Entrance Gate to Fairfield Match Works, Bow
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Entrance Gate to Fairfield Match Works, Bow
Image: © David Anstiss Taken: 15 Feb 2012
Former Bryant and May factory on Fairfield Road. Was the setting of the 'London matchgirls strike of 1888'. Most of the buildings have been converted into housing - creating the Bow Quarter Estate. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_matchgirls_strike_of_1888 for more details about the strike. All of the buildings are Grade II listed. Including http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-205967-fairfield-match-works-2-bow at the entrance. See also Image, (close-up of the blue plaque on the building).
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Image Location
Latitude
51.531027
Longitude
-0.022284