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Plaque

Church Street pavement plaque - 1808 - church

Inscription

1808: The country lane to St Mary’s Church in Paddington was named Church Street. Church records go back to Saxon times.

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

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 - 1808 - church

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St Mary on Paddington Green

From Know Your London: "The first parish church existed as a chapel before 12...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Church Street pavement plaque - 1808 - church

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Church Street pavement plaque - 0050 - Romans

Church Street pavement plaque - 0050 - Romans

Londonist has tackled the history of Watling Street.

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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

Charles Jones plaque

Charles Jones plaque

W5, Windsor Road, 5

Not related to this plaque, but Youtube has a wonderful video of nearby The Mall, from c.1900.

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
Rowland Hill - W2

Rowland Hill - W2

W2, Orme Square, 1

Sir Rowland Hill, 1795 - 1879, postal reformer, lived here. LCC

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne

SE3, Pond Road, 4

Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1804 - 1864, American author, stayed here in 1856. L.C.C.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Walter Wakley

Walter Wakley

SW1, Broadway, 55

Designed by Charles Holden and built 1927 – 1929 as HQ for Underground Electric Railways Company of London, the main forerunner of London...

3 subjects commemorated
Christ Church Spitalfields - fire

Christ Church Spitalfields - fire

E1, Commercial Street, Christ Church Spitalfields - porch

Did they point out that the fire happened on Ash Wednesday because they saw the humour? And "a very inconsiderable outlay" is not how we...

1 subject commemorated, 3 creators