In Elizabethan times, a favourite spot for archery contests.
Edward Lear, 1812 - 1888, born and lived nearby in Bowman's Lodge.
Historic Site - London Borough of Islington
N7, Bowman's Mews
Bowman's Lodge, the house in which he was born, had a splendid view and Lear's earliest memory was of being wrapped in a blanket and held up at a window to see the illuminations celebrating the Battle of Waterloo.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Edward Lear - N7
An elegant house with views across countryside. Â Edward Lear's stockbroker fa...
From the Norman period, at least, until the introduction of firearms in the 1...
Born Bowman's Lodge, (now Bowman's Mews), the penultimate of 21 children. Art...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Edward Lear - N7
The Islington Book of Remembrance is an impressive undertaking: the database ...
Patrick MacDowell, R.A., 1799 - 1870, eminent sculptor, lived here for many years.
In this house Susanna Annesley Mother of John Wesley was born January 20th 1669. Corporation of the City of London
When Charles II was restored to the throne he issued Royal Warrant, dated 9 September 1661 which brought about the disinterment of the bo...
2017: The house is up for sale so the Telegraph has an article about its history with some photos of the interior. To sell it has been sp...
St Mary Magdalene was built in 1814 as a chapel of ease to Islington Parish Church, the parish having grown from the mid C18th onwards, a...
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