In Elizabethan times, a favourite spot for archery contests.
Edward Lear, 1812 - 1888, born and lived nearby in Bowman's Lodge.
Historic Site - London Borough of Islington
N7, Bowman's Mews
Bowman's Lodge, the house in which he was born, had a splendid view and Lear's earliest memory was of being wrapped in a blanket and held up at a window to see the illuminations celebrating the Battle of Waterloo.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Edward Lear - N7
An elegant house with views across countryside. Edward Lear's stockbroker fa...
From the Norman period, at least, until the introduction of firearms in the 1...
Born Bowman's Lodge, (now Bowman's Mews), the penultimate of 21 children. Art...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Edward Lear - N7
The Islington Book of Remembrance is an impressive undertaking: the database ...
The 2 stone plaques are embedded in the low retaining wall of the flower bed at the foot of the large blue panel. The difference in wordi...
Standing in Piccadilly one sees 4 memorials on the wall: from left to right: Sotheran Fountain, Garden, Lyttelton Fountain, Railings. The...
The Conversation points out that this house was convenient for 3 addresses frequented by Hayden: Hanover Square Concert Rooms (where he p...
The Tawney plaque is on the first floor, Wood on the second.
One of the Twelve Great Livery Companies of the City of London. Its origins steeped in the history of the City of London, and the import, regulation and sale of wine.
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