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Financial District in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

The Cherub Gate

 
 
The Cherub Gate Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, 2002
1. The Cherub Gate Marker
Inscription. The Cherub Gate

The cherub above is a gift to Trinity Church from the Church of St. Mary le Bow in London which was designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1680 and was destroyed in an air raid on May 10, 1941. The cherub survived the bombing and was presented to Trinity Church on June 11, 1964
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Churches & ReligionWar, World II.
 
Location. 40° 42.493′ N, 74° 0.756′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in the Financial District. Memorial is on Trinity Place near Rector Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New York NY 10006, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. American Stock Exchange (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named American Stock Exchange (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Randall (within shouting distance of this marker); Angelica Schuyler Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Albert Gallatin (within shouting distance of this marker); The Reverend Dr. Robert Ray Parks (within shouting distance of this marker); Edward Laight (within
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shouting distance of this marker); Commodore Silas Talbot (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
 
The Cherub Gate image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, 2002
2. The Cherub Gate
The marker is to the right of the gate.
The Cherub image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, December 23, 2018
3. The Cherub
The Trinity Place wall image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, October 10, 2015
4. The Trinity Place wall
The Cherub Gate pierces the wall just the other side of the Trinity Place Bridge.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 179 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 23, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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