We can't see this turnpike on a map of 1790. View from the Mirror has a good general post on London turnpikes.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Coppice Row turnpike
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Coppice Row turnpike
Coppice Row turnpike stood near here, c 1750 - 1830. London Borough of Islin...
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Mitre Tavern
Fleet Street. This pub dates from Shakespeare's time. Johnson and Boswell often visited. It was pulled down in 1829 by Hoares to extend their bank.
First postmarks in the world
Inked date stamps were at first called 'Bishops marks' after their inventor, Henry Bishop, Postmaster General, 1660-1663. The post office was receiving complaints about late arrival of the post. ...
Lanesborough Hotel
A 5 star hotel, reputedly the most expensive in London. In 2011 the highest rate was £14,000 per night. Each guest is allocated a 24 hour butler.
Anchor / Barclay Perkins Brewery
Thrale.com states that the Anchor name was acquired during Child's ownership, since he supplied the navy with "masts, yards and bowsprits as well as stores and beer." Wikipedia gives the early lif...
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Steve Collins
Our colleague, Andrew Behan, has researched this young man: Steve Constantine Collins was born on 2 May 1963 in Hackney and died, aged 17 years, on 18 January 1981 in a fire at party being held at ...
Walter Abraham Wilson
Killed as a result of a 13 October 1944 air raid on Coronation Avenue. Walter Abraham Wilson was born on 16 June 1882 in Hoxton, Middlesex (now Greater London), one of the seven children of Edward...
Colonial Office - B19 - Edward I
SW1, Whitehall, Foreign Office
Statues Hither and Thither has been invaluable in identifying some of the busts and most of the statues. The statues are not labelled and...
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