Great Tower Street, EC3R

Great Tower Street, originally known just as Tower Street, forms an eastern continuation of Eastcheap.

On Byward Street, opposite Great Tower Street, the historic church All Hallows-by-the-Tower can be found.

Tower Street was first recorded in 1259, and that the name may derives from ’vicus Turris’ (street tower)
A public house called the Czar’s Head used to stand here - so named because Peter the Great used to drink there when he was learning shipbuilding at Deptford.

On Tower Street in 1688, Edward Lloyd opened Lloyd’s Coffee House, where the insurance market Lloyd’s of London originated.

Tower Street was part of the route for civic pageants and processions, specifically coronation processions.

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

The Underground Map Pepys Street, EC3N Added: 20 Sep 2020 13:01 GMT	Pepys starts diary On 1 January 1659, Samuel Pepys started his famous daily diary and maintained it for ten years. The diary has become perhaps the most extensive source of information on this critical period of English history. Pepys never considered that his diary would be read by others. The original diary consisted of six volumes written in Shelton shorthand, which he had learned as an undergraduate on scholarship at Magdalene College, Cambridge. This shorthand was introduced in 1626, and was the same system Isaac Newton used when writing. Reply
Christine D Elliott Spitalfields Added: 11 Jun 2023 14:50 GMT	Spitalfields Charles Blutte came to Spitalfields from Walincourt, Picardie, France for reason of religious persecution. His brother Pierre Phillippe Blutte followed the following year. Between the two brothers they had eventually 20 children, they worked as silk weavers around the Brick Lane area. Member’s of Pierre’s family resided at 40 Thomas Street for over 100 years. Another residence associated with the Blutte family is Vine Court, Lamb Street, Spitalfields, number 16,17 & 18 Vine Court was owned by John Kindon, the father in law of Charles Blutte’s son Jean (John) who married Ann Kindon. This residence appears several times in the census records. Source: Quarto_52_Vol_LII_La_Providence Reply
Graham O’Connell Lloyds Wharf, SE1 Added: 10 Apr 2021 10:24 GMT	Lloyd & Sons, Tin Box Manufacturers (1859 - 1982) A Lloyd & Sons occupied the wharf (now known as Lloyds Wharf, Mill Street) from the mid 19th Century to the late 20th Century. Best known for making tin boxes they also produced a range of things from petrol canisters to collecting tins. They won a notorious libel case in 1915 when a local councillor criticised the working conditions which, in fairness, weren’t great. There was a major fire here in 1929 but the company survived at least until 1982 and probably a year or two after that. Reply
Sandra Field Masons Place, EC1V Added: 15 Apr 2023 16:15 GMT	Removal Order Removal order from Shoreditch to Holborn, Jane Emma Hall, Single, 21 Pregnant. Born about 21 years since in Masons place in the parish of St Lukes. Source: Sign up Reply
jack stevens Whites Row, E1 Added: 26 Sep 2021 13:38 GMT	Mothers birth place Number 5 Whites Row which was built in around 1736 and still standing was the premises my now 93 year old mother was born in, her name at birth was Hilda Evelyne Shaw, Reply
margaret clark Thrawl Street, E1 Added: 15 Oct 2021 22:23 GMT	Margaret’s address when she married in 1938 ^, Josepine House, Stepney is the address of my mother on her marriage certificate 1938. Her name was Margaret Irene Clark. Her father Basil Clark was a warehouse grocer. Reply
Old Nichol Street, E2 Added: 6 Nov 2021 15:03 GMT	Old Nichol Street, E2 Information about my grandfather’s tobacconist shop Reply
Admin Tower Bridge, SE1 Added: 26 Aug 2022 15:19 GMT	Bus makes a leap A number 78 double-decker bus driven by Albert Gunter was forced to jump an accidentally opening Tower Bridge. He was awarded a £10 bonus. Reply
fariba Tower Bridge Business Complex, S Added: 28 Jun 2021 00:48 GMT	Tower Bridge Business Complex, S need for my coursework Source: university Reply
Martin Eaton Shoreditch Added: 14 Oct 2021 03:56 GMT	Boundary Estate Sunbury, Taplow House. Reply
The Underground Map Aldgate Added: 8 Mar 2021 15:05 GMT	A plague on all your houses Aldgate station is built directly on top of a vast plague pit, where thousands of bodies are apparently buried. No-one knows quite how many. Reply
Liverpool Street Added: 21 Apr 2021 16:21 GMT	Liverpool Street the Bishopsgate station has existed since 1840 as a passenger station, but does not appear in the site’s cartography. Evidently, the 1860 map is in fact much earlier than that date. Reply
Talbot Yard, SE1 Added: 27 Jul 2021 14:31 GMT	correction Chaucer did not write Pilgrims Progress. His stories were called the Canterbury Tales Reply
All bar one Added: 3 Jun 2021 15:50 GMT	All Bar One The capitalisation is wrong Reply
Carolyn Hirst New Road, E1 Added: 16 Jul 2022 15:21 GMT	Henry James Hirst My second great grandfather Henry James Hirst was born at 18 New Road on 11 February 1861. He was the eighth of the eleven children of Rowland and Isabella Hirst. I think that this part of New Road was also known at the time as Gloucester Terrace. Reply

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Matthew Proctor Blackheath Grove, SE3 Added: 7 Dec 2023 17:36 GMT	Blackheath Grove, SE3 Road was originally known as The Avenue, then became "The Grove" in 1942. From 1864 there was Blackheath Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on this street until it was destroyed by a V2 in 1944 Reply
Peter Gambia Street, SE1 Added: 4 Dec 2023 07:05 GMT	Gambia Street, SE1 Gambia Street was previously known as William Street. Reply
Eileen Brecknock Road, N7 Added: 10 Nov 2023 09:42 GMT	Brecknock Road Pleating Company My great grandparents ran the Brecknock Road pleating Company around 1910 to 1920 and my Grandmother worked there as a pleater until she was 16. I should like to know more about this. I know they had a beautiful Victorian house in Islington as I have photos of it & of them in their garden. Source: Family history Reply
Squirrel’s Lane, IG9 Added: 6 Nov 2023 16:59 GMT	061123 Why do Thames Water not collect the 15 . Three meter lengths of blue plastic fencing, and old pipes etc. They left here for the last TWO Years, these cause an obstruction,as they halfway lying in the road,as no footpath down this road, and the cars going and exiting the park are getting damaged, also the public are in Grave Danger when trying to avoid your rubbish and the danger of your fences. Source: Squirrels Lane. Buckhurst Hill, Essex. IG9. I want some action ,now, not Excuses.MK. Reply
Christian Cornwall Road, W11 Added: 31 Oct 2023 10:34 GMT	Cornwall Road, W11 Photo shows William Richard Hoare’s chemist shop at 121 Cornwall Road. Reply
Vik Oaks Road, TW6 Added: 30 Oct 2023 18:48 GMT	Old pub sign from the Rising Sun Hi I have no connection to the area except that for the last 30+ years we’ve had an old pub sign hanging on our kitchen wall from the Rising Sun, Stanwell, which I believe was / is on the Oaks Rd. Happy to upload a photo if anyone can tell me how or where to do that! Reply
Phillip Martin Ashburnham Place, SE10 Added: 16 Oct 2023 06:25 GMT	16 Ashburnham Road On 15 October 1874 George Frederick Martin was born in 16 Ashburnham Road Greenwich to George Henry Martin, a painter, and Mary Martin, formerly Southern. Reply
Christine Bithrey Holly Park, N4 Added: 15 Oct 2023 15:20 GMT	The Hollies (1860 - 1900) I lived in Holly Park Estate from 1969 I was 8 years old when we moved in until I left to get married, my mother still lives there now 84. I am wondering if there was ever a cemetery within The Hollies? And if so where? Was it near to the Blythwood Road end or much nearer to the old Methodist Church which is still standing although rather old looking. We spent most of our childhood playing along the old dis-used railway that run directly along Blythwood Road and opposite Holly Park Estate - top end which is where we live/ed. We now walk my mothers dog there twice a day. An elderly gentleman once told me when I was a child that there used to be a cemetery but I am not sure if he was trying to scare us children! I only thought about this recently when walking past the old Methodist Church and seeing the flag stone in the side of the wall with the inscription of when it was built late 1880 If anyone has any answers please email me [email protected] Reply

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20 Fenchurch Street, EC3M

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Abchurch Lane, EC4N

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Adelaide House, EC3R

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AIG Building, EC3M

Aldgate, EC3N Aldgate was the easternmost gateway through the London Wall leading from the City of London to Whitechapel and the East End.

Aldgate, EC3N

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All Hallows Court, EC3M

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Allianz House, EC3V

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America House, EC3

America House, EC3N America House is sited on America Square.

America House, EC3N

America Square, EC3N America Square is a street and small square, built in about 1760 and dedicated to the American colonies.

America Square, EC3N

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Arthur Street, EC4R

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Back Alley, EC3N

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Bakers Hall Court, EC3R

Ball Alley, EC3M Ball Alley existed on maps between the 1750s and 1950s.

Ball Alley, EC3M

Ball Court, EC3V Ball Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Ball Court, EC3V

Barking Court, EC3R Barking Court ran south out of Great Tower Street, east of Beer Lane.

Barking Court, EC3R

Beer Lane, EC3R Beer Lane ran from the east end of Great Tower Street to Lower Thames Street.

Beer Lane, EC3R

Bell Inn Yard, EC3M Bell Inn Yard has also been simply ’Bell Yard’ on maps.

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Bell Tower, EC3N

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Bengal Court, EC3V

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Billiter Square, EC3M

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Billiter Street, EC3M

Birchin Lane, EC3V Birchin Lane was owned by a medieval gentleman called Birchervere.

Birchin Lane, EC3V

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Black Raven Alley, EC4R

Bloody Tower, EC3N Bloody Tower is a block on Unnamed Road.

Bloody Tower, EC3N

Botolph Alley, EC3R Botolph Alley is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Botolph Alley, EC3R

Botolph Lane, EC3R Botolph Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Botolph Lane, EC3R

Bowyer Tower, EC3N Bowyer Tower is a block on Unnamed Road.

Bowyer Tower, EC3N

Brabant Court, EC3M Brabant Court off Philpot Lane, probably marks the site of a settlement of immigrants from Brabant, a province now split between Belgium and the Netherlands.

Brabant Court, EC3M

Brick Tower, EC3N Brick Tower is a block on Unnamed Road.

Brick Tower, EC3N

Bulls Head Passage, EC3M Bulls Head Passage is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Bulls Head Passage, EC3M

Byward Street, EC3R Byward Street was laid out between 1895 and 1906.

Byward Street, EC3R

Byward Tower, EC3N Byward Tower is sited on Unnamed Road.

Byward Tower, EC3N

Candlewick House, EC4N Candlewick House is a block on Cannon Street.

Candlewick House, EC4N

Capital House, EC4N Capital House is a block on King William Street.

Capital House, EC4N

Carlisle Avenue, EC3N Carlisle Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area.

Carlisle Avenue, EC3N

Castle Court, EC3V Castle Court leads off Birchin Lane.

Castle Court, EC3V

Catherine Court, Catherine Court is an old East End street.

Catherine Court,

Centennium House, EC3R A block within the EC3R postcode

Centennium House, EC3R

Centurion House, EC3N Centurion House is a building on Jewry Street.

Centurion House, EC3N

Change Alley, EC3V Change Alley is a thoroughfare between Lombard Street and Cornhill in London’s financial district.

Change Alley, EC3V

Circus, EC3N Circus was built between 1768 and 1774 to the designs of George Dance the Younger.

Circus, EC3N

Clements Lane, EC4N Clements Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4N postal area.

Clements Lane, EC4N

Clothworkers Hall, EC3M Clothworkers Hall is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Clothworkers Hall, EC3M

Colchester Street, EC3N Before its was renamed and extended in 1923, Colchester Street was a side street near to the Tower of London.

Colchester Street, EC3N

Coopers Row, Coopers Row is an old East End street.

Coopers Row,

Coopers Row, EC3N Coopers Row is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area.

Coopers Row, EC3N

Corbet Court, EC3V Corbet Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Corbet Court, EC3V

Cornhill, EC3V Cornhill is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Cornhill, EC3V

Cottons Centre, SE1 The Cottons Centre is a black near London Bridge.

Cottons Centre, SE1

Cottons Lane, SE1 Cottons Lane is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Cottons Lane, SE1

Crescent, EC3N Crescent lies behind Tower Gateway.

Crescent, EC3N

Cross Lane, EC3R Cross Lane connects St Dunstan’s Hill with Harp Lane.

Cross Lane, EC3R

Crosswall, EC3N Crosswall was formerly named John Street, after King John.

Crosswall, EC3N

Crutched Friars, EC3N Crutched Friars is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area.

Crutched Friars, EC3N

Cullum Street, EC3M Cullum Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area.

Cullum Street, EC3M

Custom House Walkway, EC3R Custom House Walkway is part of the Thames Path.

Custom House Walkway, EC3R

Dark House Walk, EC3R Dark House Walk is part of the Thames Path.

Dark House Walk, EC3R

Dixon House, EC3A Dixon House is a block on Fenchurch Street.

Dixon House, EC3A

Duke Street Hill, SE1 Duke Street Hill is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Duke Street Hill, SE1

Dunster Court, EC3R Dunster Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Dunster Court, EC3R

East Building, SE1 East Building is situated in the corner of London Bridge.

East Building, SE1

Eastcheap, EC3M A street within the EC3M postcode

Eastcheap, EC3M

Eastcheap, EC3R Eastcheap is the western continuation of Great Tower Street towards the Monument junction.

Eastcheap, EC3R

Embassy House, SE1 Embassy House is a block on Tooley Street.

Embassy House, SE1

Equitable House, EC4 Equitable House is sited on King William Street.

Equitable House, EC4

Equitable House, EC4R Equitable House is a block on King William Street.

Equitable House, EC4R

Exchange Steps, EC3V Exchange Steps is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Exchange Steps, EC3V

Fenchurch Avenue, EC3M Hogarth Court runs from Fenchurch Avenue to Fenchurch Street.

Fenchurch Avenue, EC3M

Fenchurch Avenue, EC3M Fenchurch Avenue runs from Lime Street to Billiter Street.

Fenchurch Avenue, EC3M

Fenchurch Buildings, EC3A Fenchurch Buildings is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area.

Fenchurch Buildings, EC3A

Fenchurch Mews, EC3M A street within the EC3M postcode

Fenchurch Mews, EC3M

Fenchurch Place, EC3M Fenchurch Place is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area.

Fenchurch Place, EC3M

Fenchurch Street, EC3M Fenchurch Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area.

Fenchurch Street, EC3M

Fish Street Hill, EC3M Fish Street Hill is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Fish Street Hill, EC3M

Foresight House, EC4R Foresight House is a block on Arthur Street.

Foresight House, EC4R

Fountain House, EC3M Fountain House is a building on Fenchurch Street.

Fountain House, EC3M

French Horn Yard, EC3N French Horn Yard is a former courtyard.

French Horn Yard, EC3N

French Ordinary Court, EC3M French Ordinary Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area.

French Ordinary Court, EC3M

George Yard, EC3V George Yard is a yard off of Lombard Street.

George Yard, EC3V

Gloucester Court, EC3N Gloucester Court is off Tower Hill to the north west side of the Tower, running northwest behind the church of All Hallows by the Tower.

Gloucester Court, EC3N

Goodman’s Yard, E1 Goodman’s Yard is a street between Minories and Mansell Street.

Goodman’s Yard, E1

Goodmans Yard, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

Goodmans Yard, E1

Gracechurch Street, EC3V Gracechurch Street is in the heart of Roman Londinium - it runs directly over the site of the basilica and forum.

Gracechurch Street, EC3V

Grant’s Quay Wharf, EC3R Grant’s Quay Wharf is part of the Thames Path.

Grant’s Quay Wharf, EC3R

Great Tower Hill, Great Tower Hill is an old East End street.

Great Tower Hill,

Guinness Court, E1 Guinness Court is a block on Guinness Court.

Guinness Court, E1

Harp Lane, EC3R Harp Lane once connected Thames Street with Great Tower Street.

Harp Lane, EC3R

Hart Street, Hart Street is an old East End street.

Hart Street,

Hart Street, EC3R Hart Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Hart Street, EC3R

Hawdon Street, Hawdon Street is an old East End street.

Hawdon Street,

Hay’s Lane, SE1 This is a street in the SE1 postcode area

Hay’s Lane, SE1

Haydon Square, Haydon Square is an old East End street.

Haydon Square,

Haydon Street, E1 The eastern end of Haydon Street was called Mansell Passage.

Haydon Street, E1

Haydon Street, EC3N Haydon Street heads east from the Minories.

Haydon Street, EC3N

Hays Lane, SE1 Hays Lane is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Hays Lane, SE1

Ibex House, EC3N Residential block

Ibex House, EC3N

Idol Lane, EC3R Idol Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Idol Lane, EC3R

India Street, EC3N India Street, formerly George Street, was renamed in 1913 when the surrounding area consisted of the tea warehouses of the East and West India Docks Company.

India Street, EC3N

International House, International House is a building on Cloister walk

International House,

International House, E1W International House is a block on St Katharineâ€™s Way.

International House, E1W

Jewry Street, EC3N Jewry Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area.

Jewry Street, EC3N

John Street, John Street is an old East End street.

John Street,

King Street, E1W King Street was once next to Queen Street.

King Street, E1W

King William House, EC3R King William House is a block on Eastcheap.

King William House, EC3R

King William Street, EC4N The northern section of King William Street runs diagonally northwards of the Monument junction.

King William Street, EC4N

King William Street, EC4R King William Street runs from a junction with Lombard Street to Monument junction from where continues south into London Bridge.

King William Street, EC4R

Landmark House, EC3A Landmark House is a block on Leadenhall Street.

Landmark House, EC3A

Lanthorne Tower, EC3N Lanthorne Tower is sited on Unnamed Road.

Lanthorne Tower, EC3N

Laurence Pountney Lane, EC4N Laurence Pountney Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4N postal area.

Laurence Pountney Lane, EC4N

Leadenhall Market, EC3M Leadenhall Market is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Leadenhall Market, EC3M

Leadenhall Market, EC3M Leadenhall Market is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area.

Leadenhall Market, EC3M

Leadenhall Place, EC3V Leadenhall Place is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Leadenhall Place, EC3V

Leadenhall Street, EC3A Leadenhall Street - historic home to both the East India Company and Lloyd’s of London.

Leadenhall Street, EC3A

Leadenhall Street, EC3M Leadenhall Street is a road in the EC3N postcode area

Leadenhall Street, EC3M

Leadenhall Street, EC3V Leadenhall Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Leadenhall Street, EC3V

Leadenhall Street, EC3V Leadenhall Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area.

Leadenhall Street, EC3V

Library Square, EC3N Library Square is a road in the E1 postcode area

Library Square, EC3N

Lime Street, EC3M The name Lime Street comes from the lime burners who once sold lime from there for use in construction.

Lime Street, EC3M

Lloyd’s Avenue, EC3N A street within the EC3N postcode

Lloyd’s Avenue, EC3N

Lloyd’s Building, EC3M Lloyd’s Building is a block on Lime Street.

Lloyd’s Building, EC3M

Lloyds Avenue, EC3N Lloyds Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area.

Lloyds Avenue, EC3N

Lombard Court, EC3V Lombard Court is a small street between Gracechurch Street and Clements Lane in the heart of London’s financial district.

Lombard Court, EC3V

Lombard Street, EC3V Lombard Street has a history stretching back to medieval times.

Lombard Street, EC3V

London Bridge Walk, London Bridge Walk is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

London Bridge Walk,

London Bridge, EC4R London Bridge is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

London Bridge, EC4R

London Street, EC3M London Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

London Street, EC3M

Lovat Lane, EC3R Lovat Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Lovat Lane, EC3R

Lower Thames Street, EC3R Lower Thames Street holds significant historical and architectural importance and is a major traffic route in London.

Lower Thames Street, EC3R

Mansell Street, E1 Mansell Street runs north-south on the City of London border.

Mansell Street, E1

Mark Lane, EC3R Mark Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Mark Lane, EC3R

Martin Lane, EC4N Martin Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Martin Lane, EC4N

Middle Tower, EC3N Middle Tower is a building on Three Quays Walk.

Middle Tower, EC3N

Miles Lane, EC4R Miles Lane once ran north from Upper Thames Street.

Miles Lane, EC4R

Mincing Lane, EC3R Mincing Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Mincing Lane, EC3R

Minories, EC3N Minories is one of the old streets of the City of London.

Minories, EC3N

Minster Court, EC3R Minster Court can be found on Mincing Lane

Minster Court, EC3R

Mitre Street, EC3A Mitre Street connects Creechurch Lane with the Aldgate.

Mitre Street, EC3A

Monument Street, EC3R Monument Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Monument Street, EC3R

Munster Court, EC3R Munster Court is a road in the SW6 postcode area

Munster Court, EC3R

Muscovy Street, EC3R Muscovy Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Muscovy Street, EC3R

New Baltic House, EC3M New Baltic House is a block on Fenchurch Street.

New Baltic House, EC3M

New London Street, EC3R New London Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

New London Street, EC3R

Nicholas Lane, EC3V Nicholas Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Nicholas Lane, EC3V

Nicholas Lane, EC4N Nicholas Lane has two non-contiguous sections, separated by King William Street.

Nicholas Lane, EC4N

Northern and Shell Building, EC3R Northern and Shell Building at 10 Lower Thames Street - the headquarters of Express newspapers.

Northern and Shell Building, EC3R

Old Billingsgate Walk, EC3R Old Billingsgate Walk is part of the Thames Path.

Old Billingsgate Walk, EC3R

Paul’s Walk, EC3N A street within the EC3N postcode

Paul’s Walk, EC3N

Peek House, EC3 Peek House can be found on Eastcheap.

Peek House, EC3

Peek House, EC3M Peek House is a block on Eastcheap.

Peek House, EC3M

Peninsular House, EC3R Peninsular House is a block on Monument Street.

Peninsular House, EC3R

Pepys Street, EC3N Pepys Street links Seething Lane in the west to Cooper’s Row in the east.

Pepys Street, EC3N

Petty Wales, EC3R Petty Wales is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area.

Petty Wales, EC3R

Philpot Lane, EC3M Philpot Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area.

Philpot Lane, EC3M

Plantain Gardens, EC3M A street within the EC3V postcode

Plantain Gardens, EC3M

Plantain Gardens, EC3M A street within the EC3V postcode

Plantain Gardens, EC3M

Plantation Lane, EC3M Plantation Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Plantation Lane, EC3M

Plantation Place, EC3R Plantation Place takes its name from a previous Plantation House, once the recognised centre of the tea trade.

Plantation Place, EC3R

Plough Court, EC4R Plough Court was named for the Plough tavern which stood here.

Plough Court, EC4R

Popes Head Alley, EC3V Popes Head Alley is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Popes Head Alley, EC3V

Port of London Authority Building, EC3N Port of London Authority Building can be found on Trinity Square.

Port of London Authority Building, EC3N

Portsoken Street, EC3N Portsoken Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area.

Portsoken Street, EC3N

Providian House, EC3R A block within the EC3R postcode

Providian House, EC3R

Pudding Lane, EC3R Pudding Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Pudding Lane, EC3R

Queen Street, E1W Near the Tower of London was one of the many Queen Streets of London.

Queen Street, E1W

Railway Place, Railway Place is an old East End street.

Railway Place,

Rangoon Street, EC3N The East and West India Docks Company’s eastern trade gave its name to Rangoon Street.

Rangoon Street, EC3N

Regis House, EC4 Regis House is a block on King William Street.

Regis House, EC4

Regis House, EC4R Regis House is a block on King William Street.

Regis House, EC4R

Riverside Walk East, EC3R Riverside Walk East runs down to the Thames from Lower Thames Street.

Riverside Walk East, EC3R

Rood Lane, EC3M Rood Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area.

Rood Lane, EC3M

Royal Court, EC3V Royal Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Royal Court, EC3V

Royal Exchange Buildings, EC3V Royal Exchange Buildings is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Royal Exchange Buildings, EC3V

Royal Exchange, EC3V Royal Exchange is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Royal Exchange, EC3V

Saracen’s Head Yard, EC3N Saracen’s Head Yard was to the south of Aldgate.

Saracen’s Head Yard, EC3N

Savage Gardens, EC3N Savage Gardens connects Crutched Friars in the north to Trinity Square in the south, crossing Pepys Street.

Savage Gardens, EC3N

Seething Lane, EC3R Seething Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area.

Seething Lane, EC3R

Ship Tavern Passage, EC3M Ship Tavern Passage is a City of London alleyway.

Ship Tavern Passage, EC3M

Shorter Street, EC3N Shorter Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area.

Shorter Street, EC3N

Shorter Street, EC3N Shorter Street is a road in the EC3N postcode area

Shorter Street, EC3N

Sky Garden, EC3M Sky Garden is a location in London.

Sky Garden, EC3M

St Clare House, EC3N St Clare House is sited on Minories.

St Clare House, EC3N

St Clare Street, EC3N St Clare Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area.

St Clare Street, EC3N

St Clement’s House, EC4N St Clement’s House is a block on Clement’s Lane.

St Clement’s House, EC4N

St Dunstans Hill, EC3R St Dunstans Hill is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

St Dunstans Hill, EC3R

St Georges Lane, EC3R St Georges Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

St Georges Lane, EC3R

St Magnus House, EC3 St Magnus House is a block on Lower Thames Street.

St Magnus House, EC3

St Mary At Hill, EC3R St Mary At Hill is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

St Mary At Hill, EC3R

St Michaels Alley, EC3V St Michael’s Alley was the centre of the 17th century London coffee house phenomenon.

St Michaels Alley, EC3V

St Michaels Rectory, EC3V St Michaels Rectory is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

St Michaels Rectory, EC3V

St Olaf House, SE1 St Olaf House is a block on Tooley Street.

St Olaf House, SE1

St Thomas’s Tower, EC3N St Thomas’s Tower can be found on Unnamed Road.

St Thomas’s Tower, EC3N

Sugar Quay Walk, EC3N Sugar Quay Walk is part of the Thames Path near to the Tower of London.

Sugar Quay Walk, EC3N

Sugarloaf Court, EC3A Sugarloaf Court leads south off Leadenhall Street.

Sugarloaf Court, EC3A

Swan Lane, EC4R Swan Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Swan Lane, EC4R

Swan Street, Swan Street is an old East End street.

Swan Street,

Talbot Court, EC3V Talbot Court was next to the Talbot Inn until the Great Fire of London.

Talbot Court, EC3V

The Courtyard, EC3V The Courtyard is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

The Courtyard, EC3V

The Monument Building, EC3R The Monument Building is a block on Monument Street.

The Monument Building, EC3R

The Queen’s House, EC3N The Queen’s House is sited on Unnamed Road.

The Queen’s House, EC3N

The Queen’s Steps, EC3N The Queen’s Steps is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area.

The Queen’s Steps, EC3N

Tower Bridge Approach, E1W Tower Bridge Approach is a road in the E1W postcode area

Tower Bridge Approach, E1W

Tower Bridge, SE1 Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge, built between 1886 and 1894.

Tower Bridge, SE1

Tower Hill Terrace, EC3N Tower Hill Terrace is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area.

Tower Hill Terrace, EC3N

Tower Hill, EC3N Tower Hill is a street and square, northwest of the Tower of London.

Tower Hill, EC3N

Tower Pier, EC3N Tower Pier is a location in London.

Tower Pier, EC3N

Tower Place East, EC3R A street within the EC3R postcode

Tower Place East, EC3R

Tower Place West, EC3R Tower Place West is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Tower Place West, EC3R

Tower Place, EC3R Tower Place is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Tower Place, EC3R

Tower Walk, E1W Tower Walk is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area.

Tower Walk, E1W

Trinity Square, Trinity Square is an old East End street.

Trinity Square,

Trinity Square, EC3N Trinity Square is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area.

Trinity Square, EC3N

Vine Street, EC3N Vine Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area.

Vine Street, EC3N

Wakefield Tower, EC3N Wakefield Tower is located on Unnamed Road.

Wakefield Tower, EC3N

Walsingham House, EC3N Walsingham House is a block on Seething Lane.

Walsingham House, EC3N

Wardrobe Tower, EC3N Wardrobe Tower is a building on Unnamed Road.

Wardrobe Tower, EC3N

West Tenter Street, E1 West Tenter Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area.

West Tenter Street, E1

White Tower, EC3N White Tower is a block on Unnamed Road.

White Tower, EC3N

Willis Building, EC3M Willis Building is a block on Lime Street.

Willis Building, EC3M

XL House, EC3V XL House is a block on Gracechurch Street.

XL House, EC3V

NEARBY PUBS

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All Bar One All Bar One is a bar on Byward Street.

All Bar One

All Bar One Monument

Balls Brothers @ Minster Court

Balls Brothers, Mark Lane

Bar 20

Bedales Wine Bar

Bierschenke Bierkellar

Brokers Wine Bar

City Flogger

City Sports Pub and Grill

Crosse Keys

Davys, 1 Plantation Place

Dirty Martini Monument

Jamies

Jamies St Mary At Hill

Pause

River Gardens The Moniker is a bar in the City of London.

Roma

The Bootlegger’s Club Ltd

The Hung Drawn & Quartered

The Walrus & The Carpenter

Three Tuns

Willys Wine Bar

Wine Lodge

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Bank station Credit: IG/steven.maddison TUM image id: 1653840363 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Great Synagogue of London (1810) Credit: Thomas Rowlandson (1756â TUM image id: 1518368926 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Boar’s Head was located on the north side of Whitechapel High Street. The Boar’s Head was originally an inn, which was built in the 1530s; it underwent two renovations for use as a playhouse: first, in 1598, when a simple stage was erected, and a second, more elaborate renovation in 1599. Credit: Unknown TUM image id: 1518792376 Licence:	The Aldgate Pump (1874) Aldgate Pump is a historic water pump located at the junction where Aldgate meets Fenchurch Street and Leadenhall Street. The pump is notable for its long, and sometimes dark history, as well as its cultural significance as a symbolic start point of the East End of London. The term "East of Aldgate Pump" is used as a synonym for the East End or for East London as a whole. Credit: Wellcome Images TUM image id: 1518792844 Licence:	Bevis Marks Synagogue Credit: John Salmon TUM image id: 1519475277 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Exterior of St Katherine Cree, City of London Credit: Prioryman TUM image id: 1519729630 Licence: CC BY 2.0	St James Duke Credit: Robert William Billings and John Le Keux TUM image id: 1520552156 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Third Goodmans Fields Theatre, Great Alie Street (1801) Credit: W. W. Hutchings TUM image id: 1520855916 Licence:	Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin) addressing a "smoking debate" at Toynbee Hall (1902) TUM image id: 1660651336 Licence: CC BY 2.0	A drawing published in 1907 of the west front of the Church of Holy Trinity, Minories Credit: Uncredited TUM image id: 1523993568 Licence:
Petticoat Lane in the 1920s Credit: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress) TUM image id: 1523993996 Licence:	Whitechapel Gallery Credit: LeHaye/Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1556738899 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Etching of All Hallows Staining tower, drawn in 1922 Credit: Public domain TUM image id: 1585749143 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Mark Lane station Credit: London Transport TUM image id: 1585759751 Licence:	Byward Tower, 1893 TUM image id: 1556882285 Licence: CC BY 2.0

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Bank station
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The Great Synagogue of London (1810)
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The Boar’s Head was located on the north side of Whitechapel High Street. The Boar’s Head was originally an inn, which was built in the 1530s; it underwent two renovations for use as a playhouse: first, in 1598, when a simple stage was erected, and a second, more elaborate renovation in 1599.
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The Aldgate Pump (1874) Aldgate Pump is a historic water pump located at the junction where Aldgate meets Fenchurch Street and Leadenhall Street. The pump is notable for its long, and sometimes dark history, as well as its cultural significance as a symbolic start point of the East End of London. The term "East of Aldgate Pump" is used as a synonym for the East End or for East London as a whole.
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Bevis Marks Synagogue
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Exterior of St Katherine Cree, City of London
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St James Duke
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A drawing published in 1907 of the west front of the Church of Holy Trinity, Minories
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Etching of All Hallows Staining tower, drawn in 1922
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Mark Lane station
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