City of Westminster
Pall Mall. The first street in London to be lit by gas, in 1807.
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SW1, Pall Mall
We were surprised to see a memorial plaque attached to this piece of street furniture, a way-finding finger-post. Is this the only one? Or are there lots and we've just failed to spot them? Given the subject commemorated perhaps this is a well-placed rarity.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
First gas-lit street
The first public street lighting with gas was demonstrated in Pall Mall by Fr...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
First gas-lit street
The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St Joh...
Surely anyone who decides to repaint a plaque should first check what the inscription is meant to be? We've corrected the rector's name, ...
Spenser to the left; Bacon to the right. The frieze announces proudly 'Islington Central Library'. Above the keystone of the porch the da...
Leyton Town Hall Grade II listed building, designed by John Johnson in a rich eclectic style after a competition involving over thirty en...
This is the home where he died, 2 years earlier than the plaque would have it.
A road and footbridge over the River Thames between the town of Marlow and the village of Bisham. Designed by William Tierney Clark, it is a Grade I listed building.
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