Alan Stanton, suitably impressed with this important plaque, informs that the North South route is now called Watermead Way. Somewhere there must be a plaque commemorating that name change. Please let us know when you find it.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
North South Route in Haringey
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North South route in Haringey
This plaque was unveiled by John Prescott MP in the presence of the Mayor, Co...
Other Subjects
Kilburn Bridge
The ever-useful Underground Map gives "Kilburn Bridge once marked the spot where the Edgware Road crossed the River Westbourne. Kilburn Bridge, which was recorded in 1398 and thought to have been b...
1 memorial
Bawley fishing boat
Whitebait were caught by this type of craft in the River Thames, until 1950. The picture source website tells us that the Bawley is a variation of the 'smack' type of ship. The name "is probably de...
1 memorial
Hansom cab
Invented and patented by Joseph Hansom. This horse-drawn carriage, or cabriolet, had larger wheels and a lower cab,with the driver sitting behind, giving it greater stability and increased speed, w...
1 memorial
College Road Tollgate
The only surviving tollgate in London. The current charge (2018) is £1.20. This drawing shows the tollgate in possibly the late 18th or early 19th century.
1 memorial
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
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Lord Ashfield - W1
W1, South Street, 43
Note the use of London Underground’s own typeface, Johnston Sans. 2020: This house was up for sale and the estate agents noted that Ashf...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
City University
EC1, St John Street, College Building
This lovely frieze which represents the "Useful Arts", runs across above the main entrance to the building. On either side cherubs presen...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
St Alphege, Southwark
In 1880 the church of St Alphege was built on the eastern corner of the junction of Lancaster Street and King James Street. It was dedicated in 1882. Post WW2 it went into decline and was declared ...
1 memorial
Private George Frederick Faux
George Frederick Faux was born on 18 July 1898 in Paddington, together with his twin brother, John Percy Faux (1898-1899), the seventh and eighth of the eleven children of John Benjamin Faux (b.185...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
General Post Office capital
E17, Vestry Road, Vestry House Museum
185cm high x 160cm wide x 160cm deep and over 5 tons.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
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