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Plaque

Hertsmere Road opened

Erection date: 22/9/1983

Inscription

This Highway was opened by HRH Princess Alexandra on September 22nd 1983.

The graphic is similar to the logo used by the Bow Heritage Trail, and see for more examples of its use. Apart from the graphic this really is a very dull plaque - even a princess on scissor duty can't bring interest to the opening of a road. Competing plaques include: Haringey's north-south route; London Wall road; West Silvertown Urban Village and Marylebone Flyover.

Site: Hertsmere Road opened (1 memorial)

E14, Hertsmere Road

The plaque can be seen in our photo, in the ground between the road name and the next bollard to the right. The building in the background is the Dockmaster's House. An shows that this road follows the line of a canal. This and Hertsmere Road are within the : "The regeneration of London’s Docklands was entrusted to the London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC) in 1981, and responsibility was handed back to Tower Hamlets by the LDDC in 1998." So it was during that time that this rather dull plaque was unveiled, for a reason that is not clear to us.

From : The Dockmaster's House was designed by John Rennie and named Bridge House. Built in 1819, it was converted into offices in 1955.

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Princess Alexandra, Lady Ogilvy

Granddaughter of King George V and daughter of George, Duke of Kent. Born Ale...

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