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...
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Chelsea Bridge
At the same time that Battersea Park was created the first bridge at its eastern corner was built (shown in the image). This was opened in 1858, as Victoria Bridge, by Queen Victoria on her way to ...
1 memorial
Charing Cross Railway Company
IanVisits has reprinted an article from the Illustrated London News about the building of the railway from London Bridge to Charing Cross. The company was formed by the South Eastern Railway Compa...
2 memorials
The Trafalgar Way
The route used to carry news of the Battle of Trafalgar overland from Falmouth to the Admiralty in Whitehall. At the 21 stops to change horses, plaques similar to the one in Whitehall have been ere...
5 memorials
Tower Bridge
Named not for its own two towers but for the nearby, pre-existing Tower. Designed by Horace Jones, the City Architect, in collaboration with the engineer, John Wolfe Barry. 8 years to build. See th...
4 memorials
The King's Road
It derives its name from the fact that It was King Charles II’s private road to Kew and wasn’t opened to the general public until 1830. Mary Quant opened her shop ‘Bazaar’ here in 1955. Along with ...
1 memorial