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.
E11, High Road, Leyton
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Temple Mills
The thousands of building workers who have lost their lives at work. Researc...
A Huguenot refugee from Dieppe. He, along with his family and a French minist...
A district on the boundaries of Newham and Waltham Forest. The name derives f...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Temple Mills
We cannot find any group that uses this name, so believe that the erectors ar...
Plaque unveiled by Robin Gibb. It replaces the one originally erected in 2001 which disappeared during renovation work on the building.
Lord Haldane, 1856 - 1928, statesman, lawyer and philosopher, lived here. London County Council
Spandau Ballet first performed here 5 December 1979 at the Blitz Club. PRS for Music Heritage Award
This photo shows the plaque post-restoration, after its unveiling in 2015. For the transcription and the lists of associated subjects see...
The plaque is below the window to the left of the ornate entrance. Presumably this is a foundation stone or a building opening stone for ...
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