Credit for this entry to:
Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Fairfield Works Fairfield Road. The scene of the match girls strike of 1888. Here Bryant and May manufactured matches from 1861 to 1979.
Historic Buildings of Bow
E3, Fairfield Road, Bow Quarter, Arlington Building
The two lower plaques are not commemorative, they bear the building's current name 'Bow Quarter'. The terracotta relief work on this charming 'cottage' are very well covered at Ornamental Passions.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Fairfield Works
A strike of the women and teenage girls working at the Bryant and May Factory...
Halfway along Fairfield Road stands the old Bryant and May Factory. A Grade I...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Fairfield Works
The name was originally applied to the Tower division of the county of Middle...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Fairfield Works
These steps were laid on January 9th & 10th 2000 by TAG (T-Rex Action Gro...
The British Pathe commentator says the plaque will eventually be sent to Russ...
