Leyton Histories
Gunpowder production at Temple Mills led to a tragedy in 1690, when Peter Pain, a Huguenot refugee was blown up together with two of the mills, three stone houses, and a lot of gunpowder.
Erected between June 2014 and June 2015. Lost between April 2019 and March 2021.
E11, High Road, Leyton
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Temple Mills
The thousands of building workers who have lost their lives at work. Researc...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Temple Mills
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Greater London Council Frederick Denison Maurice, 1805 - 1872, Christian philosopher and educationalist, lived here, 1862 - 1866.
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“High tension” is the same as “high voltage” - dangerously high electrical energy which require particular safety measures.
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