Plaque: Hobby-horse bicycle
Inscription
City of Westminster
Denis Johnson (c.1760 - 1833) from his workshop on this site, in 1819, made and sold Britain's first bicycle in its hobby-horse form.
Covent Garden Area Trust and Veteran-Cycle Club, 1988
Site: Hobby-horse bicycle (1 memorial)
WC2, Long Acre, 75, Acre House
75 Long Acre was Denis Johnson's home and workshop. See modern day hobby-horse bicycles in Long Acre.
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