Bow, E3

Bow is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England. It is a built-up chiefly residential district located 4.6 miles (7.4 km) east north-east of Charing Cross. It is part of the East End of London.

Bow formed a part of the medieval parish of Stepney until becoming an independent parish in 1719. 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 This was superseded by the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar in 1900 until it, in turn, was absorbed into the modern London Borough of Tower Hamlets in 1965.

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 Heylin, developed a means to mix this with clay and create a form of fine porcelain, said to rival the best from abroad, this became known as Bow Porcelain. 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.

Today, the former match factory has been turned into apartments and is known as Bow Quarter. Victoria Park, the so-called "lungs of the East End", is located near here. Bow Church (St Mary's, Bow Road) is sometimes mistaken as the home of the Bow Bells which reside at St Mary-le-Bow Church on Cheapside in the City of London[12].

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.

Nearest areas:
Mile End
Old Ford
Bromley-by-Bow
Stratford
Victoria Park

Useful Links:
London's Bow on Wikipedia
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
East London

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