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Plaque

Norland Square railings

Norland Square railings

Photograph by: 91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Norland Square railings

Photograph by: 91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Erection date: 2007

Inscription

These railings were completed in 2007 to replace the original railings which were removed at the beginning of the Second World War.
Norland Square Garden Committee
Susan Walker Architects
The Cast Iron Co Ltd

This is the second plaque we have found commemorating railings replacement. We are surprised that it has taken so long for this destruction to be commemorated.

Site: Norland Square railings (1 memorial)

W11, Norland Square

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Norland Square railings

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Recycling the nations' railings - WW2

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World War 2

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Norland Square railings

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Norland Square Garden Committee

The managing committee of Norland Square Garden in London, W11.

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Susan Walker Architects

Architects. Their projects include work within conservation areas and the alt...

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The Cast Iron Co Ltd

Makers of street furniture, lighting and architectural metalwork.

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