Plaque

Charles Darwin - E2

Inscription

Charles Darwin House
This block was built in 1976 by Tower Hamlets Council and is named after the famous British naturalist Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882), the author of "The Origin of Species".
Tower Hamlets Community Housing THCH

No explanation for the choice of name is given and we are not aware that Darwin was associated in any way with Tower Hamlets.

Site: Charles Darwin - E2 (1 memorial)

E2, Canrobert Street, Charles Darwin House

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Charles Darwin - E2

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Charles Darwin

Charles Robert Darwin, father of the theory of evolution and natural selectio...

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Charles Darwin - E2

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Tower Hamlets Community Housing Ltd

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