1812: Construction of Regent’s Canal attracted Irish navvies & their families. 1956 saw the last horse-drawn barge.
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.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Church Street pavement plaque - 1812 - Canal
Created following the passing of the Regent's Canal Bill in July 1812, to cut...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Church Street pavement plaque - 1812 - Canal
The church is immediately north of the Westway, beside its parish hall.
1831 – 1962: Charlie Chaplin was one of many famous artists to perform at the...
1855: Richard Jordan opened a pawnbroker’s, which became Jordan’s Department ...
1863: The Metropolitan Line, from Paddington to Faringdon via Marylebone, was...
In 1958 this building opened as Herbert Morrison House, 195, Walworth Road - the Labour Party headquarters until the 1990s. At some poin...
In our picture the Jubilee Market Traders plaque can be seen on the back wall of the arcade. Â In front of it, the Queen's stone plaque is...
{On the small plaque:} To mark the centenary of Rookfield Garden Village Ltd incorporated 28th August 1913. {On the larger plaque} Willi...
Sounds like an amazing turnout, but we wonder who actually counted all those people. The pool has been filled in, and we reckon from the ...
 Brentford and Chiswick Local History Society confirms our link to the 4th Earl.
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