Salvation Army - first hostel for men
E14, West India Dock Road, 21
The plaque seems to suggest that there was an earlier shelter for women, and yes, there was. From Workhouses: ".. the Army gradually bec...
1 subject commemorated
Peachey-Edwards
E2, Teesdale Street, Peachey Edwards House
British History Online describe the 1960s Peachey Edwards House as containing "20 flats for old people" but we cannot find an image of it.
3 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Edmond Lord Sheffield
E3, Bow Road, 215 - 217
When we photographed the plaque it was on a garage set back from the road (see this Google Street View). When we visited again in 2017 th...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Jeremy Bentham - E2
E2, Pollard Street, Jeremy Bentham House
No explanation for the choice of name is given and we are not aware that Bentham was associated in any way with Tower Hamlets. 2025: Imm...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Eastern Fever Hospital
N1, Hoxton Street, Hoxton Trust Community Garden
The Hoxton Trust, which runs this garden, has: "Our distinctive clock tower is a unique feature of the garden. It was taken from the East...
1 subject commemorated
Charles Darwin - E2
E2, Canrobert Street, Charles Darwin House
No explanation for the choice of name is given and we are not aware that Darwin was associated in any way with Tower Hamlets.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Faraday Building North - porch
EC4, Addle Hill
The July 2008 Google Street View (the earliest available) shows this whole block boarded to head height and this historic door surround, ...
2 subjects commemorated
Warwick Farm Dairies 1
W9, Elgin Avenue, 97
The plaques are on the white tiled wall below the Shirland Road street sign. Some photos of the unveiling of the more recent plaque, show...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Warwick Farm Dairies 2
W9, Elgin Avenue, 97
The plaques are on the white tiled wall below the Shirland Road street sign. Some photos of the unveiling of the more recent plaque, show...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
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