{Circular plaque, around a drawing of the viaduct and St James's Bermondsey church, above a shield and a banner:}
London and Greenwich Railway, 1836
SE8, Deptford High Street
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
London and Greenwich Railway - Deptford
The first steam railway to have a terminus in London. Originally it ran, larg...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
London and Greenwich Railway - Deptford
We've been expecting another plaque to appear on this building, commemorating Plantation House and its role (1936 – 1970) in the London T...
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Plaques really should contain enough information to explain their presence at a particular site. This one doesn't so we've done the work...
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Charles Sargeant Jagger 1885 - 1934, sculptor, lived and died here. English Heritage
Philosopher and sage. Born as Narendra Nath Datta in Calcutta. He became a disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahasa and travelled extensively, mainly to Britain and the U.S.A., promoting his religious be...
Person, Philosophy, Religion, India, USA
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do visit the picture source web site - it has a fascinating collection of maps. And we enjoyed these photos of current WW2 ev...
Virginia Clarke, one of her former flatmates, assisted with the unveiling of the plaque.
From the picture source website: "The forerunner of the bicycle, the 'Hobby' or 'Dandy Horse' was invented by the German Baron Karl von Drais in France in 1817. It was introduced to England by Deni...
Created for the town square in Calais following France's devastating defeat in the Prussian War. Erected there in 1895. There are twelve...
