Sir William Henry Perkin, FRS, discovered the first aniline dyestuff, March 1856, while working in his home laboratory on this site and went on to found science-based industry. 1838 - 1907.
Stepney Historical Trust
E1, Cable Street
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir William Perkin
Chemist. Born King David's Lane, Shadwell. While a student at the Royal Col...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Sir William Perkin
LCC Lord Palmerston (1784 - 1865) Prime Minister, born here.
2013: "W H Reynolds Electrical Contractor Ltd" is still listed on many find-a-business type websites but that's all we can discover.
What a delight - a quality plaque that isn't round and blue.
Rossetti kept a menagerie in his back garden, much to the annoyance of his neighbours. It included a bull, a white peacock, a kangaroo, a...
This plaque is identical to the one at the Community Hall.
