An area of East London bounded by the River Lea Navigation, the Hertford Union Canal and the East Cross Route. In 1865 the land was purchased to be used as a gas works, by the Gas Light and Coke Company. It gets its name from several streets named for freshwater fish such as bream, dace and roach. It has a long tradition as a home to artists and art spaces, with a 2009 study identifying around 600 artists' studios.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Fish Island
Leaside - Gateway to Fish Island Funded through Leaside Regeneration Ltd SRB4...
From Heritage Images (link now dead): "The Eagle Hut was designed as a centre for soldiers on leave in London during the First World War, providing accommodation and food. A group of soldiers, incl...
This building was used as a hotel, 'The Pilgrim' until about 1930. It was demolished following WW2 bomb damage. The photo shows the east side and Byron's window was on the first floor, fourth fro...
Hampstead historian. Born in Bradford. Attended Trinity College, Cambridge, was a Flight Lieutenant in the RAF in WW2, joined the BBC and rose to become head of the television script unit. Married...
First mentioned in 1842. It occupies the site of the former Christopher Inn. On its northern side it still retains the red brick fronts of several 18th century houses. It has since returned to its ...
Formerly part of Kent, it has been part of Greater London since 1963.
Believed to have assisted Fowler in his work on the Concise Oxford Dictionary. The Latin on the memorial, 'castigavit et emendavit', translates as “he corrected and improved“, which is quite an ac...
Originally founded as the BBC Theatre Orchestra. It is the only one of the five BBC orchestras which is not a full-scale symphony one.
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