Houndsditch, EC3A

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2022
Houndsditch runs through the Portsoken and Bishopsgate Without wards of the City of London - areas traditionally considered part of the East End.

Houndsditch follows the line of the outside edge of the ditch which once ran outside the London Wall. This ditch was dug outside Londinium’s defensive wall by the Romans but was subsequently filled in and obliterated. The Danes under Cnut the Great later constructed a town ditch to control access to the city.

The street running alongside the ditch was first paved in 1503. Many adjacent houses found it a convenient place to dispose of filth and refuse. The name Houndsditche appears in the 13th century, and seems to relate to the quantity of rubbish and dead dogs thrown into it. Several dogs’ skeletons were unearthed at Houndsditch in 1989.

By the turn of the 20th century, the street had become a thriving market in clothing and novelties, giving rise to one of London’s leading department stores, the Houndsditch Warehouse, dubbed the ’Selfridges of the Jewish Quarter’.

The street is now the location of a number of restaurants, bars and offices, and a short pedestrianised section of it runs along the north side of the Heron Tower, a tall building in the City of London.

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29 Aldgate High Street
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46 Aldgate High Street
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Aldgate
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Aldgate bus station
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Aldgate Holy Trinity Priory
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Bevis Marks Synagogue
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Boar’s Head Theatre
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Great Synagogue of London
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Portsoken
St Augustine Papey St Augustine Papey was a mediaeval church in the City of London situated just south of London Wall.
St Augustine Papey
St Botolph’s St Botolph’s without Aldgate, located on Aldgate High Street, has existed for over a thousand years.
St Botolph’s
St Ethelburga’s church St Ethelburga-the-Virgin within Bishopsgate is a church in the City of London.
St Ethelburga’s church
St James Duke’s Place St James Duke’s Place was an Anglican parish church in the Aldgate ward of the City of London.
St James Duke’s Place
St Katharine Cree St Katharine Cree is a Church of England church on the north side of Leadenhall Street near Leadenhall Market.
St Katharine Cree
St Mary Axe St Mary Axe was a medieval parish in the City of London whose name survives as that of the street which formerly occupied it.
St Mary Axe
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St Mary Axe
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100 Bishopsgate, EC2M 100 Bishopsgate is a development of two mixed-use buildings on Bishopsgate in London. (City of London)
100 Bishopsgate, EC2M
99 Bishopsgate, EC2N 99 Bishopsgate is a commercial skyscraper located on Bishopsgate, a major thoroughfare in the City of London financial district. (City of London)
99 Bishopsgate, EC2N
Alderman’s Walk, EC2M Alderman’s Walk was formerly Dashwood’s Walk, for Francis Dashwood, who lived here in the 18th century (Liverpool Street)
Alderman’s Walk, EC2M
Aldgate Avenue, EC3N Aldgate Avenue was off Aldgate High Street (Aldgate)
Aldgate Avenue, EC3N
Aldgate High Street, EC3N Once the route to one of the six original gates of the Wall of London, Aldgate High Street has an important place in medieval London’s history. (Aldgate)
Aldgate High Street, EC3N
Aldgate House, EC3N Aldgate House is a building adjacent to Aldgate station (Aldgate)
Aldgate House, EC3N
Aldgate Square, EC3N Aldgate Square is a location in London (City of London)
Aldgate Square, EC3N
Aldgate, EC3N Aldgate was the easternmost gateway through the London Wall leading from the City of London to Whitechapel and the East End (City of London)
Aldgate, EC3N
Alley Street, Alley Street is an old East End street (Spitalfields)
Alley Street,
Arcadia Court, E1 Arcadia Court is a block on Old Castle Street (Spitalfields)
Arcadia Court, E1
Artizan Street, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (City of London)
Artizan Street, E1
Barnett House, E1 Barnett House is sited on Bell Lane (Spitalfields)
Barnett House, E1
Bevis Marks House, EC3A Bevis Marks House is a block on Bevis Marks (City of London)
Bevis Marks House, EC3A
Bevis Marks, EC3A Bevis Marks is a short street in the ward of Aldgate in the City of London (City of London)
Bevis Marks, EC3A
Bishopsgate, EC3V Bishopsgate is named after one of the original eight gates in the London Wall. (City of London)
Bishopsgate, EC3V
Boston House, EC2M Boston House is a building on New Broad Street (City of London)
Boston House, EC2M
Bradbury Court, E1 Bradbury Court is a block on Old Castle Street (Aldgate East)
Bradbury Court, E1
Braham Street, E1 Braham Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Aldgate East)
Braham Street, E1
Broad Street House, EC2M Broad Street House is a block on Old Broad Street (Liverpool Street)
Broad Street House, EC2M
Bury Court, EC3A Bury Court is located off St Mary Axe (City of London)
Bury Court, EC3A
Bury House, EC3A Bury House is a building on Bury Street (City of London)
Bury House, EC3A
Bury Street, EC3A Bury Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)
Bury Street, EC3A
Calcutta House, E1 Calcutta House is a block on Old Castle Street (Aldgate East)
Calcutta House, E1
Camomile Street, EC3A Camomile Street is a short street in the City of London (City of London)
Camomile Street, EC3A
Carter Street, EC3A Carter Street was off Cutler Street (City of London)
Carter Street, EC3A
Castle Alley, Castle Alley is an old East End street (Aldgate East)
Castle Alley,
Cavendish Court, EC3A Cavendish Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)
Cavendish Court, EC3A
Centurion House, EC3N Centurion House is a building on Jewry Street (City of London)
Centurion House, EC3N
Clothier Street, EC3A A street within the E1, postcode (City of London)
Clothier Street, EC3A
Cobb Street, E1 Cobb Street was laid out in 1899-1904 by Sir Algernon Osborn (City of London)
Cobb Street, E1
Commercial House, E1 Commercial House is a block on Commercial Street (Spitalfields)
Commercial House, E1
Cree House, EC3A Cree House can be found on Creechurch Lane (City of London)
Cree House, EC3A
Creechurch Lane, EC3A Creechurch Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)
Creechurch Lane, EC3A
Crinoline Mews, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Spitalfields)
Crinoline Mews, E1
Crosby Square, EC3A Crosby Square is a location in London (City of London)
Crosby Square, EC3A
Cunard Place, EC3A Cunard Place is an alleyway off Bury Street (City of London)
Cunard Place, EC3A
Cutler Street, EC3A Cutler Street runs north off Houndsditch (City of London)
Cutler Street, EC3A
Dashwood House, EC2M Dashwood House is a block on Old Broad Street (Liverpool Street)
Dashwood House, EC2M
Denning Point 33 Commercial Street, E1 A block within the E1 postcode (Aldgate East)
Denning Point 33 Commercial Street, E1
Devonshire Row, EC3A Devonshire Row leads off Bishopsgate (City of London)
Devonshire Row, EC3A
Devonshire Square, E1 Devonshire Square lies at the end of Devonshire Row (City of London)
Devonshire Square, E1
Duke Street, EC3A Duke Street was once a street leading northwest from Aldgate (City of London)
Duke Street, EC3A
Dukes House, EC3A Dukes House is a block on Dukes Place (City of London)
Dukes House, EC3A
Dukes Place, EC3A Duke’s Place was formerly called Duke Street (City of London)
Dukes Place, EC3A
East India House, E1 East India House is located on Devonshire Square (Spitalfields)
East India House, E1
Eastgate House, EC3A Eastgate House is a block on Dukes Place (City of London)
Eastgate House, EC3A
Exchange Buildings, EC3A Exchange Buildings is a former street (City of London)
Exchange Buildings, EC3A
Fen Court, EC3M Fen Court is a location in London (City of London)
Fen Court, EC3M
Fleur De Lys Court, EC3A Fleur De Lys Court was situated off Houndsditch (City of London)
Fleur De Lys Court, EC3A
Goring Street, EC3A Goring Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)
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Goulston Street, E1 Goulston Street is a thoroughfare running north-south from Wentworth Street to Whitechapel High Street (Spitalfields)
Goulston Street, E1
Gravel Lane, E1 Gravel Lane is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (City of London)
Gravel Lane, E1
Great St Helen’s, EC3A This is a street in the EC3A postcode area (City of London)
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Harrow Place, E1 Harrow Place is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (City of London)
Harrow Place, E1
Harrow Place, E1 Harrow Place is an old East End street (City of London)
Harrow Place, E1
Heneage Lane, EC3A Heneage Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)
Heneage Lane, EC3A
Herbert House, E1 Herbert House is sited on Old Castle Street (Spitalfields)
Herbert House, E1
Heron Tower, EC2N Heron Tower is a block on Bishopsgate (City of London)
Heron Tower, EC2N
Holland House, EC3A Holland House is a block on Bury Street (City of London)
Holland House, EC3A
Houndsditch, EC3A Houndsditch runs through the Portsoken and Bishopsgate Without wards of the City of London - areas traditionally considered part of the East End (City of London)
Houndsditch, EC3A
Irongate House, EC3A Irongate House is a block on Dukes Place (City of London)
Irongate House, EC3A
Iwelines , Iwelines is an old East End street (City of London)
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Jacobson House, E1 Jacobson House is a block on Old Castle Street (Spitalfields)
Jacobson House, E1
James Court, EC3A James Court is an old East End street (City of London)
James Court, EC3A
John Stow House, EC3A John Stow House is sited on Bevis Marks (City of London)
John Stow House, EC3A
Kensington Apartments, E1 Kensington Apartments is a block on Pomell Way (Aldgate East)
Kensington Apartments, E1
Ladbroke House, E1 Ladbroke House is a block on Commercial Street (Aldgate East)
Ladbroke House, E1
Leadenhall Place, EC3V Leadenhall Place is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area (City of London)
Leadenhall Place, EC3V
Leadenhall Street, EC3A Leadenhall Street - historic home to both the East India Company and Lloyd’s of London. (Clerkenwell)
Leadenhall Street, EC3A
Leadenhall Street, EC3M Leadenhall Street is a road in the EC3N postcode area (City of London)
Leadenhall Street, EC3M
Leadenhall Street, EC3V Leadenhall Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area (City of London)
Leadenhall Street, EC3V
Leadenhall Street, EC3V Leadenhall Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area (City of London)
Leadenhall Street, EC3V
Leyden Street, E1 Leyden Street was laid out in 1899-1904 by Sir Algernon Osborn (Spitalfields)
Leyden Street, E1
Little Somerset Street, E1 Little Somerset Street was originally called Harrow Alley but colloquially known as ’Blood Alley.’ (Aldgate)
Little Somerset Street, E1
Middlesex Street, E1 Middlesex Street is home to the Petticoat Lane Market (City of London)
Middlesex Street, E1
Middlesex Street, EC3A Middlesex Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (Spitalfields)
Middlesex Street, EC3A
Minsters Pavement, EC3A Minsters Pavement is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)
Minsters Pavement, EC3A
Mitre Avenue, EC3A Mitre Avenue is one of the streets of London in the E17 postal area (City of London)
Mitre Avenue, EC3A
Mitre House, EC3A Mitre House is a block on Mitre Street (City of London)
Mitre House, EC3A
Mitre Square, EC3A Mitre Square is a small square in the City of London. (City of London)
Mitre Square, EC3A
Mitre Street, EC3A Mitre Street connects Creechurch Lane with the Aldgate (City of London)
Mitre Street, EC3A
New Broad Street House, EC2M New Broad Street House is a block on Old Broad Street (City of London)
New Broad Street House, EC2M
New Broad Street, EC2M New Broad Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)
New Broad Street, EC2M
New Castle Street, New Castle Street is an old East End street (Aldgate East)
New Castle Street,
New Evershed House, E1 New Evershed House is located on Old Castle Street (Aldgate East)
New Evershed House, E1
New Goulston Street, E1 New Goulston Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (City of London)
New Goulston Street, E1
New Street, EC2M New Street was situated off Bishopsgate (Liverpool Street)
New Street, EC2M
NMB House, EC3A NMB House is a block on Bevis Marks (City of London)
NMB House, EC3A
Old Broad Street, EC2M Old Broad Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)
Old Broad Street, EC2M
Old Broad Street, EC2N Old Broad Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2N postal area (City of London)
Old Broad Street, EC2N
Old Castle Street, E1 Old Castle Street runs north-south from Wentworth Street to Whitechapel High Street, the southern section of which incorporates the former Castle Alley, murder site of Ripper victim Alice McKenzie (Aldgate East)
Old Castle Street, E1
Osborn House, E1 Osborn House is a block on Middlesex Street (City of London)
Osborn House, E1
Osborne House, EC2M Osborne House is a block on Devonshire Square (City of London)
Osborne House, EC2M
Park Lane City Apartments, E1 Park Lane City Apartments is a block on Middlesex Street (Spitalfields)
Park Lane City Apartments, E1
Petticoat Square, E1 A street within the postcode (City of London)
Petticoat Square, E1
Petticoat Tower, E1 Petticoat Tower is a block on Middlesex Street (City of London)
Petticoat Tower, E1
Pomell Way, E1 Pomell Way is a road in the E1 postcode area (Aldgate East)
Pomell Way, E1
Resolution Plaza, E1 Resolution Plaza is a location in London (Aldgate East)
Resolution Plaza, E1
Salesforce Tower, EC2N Salesforce Tower is a block on Bishopsgate (City of London)
Salesforce Tower, EC2N
Shield House, EC2M Shield House is a block on New Street (City of London)
Shield House, EC2M
Sloane Apartments, E1 Sloane Apartments is sited on Old Castle Street (Aldgate East)
Sloane Apartments, E1
St Botolph Building, EC3A St Botolph Building is a block on Houndsditch (Aldgate)
St Botolph Building, EC3A
St Botolph Street, EC3A St Botolph Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (Aldgate)
St Botolph Street, EC3A
St Clements House, E1 St Clements House is a building on Leyden Street (Spitalfields)
St Clements House, E1
St Helen’s Place, EC3A St Helen’s Place runs east from Bishopsgate (City of London)
St Helen’s Place, EC3A
St James’s Passage, EC3N St James’s Passage was formerly known as Church Passage (City of London)
St James’s Passage, EC3N
St James’s Place, EC3A St James’s Place was an open square, formerly Broad Court, which held a daily market that sold fruits of various kinds. (City of London)
St James’s Place, EC3A
St Mary Axe, EC3A St Mary Axe is an ancient street of the City of London (City of London)
St Mary Axe, EC3A
St. Mary’s Grove, EC3A Jeffrey’s Square disappeared under the St Mary Axe development (City of London)
St. Mary’s Grove, EC3A
Standon House, E1 Standon House is a block on Mansell Street
Standon House, E1
Staple Hall, EC3A Staple Hall is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)
Staple Hall, EC3A
Stone House Court, EC3A Stone House Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)
Stone House Court, EC3A
Stoney Lane, EC3A Stoney Lane is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (City of London)
Stoney Lane, EC3A
Strype Street, E1 John Strype, who became an antiquary, historian and parson was the son of a Huguenot weaver and born near here in 1643 (Spitalfields)
Strype Street, E1
Swedbank House, EC2M Swedbank House is a block on New Broad Street (City of London)
Swedbank House, EC2M
The Community Centre, E1 The Community Centre is a location in London (Spitalfields)
The Community Centre, E1
The Leadenhall Building, EC3 The Leadenhall Building is located on Leadenhall Street (City of London)
The Leadenhall Building, EC3
The Leadenhall Building, EC3M The Leadenhall Building is a block on Leadenhall Street (City of London)
The Leadenhall Building, EC3M
The White Chapel Building, E1 The White Chapel Building is a block on Whitechapel High Street (Aldgate East)
The White Chapel Building, E1
Threadneedle Street, EC2N Threadneedle Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area (City of London)
Threadneedle Street, EC2N
Tyne Street, E1 Tyne Street is a location in London (Aldgate East)
Tyne Street, E1
Undershaft, EC3P Undershaft is a road in the EC3P postcode area (City of London)
Undershaft, EC3P
Union Court, EC2N Union Court is an alleyway off of Broad Street (City of London)
Union Court, EC2N
Wentworth Street, E1 Wentworth Street runs east-west from the junction of Brick Lane, Osborn Street and Old Montague Street to Middlesex Street (Spitalfields)
Wentworth Street, E1
White Kennett Street, EC3A White Kennett Street was named after a Bishop of Peterborough (City of London)
White Kennett Street, EC3A
Whittington Avenue, EC3A Whittington Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)
Whittington Avenue, EC3A
Wormwood Street, EC2N Wormwood Street refers to the wormwood plant which used to grow on the London Wall and in other areas of wasteland in the City (Liverpool Street)
Wormwood Street, EC2N
Wrestlers Court, EC3A Wrestlers Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)
Wrestlers Court, EC3A


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