Erection date: 19/10/2016
Thomas Barnardo, 1845 - 1905, founder of Dr Barnardo's Homes for children, lived here 1875 - 1879.
English Heritage
This plaque contradicts English Heritage's rules about erecting only one plaque per person, as there is already one for him in E1.
E3, Bow Road, 32
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Dr Barnardo - Bow Road
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Dr Barnardo - Bow Road
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