Plaque

Norland Square railings

Erection date: 2007

Inscription

These railings were completed in 2007 to replace the original railings which were removed at the beginning of the Second World War.
Norland Square Garden Committee
Susan Walker Architects
The Cast Iron Co Ltd

This is the second plaque we have found commemorating railings replacement. We are surprised that it has taken so long for this destruction to be commemorated.

Site: Norland Square railings (1 memorial)

W11, Norland Square

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Norland Square railings

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Recycling the nations' railings - WW2

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
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Norland Square Garden Committee

The managing committee of Norland Square Garden in London, W11.

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Susan Walker Architects

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The Cast Iron Co Ltd

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