We're read that it 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
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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...
To the memory of those who fell in the 1939 - 1945 world war.On active servic...
Vestry of St Pancras Gloucester Gate Bridge and Approach Road This bridge and...
The Jewish calendar has a different start year (hence the "5425 - 1665") 3,76...
