{On the nearby plaque attached to a low stone plinth:}
Stone alcoves from the parapet of old London Bridge. Brought here c. 1860.
Bow Heritage Trail
E9, Victoria Park
There are two alcoves, placed some distance apart so we have only photoed one. Both of them have both memorials.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
London Bridge alcoves in Victoria Park - Bow plaque
Four stone bridges have spanned the Thames at this point. The first was built...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
London Bridge alcoves in Victoria Park - Bow plaque
The name was originally applied to the Tower division of the county of Middle...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
London Bridge alcoves in Victoria Park - Bow plaque
{Incised into the stone of the wall where you rest your back when seated:} Th...
Unveiled by A. N. Wilson, an historian educated at Rugby, as part of the 450th anniversary celebrations.
A temporary memorial was unveiled at this site in 1920. The plaque is on the pavement beside the monument.
{Between two emblems of the Clothworkers' Company:} 8 - 10 Moorgate This land was bequeathed in 1580 by William Lambe who rebuilt the Hol...
Eliot moved here in 1957 after he married his second wife, his secretary Valerie, and died here 8 years later.
July 2015 The Mirror reported that 4 of these plaques (Benny Hill, Tommy Cooper, Sid James and Irene Handl) were stolen just prior to the...
In 1290 Edward I expelled Jews from England and for centuries, apart from those that practised their religion in secret, there were no Jews in England. In 1657, following a petition to Cromwell an...
This is Local London news item is useful. The LEB is mentioned on the plaque because at the time they owned the building, the former fire...
Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt) 24th Batn. - Service (2nd Sportsmans)
Governor of the Tower of London, soldier who fought in Ireland for William III and notorious womanizer. Birth date uncertain. Died at home at Ealing Grove, Middlesex.
The V1 flying bomb,(also known as a doodlebug), fell in Carrington Road, killing 10 people and injuring 107. It destroyed 20 homes and caused damage to a further 700 in the surrounding area. Our pi...
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