1812: Construction of Regent’s Canal attracted Irish navvies & their families. 1956 saw the last horse-drawn barge.
NW8, Salisbury Street, Morris House
The eleven pavement plaques can be seen randomly distributed over this paved area. The Nightingale Street Buildings plaque can just be seen in our photo, on the red brick building, partly obscured by the shop awning.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Church Street pavement plaque - 1812 - Canal
Created following the passing of the Regent's Canal Bill in July 1812, to cut...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Church Street pavement plaque - 1812 - Canal
The church is immediately north of the Westway, beside its parish hall.
1831 – 1962: Charlie Chaplin was one of many famous artists to perform at the...
1855: Richard Jordan opened a pawnbroker’s, which became Jordan’s Department ...
1863: The Metropolitan Line, from Paddington to Faringdon via Marylebone, was...
The photo (© TfL from the London Transport Museum collection) of the plaque is from the 'News of T.O.T.' article which is held by the Lon...
Building by Lutyens as the Central Club for the YWCA. This foundation stone is low down at the left of the frontage. In 1933 only a few ...
This memorial was planted just over two years after the violent death of Mountbatten.
We've put the pin for these 6 plaques at the entrance to the alleyway but they are actually laid into the ground, distributed along the a...
This is the foundation stone of the 1928 Lloyd's building.
Born Vienna, educated England, granted English citizenship 1865. Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland (a member of the royal household in Scotland) 1881 - 1890. Best known for the head of Queen Victor...
The eleven pavement plaques can be seen randomly distributed over this paved area. The Nightingale Street Buildings plaque can just be se...
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