Erection date: 5/12/1990
Ravenscroft Park
This park was opened on 5th December 1990 by Dr David Bellamy for the people of Bethnal Green with thanks to the Monument Trust and the Metropolitan Public Gardens Association for assistance with grants.
Bethnal Green Neighbourhood
E2, Columbia Road, Ravenscroft Park
The plaque is on the low, angled, wall - angled upwards to catch the rain, hence its poor condition.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Ravenscroft Park
Environmental campaigner and botanist. Brought up in London. Built up a med...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Ravenscroft Park
British History has a map showing how in 1986 Tower Hamlets divided itself up...
First chairman was the Earl of Meath. In about 1890 the MPGA was based at 83 ...
A Grade II Listed building, the Limehouse District Public Library opened in November 1901 and closed in 2003. It has since been redevelop...
There was a row of houses here called Hanover Cottages. You can see them on the wonderful Time Travel Explorer map of 1830.
The plaque on the brick wall in the picture reads: The BBC Star Terrace, "Bring me fun, bring me sunshine, bring me love" Sylvie Dee. De...
{On the plaque on the gate pier:} To the memory of William Gilbert Grace, the great cricketer, 1848 - 1915, these gates were erected by t...
London County Council In a house on this site Florence Nightingale, 1820 - 1910, lived and died.
See St Peter's Close. As far as we can discover Nelson had no particular association with this area.
The Park was created mainly from market gardens. More information at Historic England. The opening day is variously given as 19 or 9. An information board at each of the main entrances to the par...
Born Edward John May. Estate Architect at Bedford Park 1880 - 1885. Died Chislehurst. From the Bedford Park panel: "E. J. May was the last pupil of Decimus Burton before joining Shaw’s practice as...
