Plaque

Richmond Society's 50th Anniversary

Inscription

{Around the edge:}
Richmond Society's 50th Anniversary, 1957 - 2007
{At the centre: a needle pointing north, and in the surrounding 4 quadrants labelled images of:}
Kew Gardens {the pagoda between trees};
The Old Palace {the entrance arch};
View of the river {from the top of the hill, at the bollarded path};
View to St Paul's {the dome through an arched gate}.

Both the views depicted on the plaque are "protected".  Referring to the view of the river, Country Life explains that "... the 1902 Richmond, Ham and Petersham Open Spaces Act ... made Richmond Hill the first (and only) British view protected by Parliamentary legislation."  Since then a number of views of London have been protected by the Mayor, and the map there suggests that the longest distance one is that of St Paul's from Richmond Hill.

Site: Richmond Society's 50th Anniversary (1 memorial)

TW9, George Street

This pavement adornment is in two parts: the round bronze plaque and a Thames River-shaped plaque alongside.

The river plaque depicts the section of river from Glover's Ait to just before Brentford Marina. It is labelled with the islands, the bridges, the towpaths, the surrounding parks, etc.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Richmond Society's 50th Anniversary

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Richmond Palace

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