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Plaque

Coronation railings

Inscription

The railings erected to commemorate the coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II were presented to the parish church by the Piccadilly and St James's Association.

Site: St James's Piccadilly (4 memorials)

W1, Piccadilly

Standing in Piccadilly one sees 4 memorials on the wall: from left to right: Sotheran Fountain, Garden, Lyttelton Fountain, Railings. There are 3 more memorials in the garden and a plaque on the building outside our photo, to the left, referring to WW2 bomb damage. 

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Coronation railings

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Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II.  A London Inheritance's post 2nd June 1953 – Coronation D...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Coronation railings

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Coronation railings

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Lyttelton Fountain

Lyttelton Fountain

In Memoriam Laura Lyttelton died Easter day 1886

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Sotheran Fountain

Sotheran Fountain

The book-selling business set up by her husband still trades as Sotheran's Ra...

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St james's Garden - people of London - stone

St james's Garden - people of London - stone

In a 1946 British Pathe news film one sees that the Garden of Remembrance was...

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Highgate Primary School

Highgate Primary School

N6, North Hill, Highgate Primary School

To commemorate the Centenary of the founding of Highgate Primary School, 1877 - 1977.

1 subject commemorated
Kingston Hospital - flying bomb

Kingston Hospital - flying bomb

KT2, Kingston Hospital

Brought to our attention by John Arnold who believes the building was the Medical Superintendent's house.

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Thomas Hardy - W2

Thomas Hardy - W2

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1 subject commemorated
Lauderdale Road Synagogue  - Halford

Lauderdale Road Synagogue - Halford

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This design was used repeatedly to commemorate the dead of the City of London Imperial Volunteers in the same campaign. The plaques are n...

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Prime Minister Salisbury

Prime Minister Salisbury

W1, Fitzroy Square, 21

London County Council Robert Gascoyne Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, 1830 - 1903, Prime Minister, lived here.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator