Plaque

Bowler plaque - Shuttle and Bobbins

Erection date: 1995

The plaque shows a shuttle and two bobbins, representing the local weaving trade. It is placed close to Dennis Severs' House and was made using items found in that house.

This cast-iron roundel is one of 22 - see Bowler's page for more details.

Site: Bowler plaque - Shuttle and Bobbins (1 memorial)

E1, Folgate Street

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Bowler plaque - Shuttle and Bobbins

Subjects commemorated i

garment and textile industries in the East End

The origins of the East End textile industry can be traced to the 14th centur...

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Spitalfields weaving industry

Many of the Huguenots that arrived here in the 16th and 17th centuries were s...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Bowler plaque - Shuttle and Bobbins

Created by i

Keith Bowler

We cannot find any information about Bowler himself, only that in c.1990-2010...

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