Erection date: 1999
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 - Charles Square
This Square was laid out at the same time as Hoxton Square and in 1922 Charle...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Charles Square mural - Charles Square
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 - Charles Square
The section of the mural to the left of our photo shows archery butts set up ...
{On the tile at the top right of the scene:} Frederick Catherwood, architect ...
Murals are often rather fun puzzles so do have a go identifying what you can before reading further. A key given at Ponyhide helped us w...
Taylor & Francis Online quotes Mark Freeman in the 'Journal of the History of Education Society, Volume 31, 2002 - Issue 3' who gives...
Fury lived in Cavendish Road NW6 and recorded songs in the nearby Decca Studios in Broadhurst Gardens NW6. Following a poll the path was...
The mural refers to "30 councillors" but actually names only 29. The count of 30 is confirmed elsewhere and at Island History we we foun...
This mural was commissioned by the GLC in 1980 and moved to this site by St Pancras Housing after its original site was redeveloped for h...
Born in Plympton, Devonshire. Came to London in 1753. As a student of Italian art, his work became increasingly classical under the influence of the Bolognese school. In 1768 he was elected the fir...
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