Erection date: 1999
{On the tile at the top right of the scene:}
Frederick Catherwood, architect and explorer, 'discoverer' of the ancient Mayan civilisation, born at 21 Charles Square, 1799 - 1854.
N1, Old Street
One of the tiles near the right hand end reads: "Mural designed by Neil Irons with help from the residents of Charles Square. Made at Hackney City Farm by N. Irons and S. Bird, 1999."
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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Charles Square mural - Catherwood
Artist, architect and explorer. Born at 21 Charles Square. Topographical ar...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Charles Square mural - Catherwood
Artist/designer/craft-person. Born Stoke-on-Trent. Initially we could find ...
From his own website: "Scottish artist Neil Irons has been based in London si...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Charles Square mural - Catherwood
The section of the mural to the left of our photo shows archery butts set up ...
The traffic here is grim - fast and polluting. We go to some of the nastiest places in London so you don't have to. Which is a pity sinc...
See 'Poplar Rate Rebels mural - 1' for all the text and names associated with the whole mural.
6 artists/craftspeople and 5 organisations are named as creating this Gallery of 17 murals. Rather than repeat this information on all 17...
Afropunk and other sites have the quotation as “You can kill the revolutionary but, you can’t kill the revolution.” The mosaic version ma...
Hogarth married Jane Thornhill in St Mary's church, Paddington Green, on 23 March 1729.
In our photo the railing replacement plaque can just be seen on the low wall to the left of the steps. The Memorial Garden plaque is on t...
The quotation is from the Song of Solomon, either chapter 2:17 or 4:6.
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
A department of the government of the UK. From Victoria Cross commemorative paving stones: "In August 2013, the UK government announced a campaign to honour Victoria Cross recipients from the First...
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