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Cannon in Gunpowder Square

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We can find no information on the history of this place nor reason for the presence of the cannon.

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Cannon in Gunpowder Square

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Cannon

{On plaque attached to one side of cannon:} Opened on 29th November 1989 by ...

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The Polygon

The Polygon

Polygon Road was the site of The Polygon - a fifteen sided building of 32 houses situated around a garden. William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft lived at No 29 for a time and their daughter, later...

Place, Architecture

1 memorial
Collins Music Hall

Collins Music Hall

As Sam Vagg (1827-65) he was a chimney sweep but as Sam Collins he was an "Irish" singer. In 1862 he took over the Lansdowne Arms, turned it into a music hall and renamed it after himself. Sam died...

Place, Theatre

1 memorial
Lion rampant 'H' boundary markers

Lion rampant 'H' boundary markers

These markers are similar in function to Elger's boundary marker, but with no names or dates to assist. The local manor house, Highbury House, used to be on the site of Eton House, Leigh Road, to ...

Place, Property

3 memorials
Tyburn tree

Tyburn tree

The first recorded execution here was the hanging of the champion of London's poor, William Fitz Osbern in 1196. Back then there may have been a real tree but in 1571 the 'Tyburn Tree' was erected....

Place, Execution, Law, Tragedy

5 memorials
Duchess Theatre

Duchess Theatre

The Duchess Theatre began a distinguished career as a home for both drama and comedy when it opened with the war play "Tunnel Trench" in 1929. Prominent productions have included the 1936 London d...

Place, Theatre

1 memorial