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THE SPITALFIELDS ROUNDELS |
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TO CELEBRATE THE
AREA’S HISTORY AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY 25 ROUNDELS WERE SET
INTO THE PAVEMENTS.
THEY WERE DESIGNED BY LOCAL ARTIST KEITH BOWLER AND CAST AT HOYLE
& SONS FOUNDRY IN HACKNEY
Redevelopemnt of the area may have resulted in the loss of some of these
Location |
Design |
Significance |
| Corners of Spitalfield Market | Apples & pears x4 |
Fruit & vegetable market |
| 135-153 Commercial Street | Keys & door bells |
First Peabody tenements |
| Folgate Street | Shuttle & bobbins |
Local weaving trade |
| Elder Street | Merry-go-round |
Mark Gertler painting |
| Brick Lane (north end) | Scissors & buttons x2 |
Local textile trade |
| Brick Lane | Tankards |
Black Eagle Brewery |
| 22 Hanbury Street | Match girls |
Strike meeting location |
| Brick Lane Mosque | World map |
Immigration into the area |
| Princelet Street | Violin |
Jewish community |
| Puma Court | Toys |
Children’s play area |
| 76 Commercial Street | The sea |
Sailor settlers |
| Fournier Street | Silk design |
Anna Maria Garthwaite’s work |
| Brick Lane | Children |
Christ Church School |
| Brick Lane | Decorated hand |
Health Centre |
| Osborne Street | Curry spices |
Asian food |
| Middlesex Street | Purse & coins |
Market area |
| Wentworth Street | Purse & coins |
Market area |
| 17-19 Brune Street | Bread & salt |
Jewish Soup Kitchen |
| Tenter Ground | Silk design |
Cloth processing |
| Artillery Passage | Arrows |
Training ground |
| Sandys Row | The sea |
Sailor settlers |
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