Erection date: 12/12/1989
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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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.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Charing Cross Station - reopening
The original station was built on the site of Hungerford Market and opened in...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Charing Cross Station - reopening
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Charing Cross Station - reopening
The Guardian has a detailed description of the procession from Charing Cross ...
The portcullis plaque to the left is a fire insurance mark of the Westminster insurance company like this one at the Museum of London.
De Gaulle lived here with his family, September 1942-44 (though these dates vary slightly depending on source). See Musee de la Resistan...
The feast of St Alphege is 19 April, which in 1880 was a Monday. He was Archbishop of Canterbury 1006-12. Captured by Vikings and kille...
The plaques are just inside the entrance to the museum.
