1971 - Construction work begins with an estimate of 6 years to completion.
1982 - Barbican opened by The Queen.
Londonist have found a map that shows the Barbican overlaid on top of the old street map of the area. They've also found a 1965 pop video filmed at the Barbican construction site.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
foundation of the Barbican Arts Centre
Her Majesty the Queen accompanied by His Royal Highness, the Prince Philip Du...
Artist. Born David Garshen Bomberg in Birmingham. His family moved to the east end of London, and he studied at the Slade School of Art, where his fellow pupils included Mark Gertler and Stanley Sp...
Born 70 Parson Street, Glasgow. Architect, designer and watercolourist. He was a designer in the Arts and Crafts movement and the main exponent of Art Nouveau in the United Kingdom. Married Margare...
Artist specialising in birds. Born 92 Great Portland Street. Died at home, 5 St Edmund's Terrace, Regent's Park. The picture is a self-portrait.
Engraver, caricaturist and illustrator, best known for his political caricatures and for his illustrations for Charles Dickens novels. His father, Isaac, and brother, Robert, were also illustrators...
Painter. Born Yorkshire. Moved to London in 1835. Died Carton Hill. Wikipedia gives his birth day as "19" but the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and My Yorkshire both give "9".
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