Plaque

Temple Mills

Inscription

Leyton Histories
Gunpowder production at Temple Mills led to a tragedy in 1690, when Peter Pain, a Huguenot refugee was blown up together with two of the mills, three stone houses, and a lot of gunpowder.

Erected between June 2014 and June 2015.  Lost between April 2019 and March 2021.

Site: Temple Mills (1 memorial)

E11, High Road, Leyton

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

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Temple Mills

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Workers killed at work (builders)

The thousands of building workers who have lost their lives at work. Researc...

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Peter Pain

A Huguenot refugee from Dieppe. He, along with his family and a French minist...

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Temple Mills

A district on the boundaries of Newham and Waltham Forest. The name derives f...

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Leyton Histories

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