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Alliott Verdon Roe

Name: Alliott Verdon Roe blue plaque
Address: Railway arches at Walthamstow Marsh Railway Viaduct, Walthamstow Marshes, Waltham Forest, E17, London, GB

Science & TechnologyErected 1983

The blue plaque for Alliott Verdon Roe — Photograph via OpenPlaques

Under these arches Alliott Verdon Roe assembled his AVRO No. 1 triplane. In July 1909 he made the first all-British powered flight from Walthamstow Marsh.

Address: Railway arches at Walthamstow Marsh Railway Viaduct, Walthamstow Marshes, Waltham Forest, E17
Erected: 1983
Known for: Maker of the first all-British powered flight
Category: Science & Technology
Coordinates: 51.56820, -0.05090

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Alliott Verdon Roe

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