City of London in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
The Golden Boy of Pye Corner
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 15, 2017
1. The Golden Boy of Pye Corner Marker
Inscription.
The Golden Boy of Pye Corner. . The Boy at Pye Corner was erected to commemorate the staying of the Great Fire which beginning at Pudding Lane was ascribed to the Sin of Gluttony when not attributed to the papists as on the monument and the Boy was made prodigiously fat to enforce the moral He was originally built into the front of a public-house called 'The Fortune of War' which used to occupy this site and was pulled down in 1910
'The Fortune of War' was the chief house of call north of the river for resurrectionists in body snatching days years ago The landlord used to show the room where on benches round the walls the bodies were placed, labelled with the snatchers' names waiting till the surgeons at Saint Bartholomew's could run round and appraise them
The Boy at Pye Corner was erected to commemorate the staying of the Great
Fire which beginning at Pudding Lane was ascribed to the Sin of Gluttony
when not attributed to the papists as on the monument and the Boy was
made prodigiously fat to enforce the moral He was originally built into the
front of a public-house called 'The Fortune of War' which used to occupy
this site and was pulled down in 1910
'The Fortune of War' was the chief house of call north of the river for resurrectionists in body snatching days years ago The landlord used to show the room where on benches round the walls the bodies were placed, labelled with the snatchers' names waiting till the surgeons at Saint Bartholomew's could run round and appraise them
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is September 5, 1666.
Location. 51° 31.034′ N, 0° 6.089′ W. Marker is in City of London, England, in Greater London. Marker is at the intersection of Giltspur Street and Cock Lane, on the left when traveling north on Giltspur Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: City of London, England EC1A 9DD, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Charles Lamb (within shouting distance of this marker); The Royal Fusiliers (within shouting distance of this marker);
More about this marker. The marker is located directly across the street from St. Bartholomew's Hospital.
Also see . . . 1. Great Fire of London (Wikipedia). "The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of the English city of London from Sunday, 2 September to Wednesday, 5 September 1666. The fire gutted the medieval City of London inside the old Roman city wall. It threatened but did not reach the aristocratic district of Westminster, Charles II's Palace of Whitehall, and most of the suburban slums. It consumed 13,200 houses, 87 parish churches, St Paul's Cathedral,
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 15, 2017
2. The Golden Boy of Pye Corner and Marker - Wide View
and most of the buildings of the City authorities. It is estimated to have destroyed the homes of 70,000 of the City's 80,000 inhabitants." (Submitted on December 11, 2017.)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 15, 2017
3. The Golden Boy of Pye Corner
This boy is in Memory put up for the late FIRE of LONDON occasion'd by the Sin of Gluttony 1666
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 260 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on December 11, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
