King Street, E14

King Street was renamed Ming Street in 1938 in reference to the local Chinese community.

King Street West was called King Street after 1885.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Museum of London Docklands The Museum of London Docklands, based in an 1802 warehouse, tells the history of London’s River Thames and the growth of the Docklands.

Museum of London Docklands

Railway Tavern The Railway Tavern was generally known as Charlie Brown’s.

Railway Tavern

St Matthias Old Church St Matthias Old Church is the modern name given to the Poplar Chapel built by the East India Company in 1654.

St Matthias Old Church

Tower Hamlets College Tower Hamlets College is a large further education and a constituent college of New City College.

Tower Hamlets College

West India Quay West India Quay is a leisure complex on the Isle of Dogs.

West India Quay

NEARBY STREETS

1 Cabot Square, E14 1 Cabot Square (also known as the Credit Suisse building) is a 21 floor office building occupied by Credit Suisse in the Canary Wharf development (Canary Wharf)

1 Cabot Square, E14

1 West India Quay, E14 1 West India Quay is a skyscraper designed by HOK in the Docklands area which was completed in 2004 (Canary Wharf)

1 West India Quay, E14

Adams Place, E14 Adams Place is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)

Adams Place, E14

Amoy Place, E14 Amoy Place is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Amoy Place, E14

Annabel Close, E14 Annabel Close is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Annabel Close, E14

Arborfield House, E14 Arborfield House is a building on East India Dock Road (Poplar)

Arborfield House, E14

Arno Place, E14 Arno Place was redeveloped post-war (Westferry)

Arno Place, E14

Astoria Way, E14 Astoria Way is a location in London (Poplar)

Astoria Way, E14

Balsam House, E14 Balsam House is sited on East India Dock Road (Poplar)

Balsam House, E14

Bate Street, E14 Batson Street (Bate Street) was situated off Three Colt Street (Limehouse)

Bate Street, E14

Beccles Street, E14 Beccles Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Limehouse)

Beccles Street, E14

Belgrave Court, E14 Belgrave Court is a block on Limehouse Link (Westferry)

Belgrave Court, E14

Berber Place, E14 Berber Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Berber Place, E14

Berkeley Tower, E14 Berkeley Tower is a building on Westferry Circus (Canary Wharf)

Berkeley Tower, E14

Bethlehem House, E14 Bethlehem House is a block on Limehouse Causeway (Westferry)

Bethlehem House, E14

Birchfield House, E14 Birchfield House can be found on Pinefield Close (Poplar)

Birchfield House, E14

Birchfield Street, E14 Birchfield Street was once called Drill Place (Poplar)

Birchfield Street, E14

Blomfield House, E14 Blomfield House is a block on Hale Street (Poplar)

Blomfield House, E14

Boardwalk, E14 Sophia Street was built in 1823 and demolished in 1939 (Poplar)

Boardwalk, E14

Bogart Court, E14 Bogart Court is a block on Limehouse Link (Westferry)

Bogart Court, E14

Boston Lodge, E14 Boston Lodge is a residential block, part of a line of blocks facing New Festival Avenue (Poplar)

Boston Lodge, E14

Bygrove Street, E14 Bygrove Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Bygrove Street, E14

Cabot Place East, E14 Cabot Place East is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)

Cabot Place East, E14

Cabot Place West, E14 Cabot Place West is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)

Cabot Place West, E14

Cabot Place, E14 Cabot Place is a retail area (Canary Wharf)

Cabot Place, E14

Canary Riverside, E14 Canary Riverside is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)

Canary Riverside, E14

Canary Wharf, E14 Canary Wharf is a location rather than a road but one which has addresses assigned to it (Canary Wharf)

Canary Wharf, E14

Cannon Drive, E14 Cannon Drive connects Hertsmere Road with the Cannon Workshops (Westferry)

Cannon Drive, E14

Cannon House, E14 Cannon House is sited on Hertsmere Road West (Westferry)

Cannon House, E14

Cannon Workshops, E14 Cannon Workshops is a block dating to the beginning of the 19th century (Westferry)

Cannon Workshops, E14

Canton Street, E14 Canton Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Canton Street, E14

Carnell Apartments, E14 Carnell Apartments is a block on St Anne Street (Poplar)

Carnell Apartments, E14

Casson Apartments, E14 Casson Apartments is a block on Upper North Street (Poplar)

Casson Apartments, E14

Castor Lane, E14 Castor Lane is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Castor Lane, E14

Castor Street, E14 Castor Street existed between the 1810s and 1960s (Poplar)

Castor Street, E14

Chancellor Passage, E14 Chancellor Passage is in the Canary Wharf area behind West India Quay (Canary Wharf)

Chancellor Passage, E14

Charles Street, EC1Y Charles Street - one of many streets of this name in London - was renamed Viscount Street in 1939 (Poplar)

Charles Street, EC1Y

Chilcot Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Chilcot Close, E14

Chusan Place, E14 Chusan Place was described by Charles Booth as "one of the blackest spots in London" (Poplar)

Chusan Place, E14

Colborne House, E14 Colborne House is a block on Nankin Street (Poplar)

Colborne House, E14

Columbus Courtyard, E14 Columbus Courtyard is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)

Columbus Courtyard, E14

Commercial Pier Wharf, E14 Commercial Pier Wharf is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)

Commercial Pier Wharf, E14

Corry House, E14 Corry House is a block on Shirbutt Street (Poplar)

Corry House, E14

Creek House, E14 Creek House can be found on Narrow Street (Westferry)

Creek House, E14

Crossrail Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Canary Wharf)

Crossrail Place, E14

Crossrail Walk, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Canary Wharf)

Crossrail Walk, E14

Cruse House, E14 Cruse House is located on Poplar High Street (Poplar)

Cruse House, E14

Devitt House, E14 Devitt House is a block on Wade’s Place (Poplar)

Devitt House, E14

Dingle Gardens, E14 Dingle Gardens is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Dingle Gardens, E14

Dockmasters House, E14 Dockmasters House is a block on Hertsmere Road (Westferry)

Dockmasters House, E14

Dolphin Lane, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Dolphin Lane, E14

Duff Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Duff Street, E14

Duke Of York House, E14 Duke Of York House is a block on East India Dock Road (Poplar)

Duke Of York House, E14

Dundee Court, E14 Dundee Court is a block on Milligan Street (Westferry)

Dundee Court, E14

Dundee Wharf, E14 Dundee Wharf is a road in the E14 postcode area (Westferry)

Dundee Wharf, E14

East Quay, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

East Quay, E14

Eaton House, E14 Eaton House can be found on Westferry Circus (Westferry)

Eaton House, E14

Edgemere House, E14 Edgemere House is a block on St Anne Street (Poplar)

Edgemere House, E14

Edward Mills Way, E14 Edward Mills Way leads north from Canton Street (Poplar)

Edward Mills Way, E14

Eldersfield House, E14 Eldersfield House is sited on Pennyfields (Poplar)

Eldersfield House, E14

Elite House, E14 Elite House is located on St Anne Street (Limehouse)

Elite House, E14

Elizabeth Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Elizabeth Close, E14

Emmett Street, E14 Emmett Street originated in the early 19th century (Westferry)

Emmett Street, E14

Epstein Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Epstein Square, E14

Evans Street, E14 Brothers Oliver and George Evan Evans laid out a street called Evans Street - construction continued until the mid-1850s (Poplar)

Evans Street, E14

Finchs Court Mews, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Finchs Court Mews, E14

Fishermans Place, E14 Fishermans Place is a road in the W4 postcode area (Canary Wharf)

Fishermans Place, E14

Fishermans Walk, E14 Fishermans Walk is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)

Fishermans Walk, E14

Fitzgerald House, E14 Fitzgerald House is a block on East India Dock Road (All Saints)

Fitzgerald House, E14

Flynn Court, E14 Flynn Court is a block on Garford Street (Westferry)

Flynn Court, E14

Fonda Court, E14 Fonda Court is a building on Premiere Place (Westferry)

Fonda Court, E14

Fore Street, E14 Fore Street was a previous name for the eastern end of Narrow Street. (Westferry)

Fore Street, E14

Garford Street, E14 Garford Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Westferry)

Garford Street, E14

Garland Court, E14 Garland Court is located on Limehouse Link (Westferry)

Garland Court, E14

Gates Street, E14 Gates Street (later Canton Street) was laid out in 1846 by James Gates on his land north of the Evans brothers’ property (Poplar)

Gates Street, E14

Gill Place, E14 Gill Place was located off Jamaica Place (Limehouse)

Gill Place, E14

Gill Street, E14 Gill Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Limehouse)

Gill Street, E14

Gladstone House, E14 Gladstone House is a residential block (Poplar)

Gladstone House, E14

Gloster Ridley Court, E14 Gloster Ridley Court is a block on St Anne’s Row (Poplar)

Gloster Ridley Court, E14

Good Hope House, E14 Good Hope House is a block on Poplar High Street (Poplar)

Good Hope House, E14

Goodfaith House, E14 Goodfaith House is a block on Simpson’s Road (Poplar)

Goodfaith House, E14

Goodspeed House, E14 Goodspeed House is a block on Simpson’s Road (Poplar)

Goodspeed House, E14

Goodwill House, E14 Goodwill House is a block on Simpson’s Road (Poplar)

Goodwill House, E14

Gorsefield House, E14 Gorsefield House is sited on East India Dock Road (Poplar)

Gorsefield House, E14

Gough Street, E14 Gough Street was originally laid out as Thomas Street (Poplar)

Gough Street, E14

Gough Walk, E14 Gough Walk is a walkway which follows the former route of a street called Gough Street (Poplar)

Gough Walk, E14

Granville House, E14 Granville House is a residential block (Poplar)

Granville House, E14

Grenada House, E14 Grenada House is a block on Limehouse Causeway (Westferry)

Grenada House, E14

Grenade Street, E14 Grenade Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Westferry)

Grenade Street, E14

Grundy Street, E14 Grundy Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Grundy Street, E14

Hale Street, E14 Hale Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Hale Street, E14

Harbour Way, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Harbour Way, E14

Heckford House, E14 Heckford House is a block on Grundy Street (Poplar)

Heckford House, E14

Hertsmere Road, E14 Hertsmere Road - a 1980s-era road - curves around the back of the Museum of London Docklands (Westferry)

Hertsmere Road, E14

Hopkins House, E14 Hopkins House is located on Canton Street (Poplar)

Hopkins House, E14

Horizon Building, E14 The Horizon Building (Canary Wharf)

Horizon Building, E14

Inigo Jones House, E14 Inigo Jones House is a block on Gill Street (Limehouse)

Inigo Jones House, E14

Jeremiah House, E14 Jeremiah House is sited on Jeremiah Street (Poplar)

Jeremiah House, E14

Jeremiah Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Jeremiah Street, E14

Joseph Irwin House, E14 Joseph Irwin House is a block on Gill Street (Limehouse)

Joseph Irwin House, E14

Kelly Court, E14 Kelly Court is located on Garford Street (Westferry)

Kelly Court, E14

Kemps Drive, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Kemps Drive, E14

Kerbey Street, E14 Kerbey Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Kerbey Street, E14

Keymer Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Keymer Place, E14

Kildare Walk, E14 Kildare Walk is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Kildare Walk, E14

King Street, E14 King Street was renamed Ming Street in 1938 in reference to the local Chinese community (Poplar)

King Street, E14

Ledger Building, E14 Ledger Building is a block on Hertsmere Road (Westferry)

Ledger Building, E14

Leyland House, E14 Leyland House is a block on Hale Street (Poplar)

Leyland House, E14

Limehouse Causeway, E14 Limehouse Causeway was home to the original Chinatown of London. (Westferry)

Limehouse Causeway, E14

Limekiln Hill, E14 Limekiln Hill was the former name for a section of Three Colt Street (Westferry)

Limekiln Hill, E14

Mackrow Walk, E14 Mackrow Walk is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Mackrow Walk, E14

Malam Gardens, E14 Malam Gardens is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Malam Gardens, E14

Market Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Market Square, E14

Mary Jones Court, E14 Mary Jones Court is a block on Garford Street (Westferry)

Mary Jones Court, E14

Meridian House, E14 Meridian House is a block on Poplar High Street (Poplar)

Meridian House, E14

Milligan Street, E14 Milligan Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Westferry)

Milligan Street, E14

Ming Street, E14 Ming Street - the former King Street - was renamed in recognition of the then local Chinese community (Poplar)

Ming Street, E14

Morant Street, E14 Morant Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Morant Street, E14

Moro Apartments, E14 Moro Apartments is a block on Edward Mills Way (Poplar)

Moro Apartments, E14

Nankin Street, E14 Around 1858, Nankin Street (and nearby Pekin Street) was developed by Stephen Redman and other owners of adjacent land (Poplar)

Nankin Street, E14

New Festival Avenue, E14 New Festival Avenue is a walkway serving a number of new builds (Poplar)

New Festival Avenue, E14

North Colonnade, E14 North Colonnade is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)

North Colonnade, E14

North Quay, E14 The North Quay development - approximately 3.28 hectares - was previously used as a construction laydown area for the Canary Wharf Elizabeth line station (Canary Wharf)

North Quay, E14

North Quay-Blood Alley, E14 This part of North Quay was known as Blood Alley when this was a docklands area (Canary Wharf)

North Quay-Blood Alley, E14

Northcote House, E14 Northcote House is a building on Saracen Street (Poplar)

Northcote House, E14

Oast Court, E14 Oast Court is a block on Newell Street (Limehouse)

Oast Court, E14

Ontario Way, E14 Ontario Way is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)

Ontario Way, E14

Overstone House, E14 Overstone House is a block on East India Dock Road (Poplar)

Overstone House, E14

Padstow House, E14 Padstow House is a block on Three Colt Street (Westferry)

Padstow House, E14

Park Place, E14 Park Place ran south from Limehouse Causeway (Westferry)

Park Place, E14

Park Row, E14 Park Row is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)

Park Row, E14

Pasmore Court, E14 Pasmore Court is a block on Canton Street (Poplar)

Pasmore Court, E14

Pekin Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Pekin Close, E14

Pekin Street, E14 Pekin Street, along with other Chinese-themed streetnames locally, began life in 1858 (Poplar)

Pekin Street, E14

Pennyfields, E14 Pennyfields is the western extension of Poplar High Street (Poplar)

Pennyfields, E14

Pigott Street, E14 When the Lansbury Estate was built, Pigott Street was the final part of the plan, hosting a block of flats from 1982 (Poplar)

Pigott Street, E14

Pinefield Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Pinefield Close, E14

Playfair House, E14 Playfair House is a block on Nankin Street (Poplar)

Playfair House, E14

Plimsoll Close, E14 Plimsoll Close is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Plimsoll Close, E14

Poplar High Street, E14 Until the late nineteenth century Poplar High Street was the district’s principal street. (Poplar)

Poplar High Street, E14

Premiere Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Westferry)

Premiere Place, E14

Providence Cottages, E14 Providence Cottages were situated off Emmett Street (Westferry)

Providence Cottages, E14

Providence House, E14 Providence House is a block on Three Colt Street (Limehouse)

Providence House, E14

Pusey House, E14 Pusey House is located on Saracen Street (Poplar)

Pusey House, E14

Railway Arches, E14 Railway Arches is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Westferry)

Railway Arches, E14

Ricardo Street, E14 Ricardo Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Ricardo Street, E14

Rich Street, E14 Rich Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Westferry)

Rich Street, E14

Rigden Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Rigden Street, E14

Roche House, E14 Roche House is located on Beccles Street (Westferry)

Roche House, E14

Rogers Court, E14 Rogers Court is a block on Limehouse Link (Westferry)

Rogers Court, E14

Rook Street, E14 Rook Street - at first called Mary Street - ran between Poplar High Street and East India Road (Poplar)

Rook Street, E14

Rosefield Gardens, E14 Rosefield Gardens is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Rosefield Gardens, E14

Russell House, E14 Russell House is a block on Saracen Street (Poplar)

Russell House, E14

Salter Street, E14 Salter Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Westferry)

Salter Street, E14

Saltwell Street, E14 Saltwell Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Saltwell Street, E14

Saracen Street, E14 Saracen Street was a new street formed when the Lansbury Estate was built (Poplar)

Saracen Street, E14

Saunders Close, E14 Saunders Close is a road in the E14 postcode area (Westferry)

Saunders Close, E14

Scott Russell Place, E14 Scott Russell Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Scott Russell Place, E14

Shepherd Court, E14 Shepherd Court can be found on Annabel Close (Poplar)

Shepherd Court, E14

Shirbutt Street, E14 Shirbutt Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Shirbutt Street, E14

Simpson’s Road, E14 Simpson’s Road is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Simpson’s Road, E14

Spearman House, E14 Spearman House is a block on Nankin Street (Poplar)

Spearman House, E14

St Annes Row, E14 St Annes Row is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

St Annes Row, E14

St Anne’s Street, E14 St Anne Street is a street of Poplar (Poplar)

St Anne’s Street, E14

Stocks Place, E14 Stocks Place is a road in the E14 postcode area (Westferry)

Stocks Place, E14

Stoneyard Lane, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Stoneyard Lane, E14

Storehouse Mews, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Westferry)

Storehouse Mews, E14

Sturry Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Sturry Street, E14

Swale Street, E14 Swale Street was redeveloped in 1954 and became part of Nankin Street (Poplar)

Swale Street, E14

Taylor House, E14 Taylor House is a block on Stonehouse Mews (Westferry)

Taylor House, E14

Tenbury Place, E14 Tenbury Place was situated off Jamaica Place (Westferry)

Tenbury Place, E14

The Port East Building, E14 The Port East Building is a block on Hertsmere Road (Canary Wharf)

The Port East Building, E14

The Warehouse, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Canary Wharf)

The Warehouse, E14

Thompson House, E14 Thompson House is a block on Pekin Street (Poplar)

Thompson House, E14

Thornfield House, E14 Thornfield House is a block on Rosefield Gardens (Poplar)

Thornfield House, E14

Three Colt Street, E14 Three Colt Street was first recorded in 1362 making it one of Limehouse’s oldest streets (Limehouse)

Three Colt Street, E14

Trinidad Street, E14 Trinidad Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Westferry)

Trinidad Street, E14

Turner’s Buildings, E14 Turner’s Buildings was a small close off Pennyfields (Poplar)

Turner’s Buildings, E14

Ulmar Place, E14 Ulmar Place was a small turning off King Street (Poplar)

Ulmar Place, E14

Vale House, E14 Vale House is a building on St Anne Street (Poplar)

Vale House, E14

Wades Place, E14 Wades Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Wades Place, E14

Welles Court, E14 Welles Court is a block on Limehouse Link (Westferry)

Welles Court, E14

Wessex House, E14 Wessex House is a block on St Anne’s Row (Poplar)

Wessex House, E14

West India Avenue, E14 West India Avenue is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)

West India Avenue, E14

West India Dock Road, E14 West India Dock Road is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

West India Dock Road, E14

West India House, E14 West India House is sited on West India Dock Road (Poplar)

West India House, E14

Westcott House, E14 Westcott House is sited on East India Dock Road (Poplar)

Westcott House, E14

Westferry Circus, E14 Westferry Circus is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)

Westferry Circus, E14

Westferry Studios, E14 Westferry Studios is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Westferry)

Westferry Studios, E14

Wigram House, E14 Wigram House is located on Wade’s Place (Poplar)

Wigram House, E14

William Lax House, E14 William Lax House is a block on East India Dock Road (Poplar)

William Lax House, E14

Willis House, E14 Willis House is a block on Poplar High Street (Poplar)

Willis House, E14

Winant House, E14 Winant House is a block on Simpson’s Road (Poplar)

Winant House, E14

Woodstock Terrace, E14 Woodstock Terrace is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Woodstock Terrace, E14

Wren Landing, E14 Wren Landing is an open area between Cabot Square and the footbridge over to the Museum of London Docklands (Canary Wharf)

Wren Landing, E14

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