Erection date: 20/4/1990
This stone was laid by Councillor Mrs Patricia Catchpole Vice Chair of the Bow Parks Board to commemorate the construction of the Royal Gates, 20th April 1990.
Architect: Derek Lovejoy Partnership
Contractor: Mulalley & Co Ltd
Metalwork: The Cast Iron Co.
The plaque is not clear about what was constructed. The piers look original so we guess it was just the gates themselves.
E9, Grove Road
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Royal Gates - Victoria Park
Based in Guildford. From their website: For over twenty-five years, the Cast ...
Building firm set up by the O'Malley family in 1972, based in Woodford Green.
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Royal Gates - Victoria Park
Liberal councillor. Vice Chair of the Bow Parks Board in 1990.
Fixed to the wall above this plaque is a small black relief depicting five children playing in a pastoral setting. It's rather lovely an...
The Duke and Duchess of York went on to become King George V and Queen Mary.
The portrait medallions are on the right hand flank wall, on Cumberlow Avenue. Reading left to right: W. F. R. Stanley; Mrs W. F. Stanley...
Unveiled by other members of the 'I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue' team.
We would not normally collect this type of inscription - many of the early housing projects carry similar notices. But they are normall...
Sculptor. Born Westmorland. Other work in London: 'Lioness and Lesser Kudu' (1993) in Grosvenor Gardens.
Royal prince. Born St Mary's Hospital Paddington, second son (the spare) of Prince Charles and his first wife, Princess Diana.
The municipal governing body of the City of London. Officially the 'Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London'. In 2006 the name was changed from just 'Corporation of London' to disti...
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