Erection date: 2/10/2019
This public space, previously three lanes of motor traffic, was opened by Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, Transport for London and Islington Council on 2 October 2019
N7, Highbury Corner
A dull plaque, but the removal of 3 lanes of motor traffic is worth celebrating.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Highbury Corner traffic scheme
This scheme converted a roundabout, which was unfriendly to pedestrians and p...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Highbury Corner traffic scheme
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The shape of the monument suggests a railway carriage cut in two. 2020:Wikipedia names the sculptor as Richard Healy and we are informed...
The close up photo was taken some months (and some graffiti) after the other photo.
A misunderstanding? A joke? Do the owners now claim they have an English Heritage blue plaque on their house? See Tufnell Park Road for a...
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