Old Ford
So called because it was the site of a ford over the River Lee in Roman times. It was surrounded by a settlement in the 3rd and 4th centuries.
Bow Heritage Trail
E3, Old Ford Road, 381
The building on which the plaque is located was the 19th century Old Ford Wesleyan Chapel, now converted into flats.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Old Ford
This is, approximately, the area where the Greenway crosses the River Lea, E3...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Old Ford
The name was originally applied to the Tower division of the county of Middle...
This is where Carlyle died. We know 'Sc.' indicates the sculptor, but 'Delt.'? We asked a member of the museum staff who told us it i...
The stone plaque is laid into the pavement.
There is another identical plaque (not photgraphed) on the other side of the viaduct, to the right.
From Newham Stories (2018: that link not working but Newham Story has the text) we learn that there used to be another plaque commemorati...
Stanley Lupino (1893 - 1942) actor & comedian, lived here. The Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America
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