The building in which some of these people worked is nearby. 1934 Euston House was built on what is now Eversholt Street as the headquarters of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Designed by Albert Victor Heal and William Henry Hamlyn. Art Deco in design it has some interesting abstract sculpture near the top on the Station side.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
men and women of the London Midland and Scottish Railway
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Euston War Memorial
{On the front face:} In memory of our glorious dead. {On a stone panel on t...
Other Subjects
transportation to Australia
One of the (many) supposed origins of the word 'pom' for an Englishman, is that convicts were branded with the initials of 'Prisoner of Millbank'.
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 ...
Marine Society
From the Marine Society: "Founded with the aim of providing men to fight in the King's ships as Britain faced war with most of Europe, The Marine Society was the world's first charity dedicated to ...
Homerton Footpath Bridge
Also known as the Parnell Road Bridge. Opened in conjunction with the Hertford Union Canal (now part of the Grand Union Canal), which it spans.
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William Gilpin
SM3, High Street, Cheam, Tabor Court
William Gilpin 1724 - 1804 These flats have been built on the site of Cheam School. From 1752 - 1777, William Gilpin, satirised by Willia...
Joseph James Thomas
In the London Regiment of the Royal Fusiliers and killed at the battle of Passchendaele. Andrew Behan has researched this man and provides the following information: Born about 1876 in Clerkenwel...
Alfred Cotgreave
Alfred Cotgreave was born on 7 June 1846 in Eccleston, Cheshire, the son of Robert and Mary Cotgreave and was baptised as Alfred Robert Cotgreave on 4 April 1847 in St Catherine's Church, Tranmere,...
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