Marchmont Street Foundling Tokens

Marchmont Street, Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom

The heartbreaking tale of the 'foundlings' is retold in this short art trail leading to the entrance of the Foundling Museum in Bloomsbury, London.

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About Marchmont Street Foundling Tokens

This is definitely an art trail where you need to look down! Marchmont street in Bloomsbury has a series of metal ‘tokens’ embedded in the pavement, depicting some of the objects which were left by mothers when leaving their child in the care of the Foundling Hospital. If the family were able to reclaim the child at some point in the future, the 'token' (often not metallic but made of cloth or paper) would be used to identify the child and calculate reparations for board and lodging.

This art installation was created by artist John Aldus and is a very short trail leading visitors from the Brunswick shopping centre to the entrance of the Foundling Hospital museum.

Historical Independent Permanent Urban

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Artworks

20


Timing

10 minutes


Difficulty

Easy


Access

Good

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Added by: arttrailproject

Published: 27 January 2023

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