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 thank Steve Roffey for alerting us to this item at Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association 1. We thank FNA for the photos and for their ca...
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Marie Carmichael Stopes, 1880 - 1958. Writer, dramatist and poet. Publicist of the campaign for sexual education. Advocate of family p...
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Reading right to left: De Pass; Rhodes-Moorhouse; Keysor; Campbell; Dunville; Colyer-Fergusson; Hewitt; Elliott-Cooper; Watson; Drummond;...
Composer of the Classical period - prominent and prolific. Born Austria as Franz Joseph Haydn. Aged 6 he was sent away to train as a musician. Worked primarily for the wealthy Esterházy family. ...
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