The New River opened 1613 to bring fresh water from Hertfordshire to London.
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 so it's possible it was erected then, or possibly in 1913, to celebrate the 300th anniversary.
N4, Finsbury Park
Our thanks to Mandy for adding scale to our photo.
Unveiled by A. N. Wilson, an historian educated at Rugby, as part of the 450th anniversary celebrations.
2022: Timothy Fox drew our attention to the fact that this building and the plaque have gone (demolished 2018). Yet another spreadsheet t...
But he did not live in the building here today, he lived in Furnival's Inn.
London County Council Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, 1853-1917, actor-manager lived here.
This is really an information board rather than a plaque and has a number of pictures with captions. We have transcribed the main body o...
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