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...
We normally rotate our memorial pictures as necessary to make sure the statues are standing upright and the plaques can be read without f...
Did they point out that the fire happened on Ash Wednesday because they saw the humour? And "a very inconsiderable outlay" is not how we...
Ralph Vaughan Williams O.M. 1872 - 1958 composer, lived here from 1953 until his death. Greater London Council
Greater London Council John Linnell, 1792 - 1882, painter lived here. William Blake, 1757 - 1827, poet and artist, stayed here as his...
This plaque is identical to the one at the Community Hall.
The text is inscribed on the reverse of the relief.
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