The lamp above this plaque was formerly used to light a street in West Berlin. It was presented by Herr Willi Brandt, the mayor of West Berlin, to Councillor Stanley Atkins J.P., The Worshipful Mayor of Hammersmith, as a token of the friendship between the two communities on the occasion of the Jumelage held in this borough 1st June, 1963.

The brass plaque replaced a slate one with the same wording which had deteriorated in the years since 1st June 1963. The lamp was restored and reinstated at a ceremony attended by Dr Susanne Franne, Deputy Head of Culture and Education at the German Embassy in London and Councillor Daryl Brown, the Deputy Mayor of Hammersmith and Fulham.