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Globe Town

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Area of London, approximately within Bethnal Green, Bow and Stepney Green. It was established to provide for the expanding population of Huguenot and Irish silk weavers. A track running north from Stepney was called Theven Lane in the Middle Ages. By the early 18th century it had been renamed Globe Lane, and later Globe Road, probably after a local inn. In the 1790s the land was developed and had become known as Globe Town by 1808.

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

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Globe Town

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Bradley Lynch

{Beneath the London Borough of Tower Hamlets crest:} Bradley Lynch 1972 - 198...

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Southgate District Civic Trust / Southgate Civic Trust / Southgate Voice

Southgate District Civic Trust / Southgate Civic Trust / Southgate Voice

Founded in response to the threat to demolish the Georgian cottages on Southgate Green. In 1993 its name was changed to Southgate District Civic Trust, in order to reflect the wider area of its int...

Group, Community / Clubs

4 memorials
Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women

Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women

From their website: "With over 120,000 Jews having served in the British Armed Forces during the World Wars, AJEX JMA is here to ensure that their immense contribution is never forgotten. Our aims ...

Group, Armed Forces, Community / Clubs, History

5 memorials
Nell Deller

Nell Deller

Local community organiser and campaigner. Lived on the Peckwater Estate 1966 - 2003.  A play centre in 1972, some play groups, countless ‘jollies’ to the seaside for tenants - all owe their existen...

Person, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
Tsunami Support UK

Tsunami Support UK

2011: "The Tsunami Support Network, coordinated by the British Red Cross, has now passed on its activities to an elected committee aimed at continuing to help provide support for families and indiv...

Group, Community / Clubs, Tragedy

1 memorial