Plaque

Waterloo Station - 175 years

Erection date: 11/7/2023

Inscription

{In the circle, with line drawings of an early steam engine and a current electric train:}
Celebrating 175 years of Waterloo.

{Text below:}
This plaque was unveiled on Tuesday 11 July 2023 to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the opening of the original Waterloo Bridge Station on this site on Tuesday 11 July 1848.

Site: Waterloo Station - mezzanine (2 memorials)

SE1, Waterloo Station

By 'mezzanine' we mean the half-floor around the main concourse, though Network Rail called it a 'balcony' in their press release announcing its opening in 2012.

In our photo the Battle of Waterloo medallion on its white marble is in front of the person in the black baseball cap and the Waterloo Station is above the blue Metro container.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Waterloo Station - 175 years

Subjects commemorated i

Waterloo Station

Opened by the London and South Western Railway on 11 July 1848 as ‘Waterloo B...

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Waterloo Station - 175 years

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Network Rail

Government-created owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in G...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
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Battle of Waterloo

Battle of Waterloo

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