City of Westminster
Pall Mall. The first street in London to be lit by gas, in 1807.
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SW1, Pall Mall
We were surprised to see a memorial plaque attached to this piece of street furniture, a way-finding finger-post. Is this the only one? Or are there lots and we've just failed to spot them? Given the subject commemorated perhaps this is a well-placed rarity.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
First gas-lit street
The first public street lighting with gas was demonstrated in Pall Mall by Fr...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
First gas-lit street
The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St Joh...
Red House, built in 1859 - 60 by Philip Webb, architect, for William Morris, poet and artist, who lived here 1860 - 1865. Greater London ...
The rather odd wording of the plaque is explained by an item in the RSC Historical Group Newsletter, February 2010. As part of National S...
J. R. Ackerley, 1896 - 1967, writer and literary editor, lived here, 1941 - 1967. The Putney Society
Plaque unveiled by Christie's son.
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