Great Exhibition

Plaque

Inscription

700 tons of wrought iron
3800 tons of cast iron
24 miles of wooden guttering
over a mile of mahogany handrails
293,655 panes of glass

The Great Exhibition of the works of industry of all nations & Crystal Palace building
Hyde Park 1851

SW7, West Carriage Drive - near, West Carriage Drive - near

In our photo the romantic couple are just about to walk over the plaque. See the plaque at the entrance for more information about these 5 plaques.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Great Exhibition - Hyde Park - NW

From the V&A website: "The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of a...

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Great Exhibition - Hyde Park - NW

Manages 8 major Royal Parks covering 5,000 acres: Bushy Park (with the Longf...

Artist based in London.

We have laboured long and hard trying to understand what "H.R" and these dates refer to, but have yet to find an answer. Here is a report...

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This brass plaque on the pavement had become badly worn and a new one was erected on a nearby wall.

3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator

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The plaque of Anglesey Stone designed and carved by Morris was unveiled at mid-day on the summer solstice, 2009, to commemorate the first...

2 subjects commemorated, 3 creators

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When we noticed the strange 'fly-away' lines at the beginning and ending of words on this plaque, we thought our camera had malfunctioned...

3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator

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Erected sometime 2008-15.

1 subject commemorated

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