Erection date: 1995
This cast-iron roundel, showing keys and doorbells, is one of 22 - see Bowler's page for more details.
E1, Commercial Street, 145, Cloisters
In our photo the plaque is on the section of pavement obscured by the pesky cyclist. This was the first Peabody estate and opened on 29 Feb 1864.
This cast-iron roundel is one of 26 - see Bowler's page for more details.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Bowler plaque - Keys and Doorbells
Philanthropist. Born Massachusetts, USA, descended from English immigrants to...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Bowler plaque - Keys and Doorbells
We cannot find any information about Bowler himself, only that in c.1990-2010...
George Gissing, 1857-1903, novelist, lived here, 1882-1884. Greater London Council
There is some confusion regarding the schools in the Isle of Dogs: The streets they were on have changed names and schools have moved fro...
Londonist have done all the research that is necessary on this spurious plaque.
We are indebted to Rosemary Jeffreys for the translation from the Latin. The business about "the south part being his own" is partly expl...
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