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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

Subjects commemorated i

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

Sir Victor Horsley

Sir Victor Horsley

WC1, Gower Street, 129

Sir Victor Horsley, 1857 - 1916, pioneer of neurosurgery and social reformer, lived here. English Heritage

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Chumleigh Almshouses

Chumleigh Almshouses

SE5, Burgess Park, Chumleigh Gardens

These almshouses were built c.1847 and badly damaged in WW2 which is when the Society vacated them. They are labelled on the map at Marke...

1 subject commemorated
Rotherhithe Tunnel - south - 1

Rotherhithe Tunnel - south - 1

SE16, Brunel Road

The plaques are on the stone pillars either side of the entrance; plaque 1 to the left in our photo and plaque 2 to the right.  The stran...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Dr. Barnardo - Ben Jonson Road

Dr. Barnardo - Ben Jonson Road

E1, Ben Jonson Road, 58 Solent House

Doctor Barnardo, 1845 - 1905, began his work for children in a building on this site in 1866. London County Council

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Sid Towner

Sid Towner

WC1, Brunswick Square, The Brunswick Centre

This floor plaque is in the main piazza, near the Waitrose end. 21 November 2014 we found this bouquet of flowers beside the plaque.

1 subject commemorated