Plaque

Charing Cross Station - reopening

Erection date: 12/12/1989

Inscription

This plaque was unveiled by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Simon Mabey to mark the re-opening of Charing Cross Station, 12 December 1989.
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Site: Charing Cross Station (2 memorials)

WC2, Strand, Charing Cross Station

There are two plaques below the clock.  The upper, smaller one is for the reopening, the lower one is for the US President.

Ian Visits has a good post about this station from its inception.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Charing Cross Station - reopening

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Charing Cross Station - renovation

The original station was built on the site of Hungerford Market and opened in...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Charing Cross Station - reopening

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Network SouthEast

Operated trains in London and the South East.

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Simon Mabey

Lord Mayor of Westminster in 1989-90.

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Charing Cross Station - reopening

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Charing Cross Station - US President

Charing Cross Station - US President

The Guardian has a detailed description of the procession from Charing Cross ...

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