Bow
Bow shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ365825
London borough	Tower Hamlets
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	E3
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
European Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Bethnal Green and Bow
London Assembly	City and East
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Coordinates: 51°31′47″N 0°01′44″W / 51.5298, -0.0288

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Contents 1 Geography and administration 1.1 Geography 1.2 Administration 2 History 2.1 Bridges at Bowe 2.2 Religious life 2.3 Chaucer and Stratford-atte-Bowe 2.4 Goose Fair 2.5 Bow porcelain 2.6 Bryant and May 2.7 Suffragettes 2.8 Railways 3 Landmarks 4 Present day 4.1 Communal facilities 5 Education 6 Transport 6.1 Nearby tube and DLR stations 6.2 Nearby places 7 Notable people associated with Bow 8 See also 9 References and notes 10 External links

Geography and administration

Geography

Bow is part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London. The centre of Bow remains Bow Church, and the bridge across the River Lee. Bow Church is the parish church of St Mary and Holy Trinity Bow. Today, the bridge is a four lane flyover, with both the Lee and Blackwall Tunnel approach passing beneath. The Blackwall Tunnel is a pair of road Tunnels underneath the River Thames in east London, linking the London Borough of Tower Hamlets with the The High Street has few active shops, with large scale post-war housing located to the south. The island church remains as a useful turning point for buses. The Blackwall Tunnel approach road's expansion from the two lane road existing at the beginning of the 20th century, to a six lane urban motorway has occupied land, at the expense of industry. What remains on the eastern side of the road, is a canal side enclave of small businesses and warehouses, with a large supermarket located at the canal bridge to Three Mills. The Three Mills are former working mills on the River Lee in the East End of London, one of London ’s oldest extant industrial centres

Bow has become associated with the E3 postcode district, which includes the surrounding districts of Bromley-by-Bow, Old Ford, Mile End and the transpontine Three Mills in Newham. The E (Eastern postcode area, also known as the London E postcode area, is the part of the London postal district covering much of east London, England Bromley-by-Bow, historically and officially Bromley, is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Old Ford is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and traditionally considered part of Bow. Mile End is an area of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London, England. The Three Mills are former working mills on the River Lee in the East End of London, one of London ’s oldest extant industrial centres The London Borough of Newham ( is a London borough in East London, within Greater London. The modern Tower Hamlets wards of west and east Bow are associated more with the postcode, than the settlement, and bounded by the Mile End Road, in the south; the River Lee, to the east; Victoria Park to the north; and Grove Road, in the west. The River Lee or River Lea in England originates in Leagrave Park, Leagrave, Luton in the Chiltern Hills and flows generally southeast Victoria Park (or 'Vicky' Park as locally known is a large open space that stretches out across part of the East End of London, England bordering parts of Bethnal

The Hertford Union Canal links the River Lee Navigation and the Regent's Canal, running west from Old Ford Lock, along the south side of Victoria Park and linking at a basin, just to the west of Grove Road and the park, in the north of Mile End. The Hertford Union Canal or Duckett's Canal is a short stretch (c The River Lee Navigation is a Canalised river incorporating — as the name suggests — the River Lee (also known as the River Lea The Regent's Canal is a Canal across an area just to the north of central London, England.

Administration

Bow formed a part of the medieval parish of Stepney until becoming an independent parish in 1719. Stepney is an inner-city district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The parish vestry then undertook this responsibility, until a rising population created the need for the Poplar Board of Works, in 1855. This was superseded by the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar in 1900 until it, in turn, was absorbed into the modern London Borough of Tower Hamlets in 1965. The Metropolitan Borough of Poplar was between 1900 and 1965 a Metropolitan borough in the County of London. The London Borough of Tower Hamlets ( is a London borough to the east of the City of London, England and north of the River Thames in East ^[1]

Between 1986 and 1992, the name Bow was applied to one of seven neighbourhoods, to whom power was devolved from the council. This resulted in replacement of much of the street signage in the area, that remains in place. Bow West^[2] and Bow East^[3] are two wards formed in 2002 that incorporate Old Ford and the eastern end of Bethnal Green (to Grove Road, parts of which used to comprise Mile End New Town, north of the Mile End Road). Old Ford is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and traditionally considered part of Bow. Bethnal Green is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, in the East End of London. Bow, in turn lost its territory, south of the Mile End Road, to neighbouring Bromley-by-Bow. Bromley-by-Bow, historically and officially Bromley, is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ^[4] These boundary changes are driven by the need to ensure a comparable number of electors for each ward within the modern borough.

History

Bridges at Bowe

Stratforde was first recorded as a settlement in 1177, the name is derived from its Old English meaning of paved way to a ford. ^[5] The ford originally lay on the route of a pre-Roman trackway at Old Ford about 600 metres to the north, but when the Romans decided on Colchester as their initial capital for their occupation, the road was upgraded to run from the area of London Bridge, as one of the first paved Roman roads in Britain. The Roman Era is a period in Western history when Ancient Rome was the centre of power of the world around the Mediterranean Sea, where Latin was the The Roman Era is a period in Western history when Ancient Rome was the centre of power of the world around the Mediterranean Sea, where Latin was the Colchester ( /ˈkəʊltʃɛstə/ is a town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester, in Essex, England. London Bridge is a Bridge between the City of London and Southwark in London, England, over the River Thames. Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between AD 43 and 410 ^[6] The 'paved way' is likely to refer to the presence of a stone causeway across the marshes, which formed a part of the crossing.

In 1110 Matilda, wife of Henry I, reputedly took a tumble at the ford on her way to Barking Abbey, and ordered a distinctively bow-shaped, three-arched bridge to be built over the River Lee, The like of which had not been seen before; the area became known variously as Stradford of the Bow, Stratford of the Bow, Stratford the Bow, Stratforde the Bowe, and Stratford-atte-Bow' (at the Bow)^[7] which over time has been shortened to Bow to distinguish it from Stratford Langthorne on the Essex bank of the Lee. Matilda of Scotland (born Edith c 1080 – 1 May 1118) was the first wife and Queen consort of Henry I. Henry I (c 1068/1069 – 1 December 1135) was the fourth son of William I the Conqueror, the first King of England after the Norman The ruined remains of Barking Abbey are in situated in Barking in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in East London, England River Lee may refer to The River Lee (England The River Lee (Ireland Stratford, historically Stratford Langthorne, is a place in the London Borough of Newham in East London. Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common ^[8] Land and Abbey Mill were given to Barking Abbey for the continued maintenance of the bridge, who also maintained a chapel on the bridge dedicated to St Katherine, and occupied until the fifteenth century by a hermit. The ruined remains of Barking Abbey are in situated in Barking in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in East London, England Saint Catherine of Alexandria, also known as Saint Catherine of the Wheel and The Great Martyr Saint Catherine ( Greek) is a Christian This endowment was later administered by Stratford Langthorne Abbey. Stratford Langthorne Abbey, or the Abbey of St Mary's Stratford Langthorne was a Cistercian Monastery founded in 1135 at Stratford Langthorne ^[9] By 1549, this route had become known as The Kings Way.

Responsibility for maintenance of the bridge was always in dispute, no more so than with the Dissolution of the Monasteries, when local landowners who had taken over the Abbey lands were found responsible. The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the formal process between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded The bridge was widened in 1741 and tolls were levied to defray the epense, but litigation over the maintenance lasted until 1834, when the bridge needed to be rebuilt and landowners agreed to pay half of the cost, with Essex and Middlesex sharing the other. The bridge was again replaced in 1834, by the Middlesex and Essex Turnpike Trust, and in 1866 West Ham took responsibility for its upkeep and that of the causeway and smaller bridges that continued the route across the Lee. West Ham was a local government district in the extreme south west of Essex from 1886 to 1965 forming part of the built-up area of London, although outside the In 1967 this bridge was in turn replaced by the Greater London Council with a two-lane flyover spanning the Blackwall Tunnel approach road, the traffic interchange, the River Lee and some of the Bow Back Rivers. The Greater London Council (GLC was the top-tier Local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986 The Blackwall Tunnel is a pair of road Tunnels underneath the River Thames in east London, linking the London Borough of Tower Hamlets with the River Lee may refer to The River Lee (England The River Lee (Ireland The Bow Back Rivers are part of the River Lee in the London Borough of Newham, East London, and form a complex system of waterways ^[9] This has since been expanded to a four-lane road.

Religious life

In 1311 Bow remained an isolated village, often cut off from Stepney church by flood. Stepney is an inner-city district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Permission was given to build a chapel of ease to allow the residents a local place to worship. A chapel of ease (sometimes 'chapel-of-ease' is a church building other than the main church (the Parish church) of a Parish. The land was granted by Edward III, on the King's highway, thus beginning a tradition of island church building. Edward III (13 November 1312 &ndash 21 June 1377 was one of the most successful English monarchs of the Middle Ages.

In 1556 at Bow, during the reign of Mary I of England, and under the authority of Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London, many people, were brought by cart, from Newgate, and burned at the stake, in front of Bow Church, in one of the many swings of the English Reformation. Mary I (18 February 1516 &ndash 17 November 1558 was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 19 July 1553 until her death Edmund Bonner (also Edmund Boner) (c 1500 &ndash September 5, 1569) Bishop of London, was an English Bishop. Newgate was a Gate in the west of London Wall round the City of London. The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th century England by which the Church of England first broke away from the authority of the Pope ^[10]

In 1719, the parish became independent and St Mary Stratford Bow consecrated. The parish also included the Old Ford area which has also been known as North Bow.

Chaucer and Stratford-atte-Bowe

A convent of Benedictine nuns was established at the nearby Priory of St Leonards, in modern Bromley-by-Bow. Bromley-by-Bow, historically and officially Bromley, is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Geoffrey Chaucer immortalised this Priory in his Canterbury Tales:

Ther was also a nonne, a prioresse,

That of hir smylyng was ful symple and coy;

Hire gretteste ooth was but by seinte loy;

And she was cleped madame eglentyne. Geoffrey Chaucer (c 1343 – 25 October 1400? was an English author poet Philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and Diplomat. The Prioress's Tale follows The Shipman's Tale in Geoffrey Chaucer 's The Canterbury Tales.

Ful weel she soong the service dyvyne,

Entuned in hir nose ful semely,

And frenssh she spak ful faire and fetisly,

After the scole of stratford atte bowe,

For frenssh of parys was to hire unknowe. ^[11]

This was a barbed reference, as it implied the Prioress had learned French, from the Benedictine nuns, in a distinct Anglo-Norman dialect,^[12] that by this time had lost prestige, and was being ridiculed as sub-standard French. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Benedictine refers to the Spirituality and Consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in The Anglo-Normans were mainly the descendants of the Normans who ruled England following the conquest by William of Normandy in 1066, although (see Bromley-by-Bow). Bromley-by-Bow, historically and officially Bromley, is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Goose Fair

Fairfield Road commemorates the Green Goose fair, held there, on the Thursday after Pentecost. Pentecost (πεντηκοστή, pentekostē, "the fiftieth day" is one of the prominent feasts in the Christian Liturgical year, celebrated the ^[13] A Green Goose was a young, or mid-summer goose, but it was also a slang term for a cuckold or a 'low' woman^[14]. In 1630, John Taylor, a poet wrote At Bow, the Thursday after Pentecost, There is a fair of green geese ready rost, Where, as a goose is ever dog cheap there, The sauce is over somewhat sharp and deare. John Taylor ( 24 August, 1578 - 1653 was an English Poet who dubbed himself "The Water Poet" , taking advantage of the double entendre and continuing with other verses describing the drunken rowdy behaviour of the crowds. ^[15] By the mid-1800s, the authorities had had enough and the fair was suppressed. ^[13]

Bow porcelain

During the 17th century both Bow, and the Essex bank, became a centre for the slaughter and butchery of cattle for the City market. This meant a ready supply of cattle bones, and local entrepreneurs, Thomas Frye and Edward Heylyn, developed a means to mix this with clay and create a form of fine porcelain, said to rival the best from abroad, and this became known as Bow Porcelain. The Anglo-Irish painter Thomas Frye (c1710 &ndash 3 April 1762 best-known for his portraits in oil and pastel including some miniatures and his early Edward Heylyn ( 1695 - April 10 1765) was a merchant and entrepreneur who was one of the founders of the Bow porcelain factory. In November 1753, in Aris's Birmingham Gazette, the following advertisement appeared:

This is to give notice to all painters in the blue and white potting way and enamellers on china ware, that by applying at the counting-house at the china-house near Bow, they may meet with employment and proper encouragement according to their merit; likewise painters brought up in the snuff-box way, japanning, fan-painting, &c. Birmingham Gazette, known for much of its existence as Aris's Birmingham Gazette, was a newspaper that was published and circulated in Birmingham , may have an opportunity of trial, wherein if they succeed, they shall have due encouragement. N. B. At the same house a person is wanted who can model small figures in clay neatly.

The Bow China Works prospered, employing some 300 artists and hands, until about 1770, when one of its founders died, by 1776 all of its moulds and implements were transferred to another manufacturer at Derby. The Bow porcelain factory (active ca 1747-1764 closed 1776 was an emulative rival of the Chelsea porcelain factory in the manufacture of early Soft-paste porcelain Derby (pronounced "dar-bee" /dˈɑːbɪ/ is a city in the East Midlands of England. In 1867, during some drainage operations at the match factory of Messrs. Bell & Black at Bell Road, St. Leonard's Street, the foundations of one of the kilns were discovered, with a large quantity of 'wasters' and fragments of broken pottery. The houses close by were then called China Row, but now lie beneath modern housing. Chemical analysis of the firing remains showed them to contain high quantities of bone-ash; thereby pre-dating the claim of Josiah Spode to have invented the bone china process. Josiah Spode ( 23 March 1733 – 1797 was an English potter born in a village that is now part of Stoke-on-Trent. Bone china is a type of Porcelain body first developed in Britain in which calcined Cattle bone ( Bone ash) is a major constituent ^[16]

Bryant and May

In 1888, the match girls strike occurred at the Bryant and May match factory in Fairfield Road. The London matchgirls strike of 1888 was a strike of the women and Teenage girls working at the Bryant and May Factory in Bow, London Bryant and May was a United Kingdom company created specifically in the mid nineteenth century to make Matches Their original Bryant and May Factory was This was a forerunner of the suffragette movement fight for women's rights and also the trade union movement. Suffragette is a term originally coined by the Daily Mail newspaper as a derogatory label for the more radical and Militant members of the The factory was rebuilt in 1911 and the brick entrance includes a depiction of Noah's Ark and the word 'Security' used as a trademark on the matchboxes. Match production ceased in 1979 and the building is now private apartments known as the Bow Quarter. Bow Quarter is an apartment complex located in Bow London. It consists of 733 one- and two-bedroom apartments and penthouses together with a handful of unique workers cottages ^[17]

Suffragettes

Emmeline Pankhurst had begun the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), in 1903, with her daughters Christabel and Sylvia. Emmeline Pankhurst (née Goulden; 15 July 1858 14 June 1928 was a political activist and leader of the British Suffragette movement Dame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst LLB, DBE ( September 22, 1880 &ndash February 13, 1958) was a Suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst became increasingly disillusioned with the Suffragette movement's inability to engage with the needs of working class women, like the match girls. Estelle Sylvia Pankhurst ( May 5, 1882 September 27, 1960) was a notable campaigner for the Suffragette movement in the United Suffragette is a term originally coined by the Daily Mail newspaper as a derogatory label for the more radical and Militant members of the Sylvia formed her own breakaway movement, the East London Federation of Suffragettes and based it at 198 Bow Road, by the church, in a Baker's shop. The Workers Socialist Federation was a Socialist Political party in the United Kingdom, led by Sylvia Pankhurst. This was emblazoned with "Votes for Women" in large gold letters, and opened in October 1912. The local Member of Parliament, George Lansbury, resigned his seat in Parliament to stand for election on a platform of women's enfranchisement. George Lansbury ( 21 February 1859 &ndash 7 May 1940) was a British Politician, socialist, Christian pacifist The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Sylvia supported him in this and Bow Road became the campaign office, culminating in a huge rally in nearby Victoria Park, but Lansbury was narrowly defeated in the election and support for the project in the East End was withdrawn. Victoria Park (or 'Vicky' Park as locally known is a large open space that stretches out across part of the East End of London, England bordering parts of Bethnal

Sylvia refocused her efforts, from Bow, and with the outbreak of World War I, began a nursery, clinic and cost price canteen for the poor, at the bakery. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All A paper, the Women's Dreadnought was published to bring her campaign to a wider audience. Workers' Dreadnought was a Newspaper published by variously-named political parties led by Sylvia Pankhurst. At the close of war, the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act 1918 gave limited voting rights to property owning women over the age of thirty, and equal rights were finally achieved ten years later.

Pankhurst had spent twelve years in Bow, fighting for women's rights. During this time, she risked constant arrest^[18] and spent a lot of this time in Holloway Prison, often on hunger strike. HM Prison Holloway is a Prison in the London Borough of Islington, London, United Kingdom. She finally achieved her aim, but along the way had alleviated some of the poverty and misery, and improved social conditions for all in the East End.

Railways

Bow was also the site of the headquarters and maintenance depot of the North London Railway who also had two stations in the area named Old Ford and Bow. The North London Railway (NLR was a railway company that opened various lines connecting the north of London to the East and West India Docks, the core During World War 2 the North London Railway branch from Dalston to Poplar through Bow was so badly damaged that it fell into permanent disuse. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Bow railway station opened in 1850 and was rebuilt in 1870 in a grand style, featuring a concert hall that was 100 ft long and 40 ft wide. Bow railway station was a former Railway station in Bow, London on the North London Railway, between Old Ford and South Bromley This became the The Bow and Bromley Institute, then in 1887 the East London Technical College and a Salvation Army hall in 1911. The Salvation Army is a Christian charity and church that is internally organised like a military service. From the 1930s it was used as the Embassy Billiard Hall and after the war became the Bow Palais, but was demolished in 1956 after a fire^[19]

Landmarks

St Mary's Church stands on the traffic island in Bow Road. Part of the church dates back to 1311. The base of the tower dates back to the late 1400s and the top of the tower was rebuilt after bomb damage in the second world war. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Bow Church (St Mary's, Bow Road) is sometimes mistaken as the home of the Bow Bells which actually reside at St Mary-le-Bow Church on Cheapside in the City of London. St Mary-le-Bow is an historic church in the City of London, off Cheapside. For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically ^[20]

A statue of William Ewart Gladstone stands outside Bow Church. The statue was donated by Theodore H Bryant, part-owner of the Bryant and May match factory. ^[21]

A memorial to George Lansbury (1859-1940) stands on the corner of Bow Road and Harley Grove, near 39 Bow Road, his family home in the constituency until it was destroyed in the Blitz. George Lansbury ( 21 February 1859 &ndash 7 May 1940) was a British Politician, socialist, Christian pacifist The Blitz was the sustained bombing of Britain by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941 in World War II. ^[22] It describes him as "A great servant of the people". Lansbury was twice Mayor of Poplar and also MP for Bromley and Bow. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Bow and Bromley was a constituency in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In 1921, he led the Poplar Rates Rebellion. The Poplar Rates Rebellion, or Poplar Rates Revolt was a Tax protest that took place in Poplar London, England, in 1921 His daughter-in-law, Minnie Lansbury was one of the 30 Poplar Councillors sent to prison and who died six weeks after leaving prison. A memorial clock to her is situated over a row of shops on Bow Road, near the junction with Alfred Street. ^[23]

The original Poplar Town hall is situated on the south side of Bow Road, near the DLR station. The Metropolitan Borough of Poplar was between 1900 and 1965 a Metropolitan borough in the County of London. It continues in use for registrations of births and marriages, as Bromley Public Hall. It was rebuilt in the 1920s, and this Town Hall stands at the corner of Bow road and Fairfield Road in a dilapidated condition, now used as commercial offices. The latter Town Hall contains the Poplar Assembly Rooms, now no longer used. The Builders, by sculptor David Evans is a frieze on the face of the building, unveiled by Lansbury on 10 December 1938, these Portland Stone panels commemorate the trades constructing the Town hall, other panels symbolise the borough's relationship with the River Thames and the youth of Poplar. The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. ^[24]

In 2000 and 2001 the Big Brother UK house was located at Three Mills Studios in nearby Newham, often reported as Bow because the studios are included in the E3 postal district. Big Brother is a Reality television series broadcast in the United Kingdom and The Three Mills are former working mills on the River Lee in the East End of London, one of London ’s oldest extant industrial centres The London Borough of Newham ( is a London borough in East London, within Greater London.

Present day

Communal facilities

Main article: London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Local council facilities are grouped around Roman Road market in Old Ford. The London Borough of Tower Hamlets ( is a London borough to the east of the City of London, England and north of the River Thames in East The local library, now called an Idea Store is situated in Gladstone Place. A community and tenants' hall is nearby. Access to council services is dealt with by the Bow and North Poplar One Stop Shop, in Ewart Place.

Education

For details of education in Bow see the List of schools in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Chisenhale,^[25] Olga^[26] and Malmesbury^[27] primary schools are located in Bow. This list covers Primary school and Secondary schools in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Transport

Nearby tube and DLR stations

There are no longer any stations on the National Rail network in Bow. National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC The No 8 bus terminates at Bow Church. London Buses route 8 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom.

• Mile End
• Bow Road
• Bow Church

Bow is served well by bus and road, being sited at the junction of the A12 East Cross Route, and A11 Mile End Road. Mile End is a London Underground station in Tower Hamlets, East London Bow Road station is a London Underground station on the District and Hammersmith and City lines located in Bow, east London. Bow Church station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR in the Bow neighbourhood of east London. This is an alphabetical list of road junctions in the United Kingdom. East Cross Route (ECR was the designation for the eastern section of Ringway 1, the innermost circuit of the London Ringways network a complex and comprehensive The proximity of tube stations mean that parking restrictions apply throughout the area.

Nearby places

• Mile End
• Old Ford
• Bromley-by-Bow
• Stratford
• Leyton
• Victoria Park
• River Lee

Access to the River Lee is via the tow-path at Three Mills. Mile End is an area of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London, England. Bromley-by-Bow, historically and officially Bromley, is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Stratford, historically Stratford Langthorne, is a place in the London Borough of Newham in East London. Leyton is an area of East London and part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest. Victoria Park (or 'Vicky' Park as locally known is a large open space that stretches out across part of the East End of London, England bordering parts of Bethnal River Lee may refer to The River Lee (England The River Lee (Ireland South leads to the River Thames, but the tow-path can often be blocked. The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. North leads to Duckett's Cut (the Hertford Union), which provides access to Victoria Park, and proceeding north along the Lee to Hackney Marshes. Hackney Marshes is an area of grassland on the western bank of the River Lee in the London Borough of Hackney. As this latter is within the Olympic Park the tow-path may be closed unpredictably while building works are undertaken.

Notable people associated with Bow

• Girls Aloud (band) – when first formed, had a flat in Bow
• Roll Deep (grime crew)
• Graham Norton (comedian and TV presenter)
• Sylvia Pankhurst (suffragette and social campaigner – see Suffragettes section, above)
• Wiley (rapper)
• Dizzee Rascal (rapper)
• Danny Wallace (writer, TV Presenter, and king of Lovely) – lives in Bow^[28] and mentions it in his books
• Oona King (former Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Bow and political commentator)^[29]
• Ledley King (Tottenham Hotspur/England defender) was born in Bow. Girls Aloud are a British Girl group created by ITV1 Talent show Popstars The Rivals in 2002 Roll Deep are a MOBO Award -nominated London -based grime music collective Graham William Walker (born 4 April 1963 in Cork, Ireland) is an Irish Actor, Comedian and Television presenter. A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh Estelle Sylvia Pankhurst ( May 5, 1882 September 27, 1960) was a notable campaigner for the Suffragette movement in the United Bow is an area of East London England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Dylan Mills (born 1985 in Bow, East London) known professionally as Dizzee Rascal, is a British Rapper, Record producer and Daniel Frederick Wallace (born 16 November, 1976) is a British documentary comedian, writer television and radio presenter on XFM A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event The Kingdom of Lovely is a partly Internet -based Micronation which claims as its territory a flat owned &ndash and once lived in &ndash by its creator Oona Tamsyn King (born 22 October 1967 in Sheffield) is a British politician The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Bethnal Green and Bow is a Constituency located in Greater London, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Ledley Brenton King (born October 12, 1980 in Bow, London) is an English football player of Antiguan descent Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football
• Tinchy Stryder Upcoming Grime Artist
• Amy Winehouse a British jazz singer has a flat in Bow
• Ashley Cole attended Bow Boys School

See also

• Bow Group (centre-right think tank that first met in Bow)
• Kingsley Hall, in nearby Bromley-by-Bow
• Bromley Hall, the Tudor Manor House for Bromley and Bow

References and notes

External links

• Bow West and Bow East wards are within the Borough's Local Area Partnership 5. River Lee may refer to The River Lee (England The River Lee (Ireland Key areas of concern and action relate to community safety, access to health care provision and activities for young people, especially in the Victoria Park area.

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