City of Westminster
Pall Mall. The first street in London to be lit by gas, in 1807.
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SW1, Pall Mall
We were surprised to see a memorial plaque attached to this piece of street furniture, a way-finding finger-post. Is this the only one? Or are there lots and we've just failed to spot them? Given the subject commemorated perhaps this is a well-placed rarity.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
First gas-lit street
The first public street lighting with gas was demonstrated in Pall Mall by Fr...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
First gas-lit street
The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St Joh...
There were 16 of these open-book style ground plaques, marking the corners of blocks A - D, the 4 main large blocks of buildings in WW2 C...
What's the expression? Oh, yes: "Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in these plaques are the author's own and do not necessarily repres...
We wish the plaque explained Steele's connection with this site / building. We've read that the new Hicks House on the Frean Street/Thurl...
The charming insignia seems to show a roofscape, including a church, all behind a protecting gated wall, enclosed in a circle, bounded by...
Lovely graphic border to this plaque - ears of corn.
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