1976
The Environmental Committee of London Celebrations Committee established
under the chairmanship of Max Nicholson. Their key project was the creation
of the Jubilee Walkway as a lasting memorial to The Queen's
Silver Jubilee.
1977
9 June, Her Majesty The Queen launched the Silver Jubilee Walkway
by
unveiling a Bronze Plaque, South Bank Lion, County Hall. This marked the
first phase of the Walkway, linking the South Bank of the River Thames
with the Cities of London and Westminster.
1978
The London Celebrations Committee was wound up, and the Silver Jubilee
Walkway Trust was created in February 1978 under the chairmanship of
Robert Shaw. HRH The Duke of Gloucester became Patron. The aims of the
Trust were to continue the promotion and extension of the Walkway in
London.
The northern arm of the Walkway was created and a bronze plaque unveiled by HRH The Duke of Gloucester in the wall of the then Public Record Office (now King's College Library).
1979
The Silver Jubilee Walkway Trust became a Company Limited by Guarantee
and registered as a charity.
1980
This was the year that panoramic panels were first introduced, one of
the first unveiled by the Right Reverend Robert Runcie, Archbishop of
Canterbury by Lambeth Palace and another by Lord Tebbit at Parliament
Square.
1981
Two more panels were unveiled in Jubilee Gardens (by Bernard Brook-Partridge
- Chairman GLC) and on Bankside (by Lord St John of Fawsley).
1982
Sir Christopher Leaver, GBE (Lord Mayor of London) unveiled a panel at
Tower Bridge and the Trust received a Europa Nostra Award for its work.
1983
Panels were unveiled in Trafalgar Square, Royal Exchange and notably at
Tower Hill by HRH the Duke of Gloucester.
1984 - 1990
A programme of panoramic panels were placed strategically along the route,
sponsored by nearby supporters and unveiled by HRH The Queen at Coin Street
on the South Bank, Lord Younger at Victoria Embankment and Lady Sterling
of Plaistow at Waterloo Place.
1991 - 1995
More panels were installed across the route with the support of sponsors
such as London Electricity, London Underground, St Martins Property Group,
Mobil, Shell, Scottish Courage, the Government of Canada, London World
Trade Centre, Sea Containers Services, IBM, ICI and British Telecom.
HRH The Duke of Gloucester (London Bridge), HRH The Prince of Wales (Tower Bridge), Lord Wakeham, (Victoria Embankment), Viscount Ullswater (Parliament Square (South)), Rt Hon Michael Heseltine MP(Hays Wharf), Viscount Tonypandy (St Mragarets Church), Mayor of Westminster Cllr Jenny Bianco (Trafalgar Square), Rt Hon John Gummer MP (South bank) and Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell MP (St Clement Danes) all unveiled panels on behalf of the Trust.
The official start and finish of the Walkway was recognised by HRH The Queen in a panel unveiling ceremony to celebrate the renovation of Leicester Square by Westminster City Council.
A panoramic panel was unveiled by Her Majesty the Queen at London Bridge City to celebrate the completion of the Silver Jubilee Walkway, including The Queen's Walk from Lambeth Bridge to Tower Bridge alongside the South Bank of the River Thames. HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and HRH The Duke of Gloucester accompanied The Queen on her visit.
Robert Shaw, Chairman of the Silver Jubilee Walkway Trust, died on 25 January 1995. In November, Neville Labovitch LVO MBE succeeded as Chairman of the Trust.
1996
The Queen's Walk was recognised as a foundation for establishing the Thames
Path National Trail through London.
A panoramic panel was unveiled by President Nelson Mandela in Trafalgar Square.
1997 - 2000
The six local authorities, through which the route passes, continued to
make significant improvements to the Walkway including completion of Westminster
Bridge Underpass by London Borough of Lambeth and refurbishment of Southwark
Bridge Underpass by Groundwork Southwark. A commitment was established,
following a meeting in the House of Commons in 1999, to upgrade the route
for Her Majesty The Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002
The Trust's Patron HRH The Duke of Gloucester unveiled a panel in Queen's Gardens, opposite Buckingham Palace sponsored by The Crown Estate.
2000 - 2002
A programme of panel refurbishment was planned and new pavement markers
installed by the Corporation of London, Westminster City Council, Royal
Parks Agency, and London Boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark, Tower Hamlets
and Camden.
A Panoramic Stone Roundel, was unveiled by Ken Livingstone, the Mayor
of
London on 8 March 2001 on the Queen's Walk by County Hall as part of the
British Airways London Eye opening celebrations.
In April 2001 Neville Labovitch was appointed President of the Jubilee Walkway Trust and Sir James Swaffield became Chairman.
Ms Melanie Johnson MP, Minister for Competition, Consumers and Markets unveiled the first refurbished panel at St Clement Danes, sponsored by Exxonmobil.
2002
A series of panels were unveiled to mark HRH The Queen's Golden Jubilee
including panels at Tower Hill, South bank, Poultry and Hays Galleria.
HRH The Queen unveiled a new panel in the City of London on 24th October
as part of the Jubilee celebrations and HRH The Duke of Gloucester, Sir
Trevor McDonald, Baroness Bothroyd and Zoe Wanamaker also kindly unveiled
further panels with the support of sponsors.
On 24th October 2002 Sir James Swaffield retired as Chairman of the Trust and was succeeded by Hugo Vickers.
2003
In April the Trust were saddened to hear that Max Nicholson had died aged
98.
On 2nd June a Jubilee Extension was opened by HRH The Queen as part of her celebrations for 50 years of the Coronation.
Further panels were unveiled on Hungerford Bridge, Millennium Bridge, in Leicester Square and at Royal Exchange with the support of The Mercer's Company, London Underground, Transport for London and Westminster City Council.
The Mayor of London recognised the Jubilee Walkway as one of 6 key Strategic Routes and committed to assisting with its completion with a generous grant from Transport for London to assist the Trust with promotion and the local authorities with necessary improvement works.
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