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...
This arch was the entrance to Lloyd's 1928 building. 37 feet high, of Portland stone, it was retained and now, rather incongruously, sits...
This garden was once the site of a Roman bath house. A nearby modern information board explains: As a result of wartime bombing of the Ci...
London County Council George Richmond, 1809 - 1896, painter, lived here, 1843 - 1896.
London County Council Lord Leighton, 1830 - 1896, painter, lived and died here.
The two memorial stones are on the wall to the left of our photo, hidden by the foliage. They are in very good (as new) condition and we ...
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