The king gave up part of Regent's Park for this public improvement.
The bridge, designed by William Booth Scott, was once considered one of the finest bridges in London. Bomb damage in 1941 caused the loss of some of the cast bronze gas lamp standards and one of the plaques. More recent damage was caused by a road accident and then one of the plaques was stolen. All this has recently (April 2009) been repaired and reinstated.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Gloucester Gate Bridge
The close up photo was taken some months (and some graffiti) after the other ...
Vestry of St Pancras Gloucester Gate Bridge and Approach Road This bridge a...
Albert Lancelot Haley was born on 11 October 1882, a son of James Alexander Haley (1828-1902) and Emma Haley née Harrison (1842-1913). His birth was registered in the 4th quarter of 1882 in the Kin...
Airplane designed and built by Alliott Verdon Roe. The first all-British aircraft, its maiden flight took place on Walthamstow Marshes. The photograph shows Roe standing by the plane. We guess Roe ...
A road and footbridge over the River Thames between the town of Marlow and the village of Bisham. Designed by William Tierney Clark, it is a Grade I listed building.
This toll gate is thought to have stood about where Marble Arch now stands.
First things first - pronounce his name to rhyme to with turkeys. He has a claim to having created London Transport. Born Philadelphia. The memorial describes him as 'creative' and 'imaginative' ...
A married couple, both born in 1884, they lived at Hindle House, Arcola Street, Hackney and were killed there when a high explosive bomb was dropped on the building. Both buried at East London Ceme...
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