How Street, Looe Street, and Vauxhall Street black plaque
Overview
How Street, Looe Street, and Vauxhall Street black plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England Plymouth. This black commemorative plaque records: Corporation Buildings, How St., Looe St., Vauxhall St. Built 1898-1901. Reopened by the Lord Mayor Councillor John Finnigan BEM 1991 after major refurbishment and consultation with the tenants.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This black commemorative plaque records: Corporation Buildings, How St., Looe St., Vauxhall St. Built 1898-1901.
People and events
The saved account records: Reopened by the Lord Mayor Councillor John Finnigan BEM 1991 after major refurbishment and consultation with the tenants.
How it worked
The label Commemorative plaque gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Commemorative plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
How Street, Looe Street, and Vauxhall Street black plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Corporation Buildings, How St., Looe St., Vauxhall St. Built 1898-1901. Reopened by the Lord Mayor Councillor John Finnigan BEM 1991 after major refurbishment and consultation with the tenants. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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