Statue

Ledley King - steel statue

Site: King, Pankhurst and Towpath Horse - steel statues (3 memorials)

E3, Mile End Park, By the towpath near Haverfield Road

{On a nearby bench:}

Plaque 1:
The characters for this Portrait Bench chosen by your community celebrate Sustrans winning a nationwide vote in 2007 to create new walking and cycling routes across the UK, funded by the Big Lottery Fund.www.Sustrans.org.uk

Plaque 2:
Ledley King (born 1980) grew up in the heart of East London and went on to play with Spurs and represent England at the World Cup.

Sylvia Pankhurst (1882 - 1960) a leading member of the suffragette movement, who worked tirelessly to improve living conditions in the East End.

Towpath Horse. Horses were essential to pull boats along the canal and bring trade and business to the area.

Find out more about these local people at... {broken web link}.

But we hunted around and found a map showing all the Sustrans Portrait Benches around the country.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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