Plaque

Great Exhibition - Hyde Park - NW

Inscription

700 tons of wrought iron
3800 tons of cast iron
24 miles of wooden guttering
over a mile of mahogany handrails
293,655 panes of glass

The Great Exhibition of the works of industry of all nations & Crystal Palace building
Hyde Park 1851

SW7, West Carriage Drive - near, West Carriage Drive - near

In our photo the romantic couple are just about to walk over the plaque. See the plaque at the entrance for more information about these 5 plaques.

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Great Exhibition - Hyde Park - NW

From the V&A website: "The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of a...

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Great Exhibition - Hyde Park - NW

Manages 8 major Royal Parks covering 5,000 acres: Bushy Park (with the Longf...

Artist based in London.

Erected before February 2012.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator

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V2 rocket fell in this neighbourhood, Sunday 19th November 1944, causing significant loss of life, casualties and destruction of homes. 2...

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There are two stone plaques either side of the entrance, low on the wall, and two, rather classier, plaques in the entrance lobby. Readi...

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This garden acquired its name due to its popularity as a lunchtime garden with workers from the nearby General Post Office (long gone). ...

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City of Westminster General Pasquale Paoli, 1725 - 1807, who fought tirelessly for the freedom of Corsica, lived in a building on this s...

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