City of Westminster
Denis Johnson (c.1760 - 1833) from his workshop on this site, in 1819, made and sold Britain's first bicycle in its hobby-horse form.
Covent Garden Area Trust and Veteran-Cycle Club, 1988
WC2, Long Acre, 75, Acre House
75 Long Acre was Denis Johnson's home and workshop. See modern day hobby-horse bicycles in Long Acre.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Hobby-horse bicycle
In 1819, made and sold Britain's first bicycle in its hobby-horse form. As a ...
From the picture source website: "The forerunner of the bicycle, the 'Hobby' ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Hobby-horse bicycle
The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St Joh...
Adjoining this spot stood the Stocks Market, 1282 - 1737. Corporation of the City of London
This plaque is on the wall behind the arch.
English Heritage Sir George Frederic Still, 1868 - 1941, paediatrician, lived here.
This was a good, well-designed, commemorative stone. But then (we surmise) one of the committee people realised that their efforts had ...
This complex of buildings was created to house the Guildhall School of Music, who had outgrown their premises at Aldermanbury. Designed b...
2022: The The Historical Society of Ottawa contacted us with "We recently (re)discovered the plaque to Colonel John By featured on your w...
Nina Bawden, CBE, 1925 - 2012, writer and campaigner for railway safety, lived here, 1976 - 2012. London Borough of Islington Islington P...
There are two other plaques on the front of this building. They don't commemorate anything so we can't really enter them as memorials but...
