Opened as the 'Commercial Railway' it connected Central London with the docks.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
London And Blackwall Railway
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Bow Road Railway Station
Bow Road Railway Station on the London And Blackwall Railway, built in 1869. ...
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Esso UK PLC
Fuel company. The name is a phonetic representation of the initials of the company's predecessor Standard Oil. In 1972 it was generally replaced by the name Exxon.Â
2 memorials
Dr. Francis Alexander Barton
Co-pilot of the first British public airmail flight. He was a G.P. in Beckenham and had been obsessed with anything aeronautical from an early age. He was awarded a grant of £500 by the Alexandra P...
1 memorial
Port of Tilbury, London
As ships got bigger ports were needed further down the Thames. Â In 1909 Tilbury Port became part of the Port of London Authority. Situated just upstream from Tilbury Fort.
1 memorial
Viscount Wakefield of Hythe, Charles Cheers
Businessman. Born Liverpool. His brand name being Castrol he was very successful and set up in the City of London. Lord Mayor in 1915-16. Promoted and funded pioneering aviation and motor sports. 1...
2 memorials
Park Lane Bridge
Stoke Newington History have a good copy of this old postcard and has "Park Lane was renamed Clissold Crescent. The bridge was demolished in 1931 when the road was widened."Â Local History have the...
1 memorial
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