Bow Quarter
Bow Quarter is a gated community in Bow in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The building was originally the Bryant and May match factory, and was the site of the Match Girls' strike in the 1880s.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: building in Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK
- Also known as: “Bryant And May Factory, Main Building”
Places of Interest
Highlights include London Stadium and Bow Church DLR station.
London Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Arne mueseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
London Stadium is a multi-purpose outdoor stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in the Stratford district of London. It is located in the Lower Lea Valley, 6 miles east of central London.
Bow Church DLR station
Railway station
Bow Church is a Docklands Light Railway station in Bow, London, England. It is between Devons Road and Pudding Mill Lane stations.
London Aquatics Centre
Stadium
The London Aquatics Centre is an indoor facility with two 50-metre swimming pools and a 25-metre diving pool in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bow and Old Ford.
Bow
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bow is a district in East London, England and is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is an inner-city suburb located 4.6 miles east of Charing Cross.
Old Ford
Quarter
Photo: Ekphraster, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Ford is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets that is named after the natural ford which provided a crossing of the River Lea.
Fish Island
Neighborhood
Fish Island is an area of east London, England. It is one of 58 designated conservation areas in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, with many of its buildings considered important to Britain's industrial heritage, though there are no listed buildings in the area.
Bow Quarter
- Categories: gated community, factory, building, residential area, and locality
- Location: Newham, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.53172° or 51° 31′ 54″ northLongitude
-0.02149° or 0° 1′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C3XGXJH+MCOpenStreetMap ID
way 51736709OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q4950648
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Satellite Map
Discover Bow Quarter from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From German to Norwegian Bokmål—“Bow Quarter” goes by many names.
- German: “Bow Quarter”
- German: “Bryant & May Fabrik, Hauptgebäude”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bow Quarter”
- Norwegian: “Bow Quarter”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bow Quarter Leisure Centre and Bow Bus Garage.
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