129 Cadogan Terrace. A memorial to Thomas Briggs Esq. of Clapton who on Saturday 9th July 1864 was viciously assaulted near here on a North London Railway train.
Carried near to death into this public house he died at home later the same day.
He was the first person to be murdered on a railway train.
Historic Buildings of Bow
Site: First murder on a train (1 memorial)
E9, Cadogan Terrace, 129, Former 'Top O' the Morning' Public House
The plaque was first erected on the 2-storey pub that used to be here, the Mitford Castle, formerly the Top O' the Morning, closed in 2013 and demolished in 2015. The building can be seen on this , with the plaque below the lower window, second on the left.
At one stage a new pub was promised but August 2016 the site was under wraps with a hoarding promising "A boutique collection of eight luxury 1-3 bedroom apartments". And, 2017, we were pleased to see that the plaque has been re-erected, albeit framed by graffiti.
Since the tiles of the old pub are so attractive we decided to keep that photo of the plaque itself.
Looking at a current map you may begin to question the veracity of this plaque, since there are no railway lines nearby. shows that a line used to run immediately behind these buildings.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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