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
first gas-lit street in the world
The first public street lighting with gas was demonstrated in Pall Mall by Frederick Winsor in 1807. In January he lit the street and in June he put on a special gas-lit exhibition here, celebrati...
2 memorials
Serjeant William Stuart Lock Maxwell
William Stuart Lock Maxwell was born in Brixton, one of the six children of William Henry Maxwell (1864-1938) and Agnes Sarah Maxwell née Lock (1864-1953). His birth was registered in 4th quarter o...
War dead, WW1
2 memorials
Potters Bar rail crash
A West Anglian Great Northern train left King's Cross at 12.45 bound for King's Lynn. At 12.55 it crossed over a set of points on which the blades moved suddenly without warning. The rear of the tr...
2 memorials
King's Cross Station
Designed by Lewis Cubitt. Took the name from the area which had taken it from a statue of Geoge IV that once stood at the junction of Pentonville Road, Euston Road, Gray's Inn Road and Caledonian ...
1 memorial
Palmer Tyre Company
From Car History: In June 1892 John F. Palmer (American) obtained two US patents for a “thread-fabric” bicycle pneumatic tire. Shortly afterwards he moved to England; registering the Palmer Tire Co...
1 memorial