City of Westminster
Denis Johnson (c.1760 - 1833) from his workshop on this site, in 1819, made and sold Britain's first bicycle in its hobby-horse form.
Covent Garden Area Trust and Veteran-Cycle Club, 1988
WC2, Long Acre, 75, Acre House
75 Long Acre was Denis Johnson's home and workshop. See .
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Hobby-horse bicycle
In 1819, made and sold Britain's first bicycle in its hobby-horse form. As a ...
From the picture source website: "The forerunner of the bicycle, the 'Hobby' ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Hobby-horse bicycle
The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St Joh...
This building is often said to be Dickens' only surviving London home. Â There is at least one other: 10 Norfolk Street, now 22 Cleveland ...
This is a lovely plaque but the fireman's helmet on a plaque for a police constable is odd. It doesn't even seem as if a fire was involved.
On this site there used to be a sister to Hotel Russell, also designed by Fitzroy Doll and erected in 1898. It was demolished in the 196...
This panel refers to no bank. It references Peace, a common wish, but since the panel apparently came off a building that was erected 193...
The wording of this plaque is almost identical to that on the one that the Queen unveiled, plaque 2.
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