Group    From 1965 

Tower Hamlets Council

The name was originally applied to the Tower division of the county of Middlesex. This division was a liberty, i.e. it was an autonomous area under the jurisdiction of the Constable of the Tower of London, and not the Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex. This special status continued until the creation of the County of London in 1889. The name was revived in 1965, when a new London borough was formed from the amalgamation of the metropolitan boroughs of Bethnal Green, Poplar and Stepney.

The Bow Heritage Trail flip book is available at IdeaStore. There is a plaque for the "starting point" of the trail on the police station near Bow Road Railway Station.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Tower Hamlets Council

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Tower Hamlets International Brigade

'No Pasaran' translates from Spanish as 'they shall not pass'.

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Anarchists

This art work was created by Anya Patel.

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Bow Church

Bow Church a place of worship since the 14th century. Bow Heritage Trail

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Bow Fair Field

Bow Fair Field Site of the annual Whitsun fair stopped in 1823 due to rowdyis...

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Bow Heritage

Starting point for the heritage trail. The area now known as Bow has long bee...

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Bow Railway Station

Site of Bow Railway Station of the North London Railway opened 1870 - demolis...

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Joseph Chamberlain

Joseph Chamberlain

Born Camberwell, London. Moved to Islington in 1845. In 1854, aged 18, he moved to Birmingham, where he made his fortune in the screw-making business. Related to and in business with the Nettlefold...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

Born New York City as Eleanor Roosevelt. Went to finishing school in England. In 1905 at her wedding to her distant cousin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, she was given away by her uncle, President Theodor...

Person, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous, USA

1 memorial
Earl Jowitt

Earl Jowitt

William Allen Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt, PC was a Labour politician and lawyer who served as Lord Chancellor 1945-51. Married Lesley McIntyre in 1913. No sons and we think, no daughters. Entered the ...

Person, Law, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Jeannie MacKay

Jeannie MacKay

Poplar councillor imprisoned during the 1921 rates protest. Given on the mural as ‘Jenny’.

Person, Politics & Administration

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Admiral Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford

Admiral Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford

Born Chiswick. One of the Immortal Seven (see William III). Died at the house with the plaque.

Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration

1 memorial