An automated light metro system, opened in 1987 and extended four times.
2024: Londonist have an excellent Brief History Of The DLR.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Docklands Light Railway
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DLR extension to Lewisham - Greenwich
{Above the CGL Rail and DLR logos:} Docklands Light Railway Lewisham Extensio...
DLR extension to Lewisham - Lewisham
Docklands Light Railway This plaque was unveiled by the Deputy Prime Minister...
Greathead shield at Bank
This 'Greathead' type tunnelling shield ws left at this point 18 metres below...
Other Subjects
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 ...
1 memorial
High Speed 1
A high-speed railway link from London through Kent to the UK end of the Channel Tunnel. Officially known as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) and originally as the Union Railway or Continental Ma...
2 memorials
3 memorials
Susan Constant
The largest of the three ships which sailed in 1606 to found the Jamestown Settlement. Captained by Christopher Newport, she carried 71 colonists including Captain John Smith. There is some thought...
1 memorial
Croydon atmospheric railway
An experiment by the London and Croydon Railway. Pumping stations were built which created a vacuum in a pipe laid between the rails. Each carriage had a piston that entered a slot in the tube, sea...
2 memorials
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Thomas Smith (Tottenham)
From British History Online we've learnt that lordships are something that could be bought and sold. The Tottenham lordships were tied in with Bruce Castle, until Thomas Smith got involved. Smith l...
1 memorial
Highbury Quadrant Congregational Church - 7 Blake
N5, Highbury Quadrant
The 7 plaques are on different faces of the frontage of the building. We've numbered them left to right. Plaque 3 can be seen in our phot...
1 subject commemorated
James Hulbert
EC4, Riverside walk, Garden of Fishmongers' Hall
We took our photos from the Riverside Walk, through a locked gate. To the right of our photo (out of view) one can see into the large ent...
6 subjects commemorated,
7 creators
W. Francis
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
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