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
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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...
There is a house, still extant, called Round Hill Cottage but Harrild lived a...
Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett, 1847 - 1929, pioneer of women's suffrage, liv...
Linda and Paul met when they both attended a Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames...
London Borough of Camden Lord Pitt of Hampstead, 1913 - 1994, physician and c...
