Plaque

Jubilee Walkway - WC2 - final

Erection date: 14/7/1978

Inscription

Silver Jubilee Walkway Trust
This plaque commemorates the inauguration of the final section of the Silver Jubilee Walkway around central London from the Tower of London to Leicester Square by HRH the Duke of Gloucester, patron of the Trust, on Friday 14th July 1978.
{A relief map of Central London shows the route of the walk}
Chairman of the Silver Jubilee Walkway Trust - Robert Shaw

Site: Jubilee Walkway - WC2 - final (1 memorial)

WC2, Chancery Lane

When this plaque was unveiled the wall was part of the Public Record Office. It is now King's College Library.

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Silver Jubilee Walkway Trust / Walk21

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Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester

Second son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and inherited the title on his...

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Robert Shaw

Chairman Silver Jubilee Walkway Trust.

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