Erection date: 1995
There is meant to be another identical plaque further north in Brick Lane but we cannot find it. This cast-iron roundel, showing buttons and scissors, is one of 22 - see Bowler's page for more details.
E1, Brick Lane
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Bowler plaque - Scissors and Buttons - Brick Lane south
The origins of the East End textile industry can be traced to the 14th centur...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Bowler plaque - Scissors and Buttons - Brick Lane south
We cannot find any information about Bowler himself, only that in c.1990-2010...
Sir Rowland Hill, 1795 - 1879, postal reformer, lived here. LCC
This clock tower has a non-identical pair, in Northolt, erected with the same text on the plaque and created by the same clockmaker, but ...
Edwardes Square 1811 - 1820 Partly built by a Frenchman, falsely rumoured to be an agent of Napoleon, derived its name from William Edwar...
The names are grouped by brief company identifier, which we’ve recognised as follows: B&S - Butterfield & Swire CN Co - China N...
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