RATCLIFF CROSS
Plaque erected in 1922 by London County Council at King Edward Memorial Park, The Highway, Shadwell, London, E1, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
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Profession
Navigators
Category
Historical Sites, Travel and Exploration
Inscription
THIS TABLET IS IN MEMORY OF SIR HUGH WILLOUGHBY, STEPHEN BOROUGH, WILLIAM BOROUGH, SIR MARTIN FROBISHER AND OTHER NAVIGATORS WHO, IN THE LATTER HALF OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY, SET SAIL FROM THIS REACH OF THE RIVER THAMES NEAR RATCLIFF CROSS TO EXPLORE THE NORTHERN SEAS
Material
Ceramic Tiles