Erection date: 2014
Nicholas Culpeper (1616 - 1654) physician, herbalist, astrologer and writer, lived and worked in a house on this site c1640 - 1654.
Tower Hamlets Council - People's plaques
E1, Commercial Street, 92
2014 the shop is occupied by a health food shop - perfect. 2016: Toni & Guy - oh, well.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Nicholas Culpeper
Spitalfields Life, our picture source, says: "Becoming the Red Lion Tavern af...
Physician, botanist, herbalist, astrologer and writer. Probably born at Ockle...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Nicholas Culpeper
The name was originally applied to the Tower division of the county of Middle...
When this plaque was unveiled the wall was part of the Public Record Office. It is now King's College Library.
Ellen Terry, the great actress, lived here from 1904 to 1920.
The plaque has the Ethiopian/pan-African/Rastafari tri-colours around the edge. Unveiled during Covid restrictions to a few people, socia...
Cicely Mary Barker, 1895 - 1973, artist and creator of the Flower Fairy children's books, lived and worked here from 1924 to 1961. Croydo...
The foundation stone is directly below the Shepherd memorial. Both can be seen to the right of our photo, on the stair tower, partially h...
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