Highbury Barn, famous London pleasure resort, 1861-1871.
Historic site - London Borough of Islington
This plaque is no longer in situ. Our picture is taken from 'London Plaques' by Derek Sumeray and John Sheppard, Shire Publications.
N5, Highbury Park, 26, Highbury Barn Pub
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Highbury Barn
Long a rural pleasure resort for Londoners it became notorious in 1861, when ...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Highbury Barn
What was in the air in the fifties that made plaque carvers so inventive with their lettering? The dark section is difficult to read but...
Lord Hugh Jenkins, 1908 - 2004, Putney MP, 1964- 1979, Minister for the Arts, lived at Kenilworth Court. The Putney Society
The map gives a clue as to what that 'special relationship' is all about.
March 2016: Google Street View has this whole house fogged out. Someone ever so important must live there.
The wording of the plaque is a group effort. 'The man, the myth the legend was suggested by his daughter Bonnie. 'Pan global phenomenon' ...
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