So the plaque I remember has been nicked in the 17 years since I left East London to move back to south west scrumpyshire..

But now there's a new one...

http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/heritage/where-mammoths-roamed-plaque-unveiled-to-mark-the-site-of-ilford-prehistoric-finds


No joke... googling "Ilford mammoth plaque" reveals that...

"Ilford is one of the world's foremost sites for fossils"...!!!!!


So were Essex mammoths blonde and draped in bling...???