Government-created owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in Great Britain. It superseded Railtrack P.L.C.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Network Rail
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First Blackfriars Station
SER Blackfriars Station This is the entrance to the former Blackfriars Statio...
King's Cross Station
King's Cross Station - Lewis Cubitt (1799 - 1883) architect. The station was ...
King's Cross war memorial - 3. post-renovations
{On the left side of the rusty information panel:} The war memorial at King’s...
Lewisham train disaster
In memory of those who lost their lives. Lewisham train disaster, 4th Decembe...
Other Subjects
King William Street underground station
The station took over an existing building, number 46, entrance and booking hall on the ground floor with offices above. Became obsolete when the line was extended to Moorgate and was demolished in...
1 memorial
London steam carriage
Londonist have a piece on this early manifestation of the car and steam locomotive, rolled into one.
1 memorial
HMS Sovereign of the Seas
Sovereign of the Seas was a 17th-century warship of the English Navy. She was ordered as a 90-gun first-rate ship of the line, but at launch was armed with 102 bronze guns at the insistence of Char...
1 memorial
Charles Rolls
Born 35 Hill Street, W1, son of Lord Llangattock, John Rolls. A keen racing cyclist, he became the fourth man in England to own a car, took to racing cars and repeatedly broke the land speed record...
Person, Aviation, Commerce, Industry, Seriously Famous, Transport
1 memorial
HMS Warrior
A steam-powered armoured frigate. She and her sister ship HMS Black Prince were built in response to France's launching in 1859 of the first ocean-going ironclad warship, the Gloire. She became obs...
1 memorial
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Ernest Dowson
Poet. Born Kent. A member of The Rhymers' Club. At the end of his life he was impoverished and was looked after by Robert Sherard at his house at 26 Sandhurst Gardens, Catford, where he died.
2 memorials
John Compton Lawrance, QC, MP
High Court Judge. Came from Lincolnshire. From Plymounth Law Review we learn: "John Lawrance was Conservative MP for South Lincolnshire for ten years, from 1880 to 1890, until his appointment as ...
1 memorial
Benjamin Franklin
Natural philosopher, writer, revolutionary politician and inventor. Born Boston, Massachusetts. Crossed the Atlantic 8 times, living for many years apart from his wife and children. A keen swimmer...
Person, Politics & Administration, Science, Seriously Famous, USA
2 memorials
Thomas Earp
Architectural carver. Born Nottinghamshire. Worked out of 1 Kennington Road. Do not confuse with Thomas Earp the politician, with similar dates.
2 memorials
Royal Coburg Theatre
SE1, The Cut, Old Vic Theatre
Leopold and Charlotte had married on 2 May and Charlotte was already known to be pregnant so they were probably seen as a golden couple a...
3 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
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