1971 - Construction work begins with an estimate of 6 years to completion.
1982 - Barbican opened by The Queen.
Londonist have found a map that shows the Barbican overlaid on top of the old street map of the area. They've also found a 1965 pop video filmed at the Barbican construction site.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
foundation of the Barbican Arts Centre
Her Majesty the Queen accompanied by His Royal Highness, the Prince Philip Du...
Sculptor and illustrator. Born Bloomsbury. Executed a large number of public statues and funerary works, and worked closely with George Gilbert Scott on the Albert Memorial. Died at home 52 Circus ...
Gerald Edward Moira was an English painter best known for his murals. Born in London, the son of a former Portuguese diplomat. His first commission was a mural for J. Lyons and Co., for the Trocad...
Writer and illustrator. 1842 married William Pitt Byrne and, when the time came, designed his memorial. Died at home, 16 Montagu Street.
Artist and designer. Born in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, USA. As an art student, he was sponsored by Professor Joseph McKnight, from whom he adopted his middle name. He moved to Paris whe...
The Peelian principles summarise the ideas that Sir Robert Peel developed to define an ethical police force. The approach expressed in th...
{On the floral emblem:} Canada fire fighters. In memory of three members of the corps of (civilian) Canadian fire fighters: Fireman J.S...
Braxton's Coffee House (1702) at no.24 Henrietta Street became Rawthmell's Coffee House in 1715 and later moved to no.25, where the (R)SA first met. The image shows the painting by Anna Katrina Zi...
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