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
An information board has been installed near the stink pipe. This explains stink pipes and also gives some information about the River Ef...
The foundation stones are listed here left to right. They were laid in October 1889 and the building opened in April the following year....
Diamond Geezer has a post on this area, the station and the footbridge.
We were pleased to find a website, St Peters Bethnal Green, that has already listed these people and provided lots of research, and we di...
We are grateful to David Lewis, Chairman of the Hampstead Garden Suburb Residents Association for bringing this plaque to our attention. ...
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