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

Bow Fair Field Site of the annual Whitsun fair stopped in 1823 due to rowdyis...

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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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Alfred Thomas Layton, JP

Alfred Thomas Layton, JP

Commoner on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Daniel Greenaway

Daniel Greenaway

Commoner on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Black Consciousness Movement of Azania

Black Consciousness Movement of Azania

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Group, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, South Africa

1 memorial
Henry Carl Osborne

Henry Carl Osborne

Clerk of the Carpenters Company in 1956. Architects: Whinney, Son and Austen Hall

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Screaming Lord Sutch

Screaming Lord Sutch

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Person, Music / songs, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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Marine Police

Marine Police

Founded by magistrate Patrick Colquhoun and Master Mariner John Harriott, on the site from which it still operates. Set up to protect the cargo ships from theft which was proving very costly to the...

Group, Armed Forces

1 memorial
Brent Council

Brent Council

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Group, Politics & Administration

10 memorials
Heath & (Old) Hampstead Society / Hampstead Plaque Fund

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The Hampstead Plaque fund was set up, many years ago, by Ralph Wade and has been administered by the Society ever since.

Group, Community / Clubs, History

40 memorials
Greater London Council

Greater London Council

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Group, Politics & Administration

241 memorials
Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

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Event, Royalty

20 memorials