Northern Outfall Sewer, part of London's main drainage system, constructed mid 19th century by Sir Joseph Bazalgette, engineer of the Metropolitan Board of Works.
Bow Heritage Trail
E3, Dace Road/Wick Lane
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesof london.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Northern Outfall Sewer - Dace Road
Responsible for managing London's infrastructure, such as roads, sewage, etc....
Civil engineer. Born in Enfield. As chief engineer of the Metropolitan Board...
A major 'gravity' sewer running from Hackney to Beckton. Mainly designed by S...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Northern Outfall Sewer - Dace Road
The name was originally applied to the Tower division of the county of Middle...
Greater London Council William Richard Lethaby, 1857 - 1931, architect, lived here, 1880 - 1891.
This plaque was brought to our attention by Deptford Dame and then Alan Patient went along and took the pictures. See the BBC for some ba...
This memorial to the arch is on the lawn beside the approach road to the manor house.
David Bowie, 1947 - 2016. His albums Hunky Dory and The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the iconic Space Oddity were recorded here ...
A group who campaigned for adult male suffrage, at the time limited to adult males who rented propertied land of a certain value. The Reform Act of 1867 (the Second Reform Act) largely gave them w...
Designer and engineer. Born Barnes Neville Wallis in Ripley, Derbyshire. He was employed by Vickers for most of his working life and designed part of the R100 airship. His most famous achievement w...
Came to London in 1958, lived in Notting Hill and worked as a carpenter. Murdered by a group of white youths. The race riots the previous year, the increase in racist activities by Fascist groups...
Children's comic strip character. Created by the artist Mary Tourtel. In 1935, when her eyesight started failing the stories and illustrations were taken over by Alfred Bestall. An annual of Rupert...
Army officer and engineer. Born Woolwich, the son of a professor at the Royal Military Academy. He studied at the Academy, joined the Royal Engineers and served abroad constructing fortifications, ...
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