Erection date: 1995
There is meant to be another identical plaque further north in Brick Lane but we cannot find it. This cast-iron roundel, showing buttons and scissors, is one of 22 - see Bowler's page for more details.
E1, Brick Lane
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Bowler plaque - Scissors and Buttons - Brick Lane south
The origins of the East End textile industry can be traced to the 14th centur...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Bowler plaque - Scissors and Buttons - Brick Lane south
We cannot find any information about Bowler himself, only that in c.1990-2010...
Hammersmith Palais opened as a roller skating rink in 1910. Later it served as an ice rink and, most famously, as a 'palais de danse' wit...
The plaque is in this passageway close to the entrance photographed. The sculpture panel is further in, attached to the wall on the left...
The British Pathe commentator says the plaque will eventually be sent to Russia. Some people are carrying a large banner reading 'Quiet N...
Field Marshal Viscount Gort VC, 1886 - 1946, Commander in Chief at Dunkirk, lived here, 1920 - 1926. English Heritage
In our photo the plaque can be seen, halfway down, to the right of the door. It's easily missed and we only discovered it through the ver...
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