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.
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Edward Lear - N7
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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Edward Lear - N7
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