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Plaque

Church Street pavement plaque - 0050 - Romans

Inscription

AD50: The Romans built Watling Street (Edgware Road). Lissen village later grew where an ancient track (Harrow Road) met the Roman road.

has tackled the history of Watling Street.

Site: Nightingale Street Buildings + pavement plaques (12 memorials)

NW8, Salisbury Street, Morris House

The eleven pavement plaques can be seen randomly distributed over this paved area. The Nightingale Street Buildings plaque can just be seen in our photo, on the red brick building, partly obscured by the shop awning.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Church Street pavement plaque - 0050 - Romans

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Roman road

There are 7 "Roman Road"s in the London A-Z, plus various "Roman Way"s, etc. ...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Church Street pavement plaque - 0050 - Romans

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Church Street pavement plaque - 1808 - church

Church Street pavement plaque - 1808 - church

The church is immediately north of the Westway, beside its parish hall.

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Church Street pavement plaque - 1812 - Canal

Church Street pavement plaque - 1812 - Canal

1812: Construction of Regent’s Canal attracted Irish navvies & their fami...

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Church Street pavement plaque - 1831 - theatre

Church Street pavement plaque - 1831 - theatre

1831 – 1962: Charlie Chaplin was one of many famous artists to perform at the...

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Church Street pavement plaque - 1855 - shops

Church Street pavement plaque - 1855 - shops

1855: Richard Jordan opened a pawnbroker’s, which became Jordan’s Department ...

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Church Street pavement plaque - 1863 - underground

Church Street pavement plaque - 1863 - underground

1863: The Metropolitan Line, from Paddington to Faringdon via Marylebone, was...

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Nearby Memorials

Sidney Godley - E2

Sidney Godley - E2

E2, Digby Street, Sidney Godley House

In later life he became a school caretaker in Tower Hamlets, which is the only connection we can find between him and the area.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Battle of Lewisham - Plaque

Battle of Lewisham - Plaque

SE14, New Cross Road, 323, New Cross Inn

The plaque is on the brick wall to the right of the pub. The photo on our page for the Battle was taken right in front of this pub.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Wash-house foundation stone

Wash-house foundation stone

SW1, Great Smith Street, Westminster Archives Centre

Seems likely that the F. J. Smith is the same architect as the one who built Caxton Hall with William Lee. Andrew Behan has researched s...

10 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Lucy Phillimore

Lucy Phillimore

E2, Warner Place, 52, St Peter’s Church Hall

The inscription is carved into the stone and the date appears to read 1082 but the spacing is wrong, so some unknown event has corrupted ...

1 subject commemorated
Artists' studios - W11

Artists' studios - W11

W11, Lansdowne Road

From RBKC: Built by Australian millionaire and art patron, Sir Edmund Davis. Designed by William Flockhart as six artists’ flats with two...

6 subjects commemorated, 1 creator