Old Ford
So called because it was the site of a ford over the River Lee in Roman times. It was surrounded by a settlement in the 3rd and 4th centuries.
Bow Heritage Trail
E3, Old Ford Road, 381
The building on which the plaque is located was the 19th century Old Ford Wesleyan Chapel, now converted into flats.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Old Ford
This is, approximately, the area where the Greenway crosses the River Lea, E3...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Old Ford
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