Erection date: 1995
We're read that this plaque, showing a map of the world, is intended to honour the mosque, which seems odd. To us it seems more symbolic of immigration from many countries into Spitalfields.
This cast-iron roundel is one of 22 - see Bowler's page for more details.
E1, Brick Lane, Brick Lane mosque
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Bowler plaque - World Map
Spitalfields has experienced a number of waves of immigration from other coun...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Bowler plaque - World Map
We cannot find any information about Bowler himself, only that in c.1990-2010...
From Islington Tribune, 2021: "Residents living nearby saved it six years ago when rumours spread it could be turned into “just another c...
The peace symbol, designed by Gerald Holtom, adopted here 1958. London Borough of Hackney
London County Council In a house on this site Florence Nightingale, 1820 - 1910, lived and died.
Margaret Walker (1922 - 2013) founder of East 15 Acting School and Theatre Workshop director. Joan Littlewood (1914 - 2002) remembered he...
The sons erect the splendid water fountain and the daughters erect the utilitarian water trough. Does this tell us something about their ...
The Hackney Society has done a thorough job researching the history of this building, with lots of pictures. A brief summary: Built abo...
Chairman of the Wandsworth Technical Services Committee 1994. June 2017 the leader of Wandsworth Council.
The busts are on the keystones of the library first floor window arches, numbered left to right. Ornamental Passions has posted about th...
{The round logo at the top of the plaque has an image of a house with these words surrounding it:} New Zealand Historic Places TrustFrom...
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