Sir William Henry Perkin, FRS, discovered the first aniline dyestuff, March 1856, while working in his home laboratory on this site and went on to found science-based industry. 1838 - 1907.
Stepney Historical Trust
E1, Cable Street
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir William Perkin
Chemist. Born King David's Lane, Shadwell. While a student at the Royal Col...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Sir William Perkin
The erection date differs from the date on the plaque. We have found other cases where this occurs - the unveiling can get delayed for al...
The bronze of the plaque is so dulled that it does not photo well, all except this somewhat distressed enameled insignia.
The decorative shield is in the pediment. The Iyengar plaque is below the window on the left. Although the New Cross (Equitable) Buildin...
Pulford Street and the Equitable Gas Works used to occupy this six acre site. In the 1930s the Pulford Street Site Committee was respons...
A much less interesting circular plaque above this one reads: The restoration of this shelter in 1987 for the Cabmen's Shelter Fund was ...
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