The original Lesney matchbox toys were made just up the canal from here. The Lesney factory produced these toy gems until 1982.
Wick Wonders
Erected sometime 2008-15.
E9, Wallis Road, 90
In our photo the plaque can be seen to the right of the lamp-post, below the white sign.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Lesney Products
The company's name came from the forenames of its founders Leslie Smith (1918...
This inscription is opposite the entrance, below the Shakespeare statue.
As far as we know (and we have walked the full length) this is the only such plaque on the New River. Finsbury Park was created in 1869 ...
Built for the Salvation Army in 1910. Their Women's Social Work HQ moved here in 1911 from offices at another nearby Salvation Army addr...
The Wanamaker plaque is to the right of the Shakespeare memorial.
June 2016: We were astonished to see that not only had this plaque gone but the entire run of buildings has evaporated into thin air. The...
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