Hidden London: The Memorial in Postman's Park

Bill writes: Hidden away in a tiny park tucked between King Edward Street, Little Britain, and Angel Street lies a most unusual memorial. The park, called "Postman's Park" because of its lunchtime use by workers from the old General Post Office, was turned into a memorial by the Victorian painter George Watts. A social radical, Watts wrote to the London Times in 1887, suggesting that a park be created as a memorial to those who had died attempting to save others. When the Times turned down his suggestion, he proceeded to create the memorial himself. The result is a row of covered benches set into a wall 50 feet in length. Along this wall are a series of Doulton tiles, each detailing a heroic act of lifesaving. What makes the tiles particularly affecting to read is that many of the tiles describe the actions of young children, many of whom died trying to rescue others.