Alpha Grove runs from Strafford Street to Tiller Road.
Alpha Grove ran right through to the West India Dock fence dock - its cranes can be seen at the end of the road. When built in the 1800s, Alpha Road followed a section of the old Island path, Dolphin Lane.
Albert Terrace and Alfred Terrace were rows of houses in Alpha Road.
Alpha Road was renamed Alpha Grove in 1939, and was seriously damaged during WWII.
In 1964 the LCC declared this site as the Manilla Street Clearance Area, and this north end of Alpha Grove became a part of Manilla Street in the Barkantine Estate.
Alpha Road Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan Chapel, Alpha Grove Community Centre) was built in 1887. An additional hall was added in 1926. The buildings were converted into a community centre in the 1970s.
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Alpha Grove runs from Strafford Street to Tiller Road.
