Miriam Moses, OBE JP, social reformer and first woman Mayor of Stepney, 1931 - 1932, was born here in 1886.
The ODNB gives her birth year as 1884 not 1886.
E1, Princelet Street, 17
Next door is 19 Princelet Street, open to the public and well worth a visit.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Miriam Moses
Social reformer, OBE, JP. Born 17 Princelet Street. (The Oxford Dictionary of...
W. Somerset Maugham's novel Of Human Bondage (P654-5) contains a lovely description of daybreak seem from Westminster Bridge c.1898 which...
Mrs Coborn's Charity School was located on this site between 1815 and 1877. Bow Heritage Trail
From Spitalfields Life: "The Brady Girls’ Club ran from 1920 to 1970. Led by Miriam Moses ... – the Club supported the community during t...
Greater London Council Sir Robert Walpole, 1676 - 1745, Prime Minister, and his son Horace Walpole 1717 - 1797, connoisseur and man of l...
Note: the colonnade with glazed upper section that fronts this building on Stoney Street was not designed for this location. Londonist i...
(James) Hamish Scott Henderson was a Scottish poet, songwriter, communist, intellectual and soldier. He was a catalyst for the folk revival in Scotland. He was also an accomplished folk song collec...
Architect active at least in this period, 1883-91. From The Builder, 1887: "Professional Partnership. — Mr. T. Thornton Green, surveyor, Poultry, announces that he has taken into partnership Mr. P...
Extremely wealthy man, grandson of the first duke. Nick-named Bendor, a "jovial" reference to a lost symbol on their coat of arms (go read Wikipedia if this sort if thing interests you). Had a 1...
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