visits paid to the Crowstone
and Sir John Pirie, then Lord
Mayor, ‘first held the City
sword and colours’ against
the stone, which was then
circled three times by boat or
on foot. Wine was served, a
pledge given to ‘God
preserve the City of London’,
and these festive occasions
took place every seven years
but ended when the Thames
Conservancy Board took
control of the river. An 1849
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