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...
A charity for the preservation of public parks and gardens in London. It faci...
London County Council Sir Flinders Petrie, 1853 - 1942, Egyptologist, lived here.
Olaudah Equiano, "The African" (1745 - 1797) abolitionist, lived at this address in 1788. His book "The Interesting Narrative" was a best...
Vernon Hall Roman Road Formerly Bow Library from 1901 to 1962. Two thirds of the original cost of £6000 was met by Passmore Edwards. Hist...
The wonderful Ornamental Passions has reached this building (now a hotel) and answered the questions we had about it. To quote: "The buil...
The plot consists of 36 graves acquired by the London Fire Brigade Widows and Orphans Fund (founded in1882 by Massey Shaw, who, probably ...
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