Sir William Henry Perkin, FRS, discovered the first aniline dyestuff, March 1856, while working in his home laboratory on this site and went on to found science-based industry. 1838 - 1907.
Stepney Historical Trust
E1, Cable Street
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir William Perkin
Chemist.  Born King David's Lane, Shadwell.  While a student at the Royal Col...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Sir William Perkin
The memorial is close to the ticket barrier, train side, on your left as you exit the station. When we last visited in April 2025 there ...
The Wanamaker plaque is to the right of the Shakespeare memorial.
These plaques mark property boudaries and identify ownership.
It was here that she taught, amongst others, Marie Rambert, Margot Fonteyn, Alicia Markova, and Anton Dolin, many of whom went on to danc...
Greater London Council Lord Lugard, 1858-1945, colonial administrator, lived here, 1912-1919.
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