What is recorded here

This black commemorative plaque records: This memorial was erected as part of the Queensway Tunnel Diamond Jubilee Celebrations in remembrance of those who died during it's construction. Work on the tunnel was commenced on 16th December 1925 at this site by Her Royal Highness Princess May and this great feat of engineering was opened at Old Haymarket on 18th July 1934 by His Majesty King George V.

King George V of the United Kingdom reigned from 1910 to 1936, overseeing Britain through World War I and the early years of the interwar period, and his reign is marked by significant social reforms and the modernization of the monarchy.

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