Pall Mall - the first street in London to be lit by gas, in 1807.
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City of Westminster
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...
He lived here for nearly 50 years from 1936 until his death in 1983.
This garden acquired its name due to its popularity as a lunchtime garden with workers from the nearby General Post Office (long gone). ...
The renaming, reported by The Tab, was to celebrate 100 years since women gained the vote, and LSE History describes how central this are...
This church, the Stepney Meeting House United Reformed Church, is a union of the former Stepney Meeting House Congregational Church found...
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