The origins of the East End textile industry can be traced to the 14th century when Flemish artisans set up dye works on the River Lea. In the late 17th century the Huguenots arrived in Spitalfields bringing their skills with silk-weaving, lace-making, fan-making, etc. Then the Jewish tailors arrived and enriched the area further.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
garment and textile industries in the East End
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Bowler plaque - Scissors and Buttons - Brick Lane north
We failed to find this plaque in Dec-Jan 2017, but it is identical to that fu...
Bowler plaque - Scissors and Buttons - Brick Lane south
There is meant to be another identical plaque further north in Brick Lane but...
Bowler plaque - Shuttle and Bobbins
The plaque shows a shuttle and two bobbins, representing the local weaving tr...
Whitechapel Threads sculpture
The artists worked with the Rope Makers Guild to produce this image of two sk...
Other Subjects
National Provident Institution
In 1835 two men, who had been successful with the Friends Provident Institution, selling life assurance only to Quakers, formed the less choosy National Provident Institution, opening for business ...
2 memorials
National Provincial Bank
Created by Thomas Joplin (1790?–1847) and George Fife Angas (1789 – 1879) as one of the first joint stock banks with a base in London and provincial branches. The London base was at 15 Bishopsgate...
2 memorials
Samuel Tull & Co
From Some Notes on the Ward of Aldgate (1904) "Messrs. SAMUEL TULL & Co., 12, Creechurch Lane, Rope, Line, Twine and Net Makers, established over 164 years. Originally at the sign of the "Peter...
2 memorials
John Thornton
Philanthropist who promoted Christian missionary work. Died following an accident at Bath. He is listed on the plaque as a menber of the Clapham Sect but it did not really get going until his dea...
1 memorial
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Cecil W. Smith
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
W. J. Kingsley
J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW2. The J. Lyons memorial has a photo attached to the list of names. As you see, it's not clear to which name it is attached but Kingsley seems the...
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Dominico and Pilar Maestri
NW1, Cranleigh Street, Brook House
In our photo, at the top of the nearest cream-coloured panel on this building: "GB 1934" but we don't understand the 'GB'. The Maestri p...
1 subject commemorated
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