Group    From 1965 

Tower Hamlets Council

The name was originally applied to the Tower division of the county of Middlesex. This division was a liberty, i.e. it was an autonomous area under the jurisdiction of the Constable of the Tower of London, and not the Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex. This special status continued until the creation of the County of London in 1889. The name was revived in 1965, when a new London borough was formed from the amalgamation of the metropolitan boroughs of Bethnal Green, Poplar and Stepney.

The Bow Heritage Trail flip book is available at IdeaStore. There is a plaque for the "starting point" of the trail on the police station near Bow Road Railway Station.

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Tower Hamlets Council

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Tower Hamlets International Brigade

'No Pasaran' translates from Spanish as 'they shall not pass'.

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Anarchists

This art work is in the style of Donald Rooum. He was the Anarchists' self-ef...

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Bow Church

Bow Church a place of worship since the 14th century. Bow Heritage Trail

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Bow Fair Field

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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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Bow Railway Station

Site of Bow Railway Station of the North London Railway opened 1870 - demolis...

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1 subject commemorated
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