Globe Parcel Express Company and Frank Wouter black plaque

This black commemorative plaque records: Stepney Bank Stables 1897. Built by the Globe Parcel Express Company, and later owned by Frank Wouter, a local horse dealer, these are the last of the Ouseburn’s once numerous working stables. Recorded plaque organisation: The Ouseburn Trust.

The Globe Parcel Express Company was a significant freight business in Victorian England, utilizing these stables for operations from 1897; Frank Wouter, a local horse dealer, later owned the property, which now stands as a rare example of industrial architecture from the era.