This is, approximately, the area where the Greenway crosses the River Lea, E3. In Roman times the ford was the most down-stream place where the River Lea could be crossed so it was an important point on the route from London to Colchester. "Stratford" on the east side meant "paved way to a ford". The shape of the first bridge built here, in about 1110, may have given Bow its name.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Old Ford on River Lee
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Bow Heritage
Starting point for the heritage trail. The area now known as Bow has long bee...
Other Subjects
North South Route in Haringey
Alan Stanton, suitably impressed with this important plaque, informs that the North South route is now called Watermead Way. Somewhere there must be a plaque commemorating that name change. Please ...
1 memorial
Frederick Handley Page
Aircraft designer and manufacturer. His company manufactured the Halifax bombers used in WW2.
1 memorial
Phineas Pett
Shipwright and member of the Pett dynasty. Born at Deptford Strond (a parish in Deptford). First resident Commissioner of Chatham Dockyard, he designed and built several ships including the 'Prince...
2 memorials
Asquith Xavier
Asquith Camile Xavier was born in the West Indies. One of the Windrush generation who migrated to the UK after WW2. He died Chatham, Kent. In 1966 Xavier successfully fought to become the first bl...
1 memorial
route to market via Hackney
The route to Bishopsgate can still be seen clearly on a current map, wending its way fairly directly via roads and footpaths from Mare Street Narrowway down to Virginia Road which, prior redevelopm...
1 memorial