Sir John Fielding
(1721-1780)
magistrate, founder of the Bow Street Runners (from 1749), and Knight Bachelor (from 1761)
Family tree
Commemorated on 1 plaque
Bow Street was formed about 1637. It has been the residence of many notable men, among whom were Henry Fielding (novelist), Sir John Fielding (magistrate), Grinling Gibbons (woodcarver), Charles Macklin (actor), John Radcliffe (physician), Charles Sackville Earl of Dorset (poet), William Wycherley (dramatist)
19-20 Bow Street, Westminster, WC2, London, United Kingdom where they lived