Plaque

Dr Barnardo - Bow Road

Erection date: 19/10/2016

Inscription

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.

Site: Dr Barnardo - Bow Road (1 memorial)

E3, Bow Road, 32

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Missionary and social worker with the British poor, especially children. Born...

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