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 plaque is in the foyer of the flats. It was unveiled by John Pritchard, grandson of Jack and Molly Pritchard and Matt Cohn, grandson ...
Presumably, 'Nev' is someone's name, but we can't find any connection.
Lost Treasures. Bycullah Athenaeum, 1883 - 1931. Originally located at Windmill Hill Enfield, this was a popular venue where plays and c...
The Theatre and Film Guild of Great Britain and America comes under the umbrella of the Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America.
LCC Field-Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum, K.G. (1850 - 1916), lived here, 1914 - 15.
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