Plaque

Jubilee Walkway - NW1

Inscription

This plaque commemorates the inauguration of the Bloomsbury section of the Silver Jubilee Walkway in the London Borough of Camden by HRH the Duke of Gloucester, Patron of the Silver Jubilee Walkway Trust on Wednesday 3 October 1979.

Sally Peltier - Mayor London Borough of Camden,
Sir Peter Parker MVO - Chairman British Railways Board,
Robert Shaw - Chairman Silver Jubilee Walkway Trust.

The text is on the right side of the plaque. The photograph shows the left side of the plaque which has a map giving the route of the whole walkway. Jubilee Walkway provides more information.

Site: Jubilee Walkway - NW1 (1 memorial)

NW1, Euston Road

This memorial is in the open space in front of Euston Station.

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Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

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Silver Jubilee Walkway Trust / Walk21

The Silver Jubilee Walkway Trust was established in 1977.  They became the Ju...

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Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester

Second son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and inherited the title on his...

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Sir Peter Parker

Chairman British Railways Board.

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Sally G. Peltier

From our Image Source, the Camden New Journal, we learn than Sally Peltier wa...

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Robert Shaw

Chairman Silver Jubilee Walkway Trust.

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