Place

Globe Town

Area of London, approximately within Bethnal Green, Bow and Stepney Green. It was established to provide for the expanding population of Huguenot and Irish silk weavers. A track running north from Stepney was called Theven Lane in the Middle Ages. By the early 18th century it had been renamed Globe Lane, and later Globe Road, probably after a local inn. In the 1790s the land was developed and had become known as Globe Town by 1808.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Bradley Lynch

{Beneath the London Borough of Tower Hamlets crest:} Bradley Lynch 1972 - 198...

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Bethnal Green One Stop Shop

This Council service is based at 1 Rushmead, E2. All of the Tower Hamlets Council's One Stop Shops offer face to face contact and provide information and support with accessing all of the council'...

Group, Community / Clubs, Politics & Administration

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Wembley History Society

This group still exists as a charity, but they do not seem keen to give away any information about themselves.

Group, Community / Clubs, History

1 memorial

Deptford History Group

2012: we can find no information about this group, so possibly it is no longer active.

Group, Community / Clubs

1 memorial

Alec Clifton-Taylor

Architectural historian, author & broadcaster. He lived in Kensington most of his life and was President of the Kensington Society from 1978 until his death.

Person, Architecture, Community / Clubs, TV & Radio

1 memorial

Sir Thomas Dewey

President of the Prudential Assurance Company. Born Thomas Charles Dewey in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. He joined the Prudential Company as a junior clerk and worked his way up. He lived in Bromley, K...

Person, Community / Clubs, Education

1 memorial