The boundary marks today

Marks in museums


A number of the marks are now in museums:

Details of opening hours and access arrangements can be found on the individual museum websites.

Chiltern Open Air Museum

Post 74 and Post 75 are now on display at the Chiltern Open Air Museum, Newland Park, Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, HP8 4AB. They were removed in 1982 in advance of construction of the M25 motorway and have been at the museum since 1998.

Museum of London

Plate 63 is now in the Museum of London reserve collections. There is an image online on the museum's website: Boundary mark. The plate was removed from its original location in 1923 and has been in the possession of the museum and its predecessors since 1965. Bawtree's Stockers House articles describe the circumstances leading up to this.

Spelthorne Museum

Mark 83 (The London Stone) is now on display at Spelthorne Museum, Elmsleigh Road, Staines, TW18 4PM. It was first moved in 1986 and has been at the museum since 2004; it was replaced at its original location by a replica.

Valence House Museum

Post 5 in now at Valence House Museum, Valence Park, Becontree Avenue, Dagenham, RM8 3HT. It was moved to the museum following road widening in 1960. It is currently outside the museum to left of the front door.

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