Group    From 16/7/1846  To 1922

London and North Western Railway

Categories: Transport

Formed by the amalgamation of the Grand Junction Railway, London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway. In 1922 merged with other companies to form the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
London and North Western Railway

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Harrow & Wealdstone Station

Harrow & Wealdstone Station Opened by London and Birmingham Railway, 20.7...

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Harold Bride

Harold Bride

Born Harold Sidney Bride in Nunhead. He was trained by the Marconi Wireless Company and joined the RMS Titanic as junior wireless operator. After the ship's collision, he remained at his post until...

Person, Tragedy, Transport

1 memorial
Ace Cafe

Ace Cafe

It originally catered for the traffic on the newly opened North Circular Road. Destroyed in a WW2 air raid, it was rebuilt in 1949 and through the 50s became a haven for the 'ton-up-boys' and then ...

Building, Food & Drink, Transport

2 memorials
Central London Railway

Central London Railway

Railway line, known as the 'Twopenny Tube', as all tickets were sold at the price of two pre-decimal pennies. It was taken over by London Underground, becoming the Central line. See Londonist for ...

Place, Transport

1 memorial
Victoria Station

Victoria Station

The London Brighton and South Coast Railway opened their side of the station in 1860. Another part of the station, The London Chatham and Dover Railway (later South East and Chatham Railway, or SEC...

Place, Transport

1 memorial
Charles Melville Hays

Charles Melville Hays

Railway president. Born in Rock Island, Illinois. He started working on the railroads at the age of 17, and progressed through the business, eventually becoming the General Manager of the Grand Tru...

Person, Tragedy, Transport, Canada, USA

1 memorial

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Great Storm of 1987

Great Storm of 1987

In the early hours of Friday 16 October 1987 a great storm struck South East England. In four violent hours London lost 250,000 trees. Its skyline changed for ever.  22 people were killed in Englan...

Event, Tragedy

11 memorials
Holocaust / Holocaust Memorial Day

Holocaust / Holocaust Memorial Day

Events for this day (27 January every year) are organised by The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust which exists so that we learn the lessons of the past to build a better future now. It is responsible f...

Event, History, Tragedy, Austria, Germany, Poland

15 memorials
Great Exhibition - Hyde Park - SW

Great Exhibition - Hyde Park - SW

SW7, South Carriage Drive, Will to Win cafe

See the plaque at the entrance for more information about these 5 plaques.

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators