Erection date: 2014
Nicholas Culpeper (1616 - 1654) physician, herbalist, astrologer and writer, lived and worked in a house on this site c1640 - 1654.
Tower Hamlets Council - People's plaques
E1, Commercial Street, 92
2014 the shop is occupied by a health food shop - perfect. 2016: Toni & Guy - oh, well.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Nicholas Culpeper
Spitalfields Life, our picture source, says: "Becoming the Red Lion Tavern af...
Physician, botanist, herbalist, astrologer and writer. Probably born at Ockle...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Nicholas Culpeper
The name was originally applied to the Tower division of the county of Middle...
Laid into the ground on the west side of the war memorial. It's off-centre which suggests more plaques may be planned.
Two points about the wording on this plaque. 'Navies' were the men who built the canals which were known as 'navigations'. They moved a...
The Eagle Tavern, Grecian theatre, pleasure grounds, Grecian saloon & Olympic theatre, stood here, 1825 - 1899. Here Marie Lloyd, mu...
Note the use of London Underground’s own typeface, Johnston Sans.
Queen Mary died in 1953 at her home, Marlborough House, which is the building behind this plaque. The unveiling, by the Queen, took plac...
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