Bromley by Bow Centre

The Bromley by Bow Centre is a community centre in Bromley-by-Bow, in London. It was founded by Andrew Mawson in 1984 alongside community members such as Chilean artist Santiago Bell, with the aim of transforming the local community.

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Type: Community center
Description: community center in London, England
Also known as: “Bromley By Bow Centre” and “The Bromley by Bow Centre”
Address: 1 St Leonard’s Street, London, E3 3BT

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kingsley Hall and London Stadium.

Kingsley Hall

Community center

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Kingsley Hall is a community centre, in Powis Road, Bromley-by-Bow in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It dates back to the work of Doris and Muriel Lester, who had a nursery school in nearby Bruce Road.

London Stadium

Stadium

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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. London Stadium is situated 1 mile north of Bromley by Bow Centre.

Bromley-by-Bow tube station

Metro station

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Bromley-by-Bow is a London Underground station located on the Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach in the Bromley-by-Bow neighbourhood of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, East London. Bromley-by-Bow tube station is situated 890 feet south of Bromley by Bow Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Three Mills and Bromley-by-Bow.

Three Mills

Neighborhood

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The Three Mills are former working mills and an island of the same name on the River Lea. It is one of London’s oldest surviving industrial centres. The mills lie in the London Borough of Newham, but despite lying on the Newham side of the Lea, access is principally from the western, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, side of the river.

Bromley-by-Bow

Quarter

Bromley or Bromley-by-Bow is a district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London, located on the western banks of the River Lea, in the Lower Lea Valley in East London.

Bow Locks

Locality

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Bow Locks No. 20 is a set of bi-directional locks in Bromley-by-Bow in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and Newham. The locks link the tidal Bow Creek to the River Lee Navigation, which is a canalised river.

Bromley by Bow Centre

Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.52699° or 51° 31′ 37″ north

Longitude

-0.01327° or 0° 0′ 48″ west

Established

1984

Open location code

9C3XGXGP+QM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 55821476

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=community_centre

Wikidata ID

Q4973705

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In Other Languages

“Bromley by Bow Centre” goes by many names.

Russian: “Бромли-бай-Боу-Центр”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bromley-by-Bow Church in Community and Bromley Recreation Ground.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Bromley by Bow Health Centre and Barn.

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