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...
Alexis Soyer, 1810 - 1858, chef, author of cookbooks, inventor, lived here. City of Westminster
A small plaque to the right of the lower plaque reads 'Renovated 1974 London Borough of Hounslow'. From the excellent 'Panorama of the T...
We imagine the serrated edge is meant to resemble a silver coin but it makes us think of a bottle cap. Doesn't the inscription conjure u...
Sometimes our site photographs can be a little dull so we brought along some friends for this one. Photo taken at the 2011 Angel Canal Fe...
Member of the Joint Co-ordinating Committee in 1982 for opening Tower Bridge to the public.
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