Our picture is taken from an old map showing London toll gates (black circles), but strangely, nothing appears in Finchley.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Finchley Toll Gate
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Finchley Toll Gate
Near this site was situated a toll gate abolished in 1871. The Finchley Society
Other Subjects
1 memorial
London and North Eastern Railway
The second largest of the 'Big Four' railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921. It served the area north and east of London, including the East Coast Main Line from London to Edinburgh via...
2 memorials
Bakerloo Line
London Underground line running from Elephant and Castle to Harrow and Wealdstone. It was originally known as the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway. Londonist have a good succinct history of this ...
4 memorials
Viscount Wakefield of Hythe, Charles Cheers
Businessman. Born Liverpool. His brand name being Castrol he was very successful and set up in the City of London. Lord Mayor in 1915-16. Promoted and funded pioneering aviation and motor sports. 1...
2 memorials
Tower subway
A tunnel beneath the Thames with entrances at Tower Hill and at Vine Lane on the south side. The second tunnel under the Thames (the first being Brunel's) and the first tunnel anywhere built using ...
1 memorial
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September 11 Memorial Garden
W1, Grosvenor Square
From a nearby information board: "Each column of the pergola is formed from a single oak trunk. Three bronze plaques commemorate the 67 ...
68 subjects commemorated,
19 creators
St Johns Church Notting Hill
A Grade II listed building, which forms the centrepiece of the Ladbroke estate. It is dedicated to St John the Evangelist.
1 memorial
Spiers & Pond Hotel
EC4, Old Bailey, 15
The plaque has the name as "Spier and Pond" but this should read "Spiers and Pond".
2 subjects commemorated
Albert Bruce-Joy
Sculptor. Born Dublin. Exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1866. His prolific output includes busts in Westminster Abbey.
1 memorial
League of Nations
Founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference at the end of World War I. At its height, it had 58 member states. Although achieving much in its early years, it was unable to prevent the aggress...
1 memorial
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