Erection date: 1999
London bicycle messenger, Danny, 1999, killed near this spot.
W2, Praed Street
We captured this memorial a few years ago (c. 2006) and don't know if it has survived the traffic.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
cyclist Danny
Much of the street research for LondonRemembers is done by bike. 820 cyclists...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
cyclist Danny
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