From Geograph: This turnpike was merged into the Metropolitan Turnpike Trust by act of parliament and closed by the enactment of the Metropolis Roads Amendment Act 1863 (c.78). From 1 July 1864.
See this turnpike on a map of 1790.
From Geograph: This turnpike was merged into the Metropolitan Turnpike Trust by act of parliament and closed by the enactment of the Metropolis Roads Amendment Act 1863 (c.78). From 1 July 1864.
See this turnpike on a map of 1790.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
City Road turnpike
Historic Site City Road turnpike stood near here, 1766 - 1864. London Borou...
Pub in Charles Dickens's "Oliver Twist".
Manufacturer with premises in Nottingham and a warehouse and offices in London. Father of Samuel Morley. Our Picture Source gives much information about his life and confirms that he was born in ...
Funeral directors based in West Norwood mostly known for monumental masonry, taken over by Smiths of Southwark. The picture source website has an interesting page about the history of their busine...
Philanthropist who promoted Christian missionary work. Died following an accident at Bath. He is listed on the plaque as a menber of the Clapham Sect but it did not really get going until his dea...
Created by Thomas Joplin (1790?–1847) and George Fife Angas (1789 – 1879) as one of the first joint stock banks with a base in London and provincial branches. The London base was at 15 Bishopsgate...
Founded after World War II, to replace the League of Nations. Its stated aims are: 'facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, hum...
English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. These include prehistoric sites, medieval castles, Roman forts,...
Founded as part of the new hospital in Paddington. It merged with Imperial College in 1988 and again with the Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School in 1997. Notable alumni include Sir Alexan...
Looking at London has a page about these little blue people but even there we can find no origin story explaining why and when the first such statues were erected. We note that there seems to be a ...
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