ 3181 NE 2/513

GILTSPUR STREET EC1 (West Side) Nos 1 to 4 (consec) The Golden Boy of Pye Corner

(Formerly listed as Nos 1 to 4 (consec), GILTSPUR STREET)

5.6.72

II Late C19, much altered. Listed only for late C17 carved and painted figure of naked boy on bracket, set into return wall to Cock Lane. Erected to mark the point where The Great Fire of 1666 was finally extinguished. The figure was formerly winged and had the inscription on the breast and arms "This boy is in memory put up for the late Fire of London occasioned by The Sin of Gluttony, 1666" [RCHM].

Listing NGR: TQ3181981524

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