Cubitt Town

This section of Poplar was developed as part of the Port of London in 1840s and 1850s by William Cubitt, Lord Mayor of London (1860–1862).

Cubitt Town lies on the eastern side of the Isle of Dogs. William Cubitt was responsible for the early housing which accommodated the growing population of dockworkers and shipbuilders.

Along with the housing, Cubitt also created many local businesses.

Bangladeshi and East Asian immigrant populations became established after the 1950s.

During the 1960s and 1970s, high-rise estates began to be built and during the 1990s and afterwards, the Canary Wharf complex attracted a different mix of people.

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THE STREETS OF CUBITT TOWN

Admirals Way, E14 Admirals Way is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Amsterdam Road, E14 Amsterdam Road is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Arden Crescent, E14 Arden Crescent is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Arden Cresent, E14 Arden Cresent is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Ashdown Walk, E14 Ashdown Walk is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Aste Street, E14 Aste Street is a short street which once connected the western ends of Roffey Street and Judkin Street.
Atworth Street, E14 Atworth Street disappeared when the St John’s Estate was built.
Ballin Court, E14 Ballin Court is a road in the E14 postcode area
Barnfield Place, E14 Barnfield Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Bartlett Mews, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Beaufort Court, E14 Beaufort Court is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Bering Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Billson Street, E14 Billson Street is a road in the E14 postcode area
Blackwall Tunnel, SE10 Blackwall Tunnel is a road in the SE10 postcode area
Blasker Walk, E14 Blasker Walk is a road in the E14 postcode area
Blue Bridge, SW1H Blue Bridge is a road in the SW1H postcode area
Blyth Close, E14 Blyth Close is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Britannia Road, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
British Telecom, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Caledonian Wharf, E14 Caledonian Wharf is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Capstan Square, E14 Capstan Square is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Cardale Street, E14 Cardale Street lies within the post-war St John’s Estate.
Cassilis Road, E14 Cassilis Road is a road in the E14 postcode area
Castalia Square, E14 Castalia Square was the first part of the post-war St John’s Estate to be opened.
Castalia Street, E14 Castalia Street was part of the Millwall Docks Station Estate, built in 1881-2.
Chapel House Street, E14 Chapel House Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Charnwood Gardens, E14 Charnwood Gardens is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Chipka Street, E14 Chipka Street is a road in the E14 postcode area
Claude Street, E14 Claude Street is a road in the E14 postcode area
Cold Harbour, E14 Cold Harbour is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Copeland Drive, E14 Copeland Drive is a road in the E14 postcode area
Crews Street, E14 Crews Street is a road in the E14 postcode area
Crossharbour Plaza 9Xn, E14 A street within the postcode
Crossharbour Plaza, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Cuba Street, E14 Cuba Street was laid out by the Batson family.
Cumberland Mills Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Cumbrian House, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Cutlers Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Cyclops Mews, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Da Gama Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Dartmoor Walk, E14 Dartmoor Walk is a road in the E14 postcode area
Deptford Ferry Road, E14 Deptford Ferry Road ran down to the Thames from West Ferry Road.
Dockers Tanner Road, E14 Dockers Tanner Road is a road in the E14 postcode area
Dollar Bay Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Douglas Path, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Drawdock Road, SE10 Drawdock Road is a road in the SE10 postcode area
Drewry House, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
E Ferry Road, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
East Ferry Road, E14 East Ferry Road is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Empire Wharf Road, E14 Empire Wharf Road is a road in the E14 postcode area
Ensign House Admirals Way, E14 Ensign House Admirals Way is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Enterprise Business Park, E14 Enterprise Business Park is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Ferguson Close, E14 Ferguson Close is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Ferguson’s Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Ferry Street, E14 Ferry Street is a road with a long history on the Isle of Dogs.
Folly Wall, E14 Folly Wall is a road in the E14 postcode area
Forge Square, E14 Forge Square is a road in the E14 postcode area
Francis Close, E14 Francis Close is a road in the E14 postcode area
Friars Mead, E14 Friars Mead is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Galbraith Street, E14 Galbraith Street was begun in Victorian times.
Gama Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Gaverick Mews, E14 Gaverick Mews is a road in the E14 postcode area
Gaverick Street, E14 Gaverick Street is a road in the E14 postcode area
Glenaffric Avenue, E14 Glenaffric Avenue is a road in the E14 postcode area
Glengall Grove, E14 Glengall Grove was named after a major landowner in the Isle of Dogs.
Glengarnock Avenue, E14 Glengarnock Avenue is a road in the E14 postcode area
Grampian House Meridian Gate, E14 Grampian House Meridian Gate is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Greenwich Foot Tunnel, E14 Greenwich Foot Tunnel is a road in the E14 postcode area
Greenwich Foot Tunnel, SE10 Greenwich Foot Tunnel is a road in the SE10 postcode area
Grosvenor Wharf Road, E14 Grosvenor Wharf Road is a road in the E14 postcode area
Harbinger Road, E14 Harbinger Road is a road in the E14 postcode area
Harbour Exchange Square, E14 Harbour Exchange Square is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Hesperus Crescent, E14 Hesperus Crescent is a road in the E14 postcode area
Hickin Street, E14 Hickin Street was built in the 1950s replacing an area devastated during the Blitz.
Homer Drive, E14 Homer Drive is a road in the E14 postcode area
Horseshoe Close, E14 Horseshoe Close is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Indescon Court, E14 Indescon Court is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Indescon Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Inglewood Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Ironmongers Place, E14 Ironmongers Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Isambard Mews, E14 Isambard Mews is a road in the E14 postcode area
Isle Of Dogs, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Johnson’s Draw Dock, E14 Johnson’s Draw Dock is a road in the E14 postcode area
Jubilee Crescent, E14 Jubilee Crescent was built in 1935 by architect G R Unthank.
Julian Place, E14 Julian Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Kingsbridge Court, E14 Kingsbridge Court is a road in the E14 postcode area
Landmark Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Langbourne Place, E14 Langbourne Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Lantern House Lanterns Court, E14 Lantern House Lanterns Court is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Lanterns Court, E14 Lanterns Court is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Lanterns Way, E14 This is a street in the E14 postcode area
Launch Street, E14 The first houses appeared in Launch Street after 1882.
Lawn House Close, E14 Lawn House Close is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Lawrence Wharf, SE16 Lawrence Wharf is a road in the SE16 postcode area
Leerdam Drive, E14 Leerdam Drive is a road in the E14 postcode area
Lighterman’s Road, E14 Lighterman’s Road is a road in the E14 postcode area
Lightermans Walk, SW6 Lightermans Walk is a road in the SW6 postcode area
Limeharbour, E14 Limeharbour is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Lincolane Plaza, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Lincoln Plaza, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Lockes Field Place, E14 Lockes Field Place is a road in the E14 postcode area
Lockesfield Place, E14 Lockesfield Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Lord Amory Way, E14 Lord Amory Way is a road in the E14 postcode area
Macquarie Way, E14 Macquarie Way is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Magellan Place, E14 Magellan Place is a road in the E14 postcode area
Manchester Grove, E14 Manchester Grove is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Manchester Road, E14 Manchester Road is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Mariners Mews, E14 Mariners Mews is a road in the E14 postcode area
Maritime Quay, E14 Maritime Quay is a road in the E14 postcode area
Marsh Wall, E14 Marsh Wall is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Marshfield Street, E14 Marshfield Street is a road in the E14 postcode area
Mast House Terrace, E14 Mast House Terrace is a road in the E14 postcode area
Mastmaker Court, E14 Mastmaker Court is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Mastmaker Road, E14 Mastmaker Road is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Meridian Gate, E14 Meridian Gate is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Meridian Place, E14 Meridian Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Midland Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Millennium Drive, E14 Millennium Drive is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Millennium Way, E14 Millennium Way is a road in the E14 postcode area
Millharbour, E14 Millharbour is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Muirfield Crescent, E14 Muirfield Crescent is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Napier Avenue, E14 Napier Avenue is a road in the E14 postcode area
Nauticus Walk, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
New Union Close, E14 New Union Close is a road in the E14 postcode area
Newton Place, E14 Newton Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Old Bellgate Place, E14 Old Bellgate Place is a road in the E14 postcode area
Old Bellgate Wharf, E14 Old Bellgate Wharf is a road in the E14 postcode area
Olliffe Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Ovex Close, E14 Ovex Close is a road in the E14 postcode area
Pan Peninsula Square, E14 Pan Peninsula Square is a road in the E14 postcode area
Parkside Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Peninsula Court, E14 A street within the postcode
Pepper Street, E14 Pepper Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Phoenix Court, E14 Phoenix Court is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Pier Street, E14 Pier Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Pierhead Lock, E14 Pierhead Lock is a road in the E14 postcode area
Plevna Street, E14 Plevna Street forms part of the St John’s Estate.
Plymouth Wharf, E14 Plymouth Wharf is a road in the E14 postcode area
Pointers Close, E14 Pointers Close is a road in the E14 postcode area
Pointers Close, SE8 Pointers Close is a road in the SE8 postcode area
Quadrant Walk, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Rainbow Avenue, E14 Rainbow Avenue is a road in the E14 postcode area
Rembrandt Close, E14 Rembrandt Close is a road in the E14 postcode area
Ringwood Gardens, E14 Ringwood Gardens is a road in the E14 postcode area
River Barge Close, E14 River Barge Close is a road in the E14 postcode area
Roffey Street, E14 Roffey Street is a road in the E14 postcode area
Roserton Street, E14 Roserton Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Rothsay Walk, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Rotterdam Drive, E14 Rotterdam Drive is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Saunders Ness Road, E14 Saunders Ness Road is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Schooner Close, E14 Schooner Close is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Selsdon Way, E14 Selsdon Way is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Sextant Avenue, E14 Sextant Avenue is a road in the E14 postcode area
Sexton Avenue, E14 Sexton Avenue is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Seyssel Street, E14 Seyssel Street is a road in the E14 postcode area
Sherwood Gardens, E14 Sherwood Gardens is a road in the E14 postcode area
Ship Yard, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Skylines Village, E14 Skylines Village is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
South Quay Plaza, E14 South Quay Plaza is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
South Quay Square, E14 South Quay Square is a road in the E14 postcode area
Spindrift Avenue, E14 Spindrift Avenue is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
St Davids Square, E14 St Davids Square is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
St James Mews, E14 St James Mews is a road in the E14 postcode area
St. David’s Square, E14 St. David’s Square is a road in the E14 postcode area
St. Davids Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
St. James Mews, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Stebondale Street, E14 Stebondale Street is a road in the E14 postcode area
Stewart Street, E14 Stewart Street is a road in the E14 postcode area
Storers Quay, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Strattondale Street, E14 Strattondale Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Taeping Street, E14 Taeping Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Telegraph Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Thames Circle, E14 Thames Circle is a road in the E14 postcode area
Thames Quay, E14 Thames Quay is a road in the E14 postcode area
The Blue Bridge, E14 The Blue Bridge is a road in the E14 postcode area
The Slipway, E3 The Slipway is a road in the E3 postcode area
Thermopylae Gate, E14 Thermopylae Gate is a road in the E14 postcode area
Torres Square, E14 Torres Square is a road in the E14 postcode area
Vulcan Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Wateridge Close, E14 Wateridge Close is a road in the E14 postcode area
West Ferry Road, E14 West Ferry Road is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
West Quay Walk, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Wheat Sheaf Close, E14 Wheat Sheaf Close is a road in the E14 postcode area
Whiteadder Way, E14 Whiteadder Way is a road in the E14 postcode area

Cubitt Town

This section of Poplar was developed as part of the Port of London in 1840s and 1850s by William Cubitt, Lord Mayor of London (1860–1862).

Cubitt Town lies on the eastern side of the Isle of Dogs. William Cubitt was responsible for the early housing which accommodated the growing population of dockworkers and shipbuilders.

Along with the housing, Cubitt also created many local businesses.

Bangladeshi and East Asian immigrant populations became established after the 1950s.

During the 1960s and 1970s, high-rise estates began to be built and during the 1990s and afterwards, the Canary Wharf complex attracted a different mix of people.