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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

Trenchard - Metropolitan Police

Trenchard - Metropolitan Police

SW1, Victoria Embankment, Victoria Embankment Gardens - Whitehall section

The building behind is the former Air Ministry.  We thank Jamie Davis for finding this link to the British Pathe news film of the unveili...

1 subject commemorated
Hugh Price Hughes

Hugh Price Hughes

WC1, Taviton Street, 8

Hugh Price Hughes, 1847 - 1902, Methodist preacher lived and died here. English Heritage

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Mary Kingsley

Mary Kingsley

N6, Southwood Lane, 22

Greater London Council Mary Kingsley, 1862 - 1900, traveller and ethnologist, lived here as a child.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Hindle House Blitz bomb

Hindle House Blitz bomb

E8, Arcola Street, Hindle House

This plaque is in the inner north-east corner of the Hindle estate. See the Hindle House first plaque for more information.

Civilian war dead | WW2
7 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
John Logie Baird - Frith Street - LCC

John Logie Baird - Frith Street - LCC

W1, Frith Street, 22

Two plaques to the same event, one British and one American.

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator