1845 - 1847, one of only four such railways in the world. The London to Croydon atmospheric railway operated through South Norwood. Norwood pumping station was located 50m north of this bridge.
People for Portland Road
SE25, Portland Road, Railway Bridge
In our photo the plaque can be seen on the red brick pier to the left of the advertising hoarding.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Croydon atmospheric railway
An experiment by the London and Croydon Railway. Pumping stations were built ...
This building provided the propulsion for the Croydon atmospheric railway. We...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Croydon atmospheric railway
Group which works for the regeneration of Portland Road and its surrounding a...
We originally photo’ed this plaque in 2009 on the previous building at this site. In September 2013 Rocker Ages sent this link showing t...
Here William Penn (1644 - 1718) Quaker statesman and man of vision, founder of Pennsylvania and planner of Philadelphia, friend of the In...
London Borough of Barnet Sir Ove N. Arup, lived in this house from 1932 to 1939.
Rudy Narayan, 1938 - 1998, barrister, civil rights activist, community champion and "voice for the voiceless", practised law here 1987 - ...
We thank David Hopkins, our Latin consultant, for yet again providing the Latin translation, without which we really would have no idea w...
Built in 1892 by Charles Henman Jr. this heavily decorated group of buildings makes up Croydon's Municipal buildings complex. The buildin...
Scientist and engineer. Designed marine turbines. Born 13 Connaught Place, Hyde Park into an aristocratic family. Died on board the liner The Duchess of Richmond, after taking ill in Jamaica.
Edward Ardizzone, 1900 - 1979, artist and illustrator, lived here, 1920 - 1972. English Heritage
These stones are laid in the ground to the right of the wreath that can be seen in our photograph. Left to right they are: Suez, Gang Sho...
An area roughly equivalent to modern-day Hyde Park. It was owned by Westminster Abbey, and its woods afforded both fire-wood and shelter for the monks and for their game and water-fowl.
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