John Howard, 1726 - 1790, pioneer prison reformer, author of 'The State of Prisons' 1777 was born in his father's house near this site.
London Borough of Hackney
E5, Lower Clapton Road, 157-9, St. Andrews Mansions
This Neo-Tudor block has a better-maintained twin on the other side of the road to the right. The plaque is on the bricks between the base of the bay window, the white surround of the entrance door and the Lycramobile fascia.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
John Howard - E5
Prison reformer. Born Hackney. Travelled throughout the UK and then further a...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
John Howard - E5
Hackney Council was created in 1965 from the 3 Metropolitan Borough Councils ...
The Les Mis plaque is laid in the ground at the front, audience, entrance.
The BBC (who else?) have a good post about their time here. Pity this plaque had no room to mention John Logie Baird.
English Heritage Tom Sayers, 1926 - 1865, pugilist, died here.
London Docks has many photographs with very useful captions. These make it clear that of the two buildings on the Quay named Commodity Qu...
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