The original Lesney matchbox toys were made just up the canal from here. The Lesney factory produced these toy gems until 1982.
Wick Wonders
Erected sometime 2008-15.
E9, Wallis Road, 90
In our photo the plaque can be seen to the right of the lamp-post, below the white sign.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Lesney Products
The company's name came from the forenames of its founders Leslie Smith (1918...
Delightful building, isn't it?
This pair of semi-detached houses was built in 1881 and immediately put to use as Westfield College. Number 6, to the left with the West...
Walham Green Station This Grade II listed building was originally the entrance arcade and booking hall of Walham Green Station on the Dis...
London County Council Aubrey Beardsley. 1872-1898, artist, lived here.
Westminster City Council James Purdey the younger, 1828 - 1909, gunmaker, built these premises in 1880 to house his new showrooms and wo...
