Person    | Male  Born 1956  Died 2011

Dick Whitwell

Categories: Transport

Dick Whitwell

A lifelong professional railwayman who within the Thameslink project team helped transform rail travel through the heart of central London.

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Dick Whitwell, 1956 - 2011 A lifelong professional railwayman who within the ...

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London And Blackwall Railway

London And Blackwall Railway

Opened as the 'Commercial Railway' it connected Central London with the docks.

Place, Transport

1 memorial
drovers trail via Hackney

drovers trail via Hackney

The route to Bishopsgate can still be seen clearly on a current map, wending its way fairly directly via roads and footpaths from Mare Street Narroway down to Virginia Road which, prior redevelopme...

Place, Commerce, Food & Drink, Transport

1 memorial
Roger Blake

Roger Blake

Hackney Council provided this information in 2015: The high level walkway between Hackney Central and Hackney Downs stations was dedicated to Hackney Council’s former Principal Transport Planner, R...

Person, Transport

1 memorial
North South Route in Haringey

North South Route in Haringey

Alan Stanton, suitably impressed with this important plaque, informs that the North South route is now called Watermead Way. Somewhere there must be a plaque commemorating that name change. Please ...

Group, Transport

1 memorial
Bawley fishing boat

Bawley fishing boat

Whitebait were caught by this type of craft in the River Thames, until 1950. The picture source website tells us that the Bawley is a variation of the 'smack' type of ship. The name "is probably de...

Vehicle, Food & Drink, Transport

1 memorial

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Jewish expulsion and resettlement

Jewish expulsion and resettlement

In 1290 Edward I expelled Jews from England and for centuries, apart from those that practised their religion in secret, there were no Jews in England.  In 1657, following a petition to Cromwell an...

Event, Politics & Administration, Religion

4 memorials