Erection date: 3/8/2010
J. E. Howard FRS, 1807 - 1883, chemist who discovered anti-malarial use of quinine, lived nearby at 'Lords Meade'.
Historic Buildings of the London Borough of Haringey
N17, Lordsmead Road, 1
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
John Eliot Howard
The picture source says "This is an 1865 photo of the house "Lord's Meade". J...
Chemist. Born in Plaistow Essex, son of meteorologist Luke Howard. He took a...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
John Eliot Howard
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Spandau Ballet first performed here 5 December 1979 at the Blitz Club. PRS for Music Heritage Award
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A good source for the history of this statue is Sir William Treloar's 'A Lord Mayor's Diary', 1906 - 07, published in 1920. Discussing t...
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