Ye early mower whets his scythe.
The text is misleading - ye early mower is actually whetting his whistle.
SW3, Old Church Street, 38-48, The Old Diary
We've numbered the lovely tiled panels left to right.
See our page about the dairy for our attempt to understand the geography of the site with reference to a 1865 map.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Wright’s Dairy - Old Church Street - mural 2 - mower
Founded in 1796 by a Mr Wright, whose son, W. H. Wright carried on the busine...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Wright’s Dairy - Old Church Street - mural 2 - mower
The cow's right ear must have dropped off.
In Google satellite view you can see that the set-back building originally ha...
The milkmaid carries her milking pail on her head and her milking stool on he...
Cuba Libre Social Club is restaurant in Poland but we doubt it has donated this plaque.
From Islington Tribune, October 2008: "The mural has been there for years and Lisa wanted it to be brightened up. She arranged for it to ...
Sylvia is represented a number of times in the mural. The image we have chosen is based on a photograph (which you can see here). Unveil...
This mural repays some examination. Firstly, looking at the buildings in the background at the top: those at the right, with the 'Victory...
From a letter to the Guardian from Desmond Rochfort, 26 September 2016: Dan Jones of Tower Hamlets council commissioned the mural. The w...
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