Created in 1751 with responsibility for locks on the river down to Staines. Subsumed into the Thames Conservancy in 1866.
Three generations of the Treacher family held senior positions in the Thames Navigation from 1791-1863 and kept detailed records (see picture) of their work to improve the Thames.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Thames Navigation Commission
This plaque surely can't have been intended to be submerged? Did they accide...
We found the punctuation on this plaque so peculiar we have transcribed it ex...
A train operating company owned by Arriva UK Trains. It operates commuter/regional services from its Central London terminus at London Marylebone along the M40 corridor, as well as long distance se...
Started as a bus company in Aberdeen where it is still based. Operates transport services in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
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...
A prime meridian. Established by Sir George Airy. By 1884, over two-thirds of all ships and tonnage used it as the reference meridian on their charts and maps. In October of that year, 41 delegates...
The Transport Trust is a charitable institution that aims to increase and channel support for transport preservation, acting as the hub of the transport preservation movement. More about their pla...
Present at the unveiling: Princess Clementine of Belgium, several members of the Royal Family, M. Delacroix - the Belgian Premier, Lord ...
Coaching Inn. It's origin is uncertain, but in the 15th century it was owned by the Poynings family and was known as the Crossed Keys or Crowned Keys. It may have been renamed in honour of Queen El...
This town is the birthplace of Shyamji Krishna Varma, who founded India House.
The official Norway site provides useful background information for this plaque. See also the Norwegian gratitude stone.
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