London white plaque

Hugh Willoughby

Science & TechnologyErected 1922

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

Address

King Edward Memorial Park, Shadwell, Tower Hamlets, E1

Erected

1922

Known for

Navigator

Category

Science & Technology

Coordinates

51.50870, -0.04875