Plaque

Great Exhibition - Hyde Park - NW

Inscription

700 tons of wrought iron
3800 tons of cast iron
24 miles of wooden guttering
over a mile of mahogany handrails
293,655 panes of glass

The Great Exhibition of the works of industry of all nations & Crystal Palace building
Hyde Park 1851

SW7, West Carriage Drive - near, West Carriage Drive - near

In our photo the romantic couple are just about to walk over the plaque. See the plaque at the entrance for more information about these 5 plaques.

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Great Exhibition - Hyde Park - NW

From the V&A website: "The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of a...

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Great Exhibition - Hyde Park - NW

Manages 8 major Royal Parks covering 5,000 acres: Bushy Park (with the Longf...

Artist based in London.

London County Council The workshop of Thomas Chippendale and his son, cabinet makers, stood near this site, 1753 - 1813.

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator

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We thank Rosemary Jeffreys, again, for the Latin translation. After the fire the building was restored by the Treasury under Sir Christo...

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Plaque unveiled by his widow Lydia.

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator

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It is known (from British History On-line) that in 1912 properties in Gilston Road were renumbered, but the details are not given. One ca...

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London County Council Thomas Sheraton, 1751 - 1806, furniture designer, lived here.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator

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