Mowlem Street, E2

Mowlem Street began in the first decade of the nineteenth century.

John Scott, an Islington brickmaker, from 1808, built a new road running north from Russia Lane called West Street.

Later it came also became called Potter’s Row after Thomas Potter, his sublessee.

The new road run beside a large pond which disappeared early in the nineteenth century.

Potter’s Row/West Street became Mowlem Street in 1884.

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NEARBY STREETS

Achilles House, E2 Achilles House is a block on Old Bethnal Green Road (Bethnal Green)

Achilles House, E2

Ada House, E2 Ada House is a block on Wharf Place (Cambridge Heath)

Ada House, E2

Ada Place, E2 Ada Place leads east off Pritchards Road (Cambridge Heath)

Ada Place, E2

Ada Street, E8 Ada Street was named for one of the Pritchard family, local landowners (Hackney)

Ada Street, E8

Ajax House, E2 Ajax House is a block on Old Bethnal Green Road (Bethnal Green)

Ajax House, E2

Albert Close, E9 Albert Close is a cul-de-sac in an area just north of the Regents Canal (Hackney)

Albert Close, E9

Alden House, E8 Alden House is a block on Duncan Road

Alden House, E8

Allen McAuliffe House, E2 Allen McAuliffe House is a block on Approach Road (Mile End)

Allen McAuliffe House, E2

Ames House, E2 Ames House is a block on Bonner Street (Mile End)

Ames House, E2

Andrews Road, E2 Andrews Road runs along the north bank of the Regents Park Canal (Hackney)

Andrews Road, E2

Antenor House, E2 Antenor House is located on Old Bethnal Green Road (Cambridge Heath)

Antenor House, E2

Apollo House, E2 Apollo House is a block on St Jude’s Road (Bethnal Green)

Apollo House, E2

Approach Road, E2 Approach Road crosses Bonner Road (Bethnal Green)

Approach Road, E2

April Court, E2 April Court is a block on Teale Street (Cambridge Heath)

April Court, E2

Argos House, E2 Argos House can be found on Old Bethnal Green Road (Bethnal Green)

Argos House, E2

Atkinson House, E2 Atkinson House is a block on Pritchard’s Road (Haggerston)

Atkinson House, E2

Barnes House, E2 Barnes House can be found on Wadeson Street (Cambridge Heath)

Barnes House, E2

Barossa Place, E2 Barossa Place was also known by the name Barossa Terrace (Cambridge Heath)

Barossa Place, E2

Beck Road, E9 Beck Road is one of the streets of London in the E8 postal area

Beck Road, E9

Beckwith House, E2 Beckwith House is a block on Wadeson Street (Cambridge Heath)

Beckwith House, E2

Belgrave Court, E2 Belgrave Court is a block on Temple Street (Cambridge Heath)

Belgrave Court, E2

Benjamin Close, E8 Benjamin Close is a road in the E8 postcode area

Benjamin Close, E8

Bishops Way, E2 Bishops Way was built as an eastern extension to Prospect Place during the 1830s (Cambridge Heath)

Bishops Way, E2

Bocking Street, E8 Bocking Street is one of the streets of London in the E8 postal area

Bocking Street, E8

Bonner Road, E2 Bonner Road is one of a series of streets named for Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London (Bethnal Green)

Bonner Road, E2

Booth Close, E9 A street within the E9 postcode

Booth Close, E9

Brierly Gardens, E2 Brierly Gardens is a road in the E2 postcode area (Mile End)

Brierly Gardens, E2

Broadway Market Mews, E8 Broadway Market Mews is one of the streets of London in the E8 postal area

Broadway Market Mews, E8

Broadway Market, E8 Broadway Market is one of the streets of London in the E8 postal area

Broadway Market, E8

Brookfield House, E2 Brookfield House is a block on Mowlem Street (Cambridge Heath)

Brookfield House, E2

Bucknell House, E9 Bucknell House is a block on Victoria Park Road

Bucknell House, E9

Burrard House, E2 Burrard House is a block on Bishops Way (Cambridge Heath)

Burrard House, E2

Bush Road, E9 Bush Road is a road in the E8 postcode area

Bush Road, E9

Cambridge Court, E2 Cambridge Court can be found on Cambridge Heath Road (Cambridge Heath)

Cambridge Court, E2

Cambridge Crescent, E2 Cambridge Crescent received its name by being originally part of the Cambridge Heath Estate (Cambridge Heath)

Cambridge Crescent, E2

Canrobert Street, E2 Canrobert Street began as Charles Street in 1836 (Cambridge Heath)

Canrobert Street, E2

Carlton House, E9 Carlton House is a block on Victoria Park Road

Carlton House, E9

Catherine Street, Catherine Street is an old East End street (Cambridge Heath)

Catherine Street,

Centre Street, E2 Centre Street arrived in the 1820s (Cambridge Heath)

Centre Street, E2

Chad Apartments, E2 Chad Apartments is a building on Vyner Street (Cambridge Heath)

Chad Apartments, E2

Cheverell House, E2 Cheverell House is a block on Pritchard’s Road (Cambridge Heath)

Cheverell House, E2

Clare Street, E2 Clare Street was built in the second decade of the nineteenth century (Cambridge Heath)

Clare Street, E2

Claredale Street, E2 Claredale Street was known until the 1930s as Claremont Street but right at the beginning was Lausanne Street (Cambridge Heath)

Claredale Street, E2

Claremont Court, E2 Claremont Court is a block on Mansford Street (Cambridge Heath)

Claremont Court, E2

Cleland House, E2 Cleland House is a block on Sewardstone Road (Cambridge Heath)

Cleland House, E2

Coate Street, E2 Coate Street originated as Seabright Place in 1826 (Cambridge Heath)

Coate Street, E2

Colville House, E2 Colville House is a block on Waterloo Gardens (Cambridge Heath)

Colville House, E2

Corbridge Crescent, E2 Corbridge Crescent is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Hackney)

Corbridge Crescent, E2

Courtauld House, E2 Courtauld House is a block on Goldsmiths’ Row (Haggerston)

Courtauld House, E2

Crown Works, E2 Crown Works is a small industrial zone off Temple Street (Cambridge Heath)

Crown Works, E2

Crystal Court, E8 Crystal Court is a block on Sheep Lane (Hackney)

Crystal Court, E8

Cube Apartments, E2 Cube Apartments is a block on Vyner Street (Cambridge Heath)

Cube Apartments, E2

Curate Apartments, E2 Curate Apartments is a block on Approach Road (Cambridge Heath)

Curate Apartments, E2

Cyprus Street, E2 Cyprus Street is a road in the E2 postcode area (Mile End)

Cyprus Street, E2

Darwen Place, E2 Darwen Place is a modern development built over the former corporation yard (Cambridge Heath)

Darwen Place, E2

Dinmont House, E2 Dinmont House forms a block on the Dinmont Estate (Cambridge Heath)

Dinmont House, E2

Dinmont Street, E2 Dinmont Street was built in 1822 (Cambridge Heath)

Dinmont Street, E2

Durham Place, E2 Durham Place fronted Hackney Road until 1862 (Cambridge Heath)

Durham Place, E2

Earlston Grove, E9 A street within the E9 postcode

Earlston Grove, E9

Edinburgh Close, E2 Edinburgh Close lies off Russia Lane (Cambridge Heath)

Edinburgh Close, E2

Emma Street, E2 Emma Street started as a street bounding the Bethnal Green Gas Works (Cambridge Heath)

Emma Street, E2

Esker Place, E2 Esker Place was formed after post-war reconstruction (Cambridge Heath)

Esker Place, E2

Evesham House, E2 Evesham House can be found on Old Ford Road (Mile End)

Evesham House, E2

Felix Street, E2 Felix Street was part of the Parmiter’s Estate when built in 1812 (Cambridge Heath)

Felix Street, E2

Finn Apartments, E2 Finn Apartments can be found on Vyner Street (Cambridge Heath)

Finn Apartments, E2

Fremont Street, E9 This is a street in the E9 postcode area

Fremont Street, E9

Gillman House, E2 Gillman House is a block on Pritchard’s Road (Cambridge Heath)

Gillman House, E2

Goodrich House, E2 Goodrich House is a block on Sewardstone Road (Cambridge Heath)

Goodrich House, E2

Gore Road, E9 Gore Road is one of the streets of London in the E9 postal area

Gore Road, E9

Greenham House, E9 Greenham House is a block on Templecombe Road

Greenham House, E9

Gretton House, E2 Gretton House is a block on Globe Road (Mile End)

Gretton House, E2

Grove Passage, E2 Grove Passage runs along the line of the former Cambridge Place (Cambridge Heath)

Grove Passage, E2

Halkett House, E2 Halkett House is sited on Waterloo Gardens (Cambridge Heath)

Halkett House, E2

Halley House, E2 Halley House can be found on Pritchard’s Road (Cambridge Heath)

Halley House, E2

Hare Row, E2 Hare Row now runs under the railway tracks (Cambridge Heath)

Hare Row, E2

Heath Place, E2 Heath Place was a former terrace along Cambridge Heath Road (Cambridge Heath)

Heath Place, E2

Hector House, E2 Hector House is a block on Old Bethnal Green Road (Bethnal Green)

Hector House, E2

Helen House, E2 Helen House is sited on Temple Street (Cambridge Heath)

Helen House, E2

Helena Place, E9 A street within the E9 postcode

Helena Place, E9

Howard Place, E2 Howard Place was formerly part of Hackney Road (Cambridge Heath)

Howard Place, E2

Huddleston Close, E2 Huddleston Close was built by the Victoria Park Housing Association (Cambridge Heath)

Huddleston Close, E2

Hugh Platt House, E2 Hugh Platt House is a block on Patriot Square (Bethnal Green)

Hugh Platt House, E2

Huntley Street, Huntley Street is an old East End street (Mile End)

Huntley Street,

Imperial Wharf, E8 Imperial Wharf is a block along the Regent’s Canal (Hackney)

Imperial Wharf, E8

Jackman Street, E8 Jackman Street is a road in the E8 postcode area

Jackman Street, E8

Jacquard Court, E2 Jacquard Court is a block on Bishops Way (Cambridge Heath)

Jacquard Court, E2

James Docherty House, E2 James Docherty House, on the Approach Estate, stands on Patriot Square (Bethnal Green)

James Docherty House, E2

James Pennethorne Square, E2 James Pennethorne Square lies next to railway tracks (Cambridge Heath)

James Pennethorne Square, E2

Jameson Court, E2 Jameson Court is a block on Russia Lane (Cambridge Heath)

Jameson Court, E2

Keeling House, E2 Keeling House is a block on Claredale Street (Cambridge Heath)

Keeling House, E2

Kemp House, E2 Kemp House is sited on Sewardstone Road (Bethnal Green)

Kemp House, E2

Lark Row, E2 Lark Row originally ran west of the Bethnal Green workhouse (Cambridge Heath)

Lark Row, E2

Leopold Mews, E9 Leopold Mews is one of the streets of London in the E9 postal area

Leopold Mews, E9

Maitland House, E2 Maitland House is sited on Bishops Way (Cambridge Heath)

Maitland House, E2

Mansford Street, E2 Mansford Street was known as Elizabeth Street until 1876 (Bethnal Green)

Mansford Street, E2

Maple Street, E2 Maple Street is a road in the E2 postcode area (Bethnal Green)

Maple Street, E2

Mare Street, E9 Mare Street is a road in the E9 postcode area

Mare Street, E9

Margerie Court, E2 Margerie Court can be found on Clare Street (Cambridge Heath)

Margerie Court, E2

Marian Place, E8 Marian Place is an old street - originally the access for the Bethnal Green Gas Works (Cambridge Heath)

Marian Place, E8

Matilda Street, E2 Bellona Street became Matilda Street before it disappeared from the map in the 1940s (Bethnal Green)

Matilda Street, E2

Matthew’s Place, E2 Matthew’s Place was built next to a factory on Hackney Road (Cambridge Heath)

Matthew’s Place, E2

Mayfield House, E2 Mayfield House is a block on Cambridge Heath Road (Mile End)

Mayfield House, E2

Merton House, E9 Merton House is a block on Victoria Park Road

Merton House, E9

Millennium Place, E2 Millennium Place dates from 1993 (Cambridge Heath)

Millennium Place, E2

Minerva Street, E2 Minerva Street was developed as part of the Cambridge Heath Estate (Cambridge Heath)

Minerva Street, E2

Minstrel Court, E2 Minstrel Court is a block on Teesdale Close (Cambridge Heath)

Minstrel Court, E2

Mowlem Street, E2 Mowlem Street began in the first decade of the nineteenth century (Cambridge Heath)

Mowlem Street, E2

Nestor House, E2 Nestor House is a block on Old Bethnal Green Road (Cambridge Heath)

Nestor House, E2

Netteswell House, E2 Netteswell House is a building on Old Ford Road (Mile End)

Netteswell House, E2

Northiam Street, E2 Northiam Street is in an area north of the Regent’s Canal (Hackney)

Northiam Street, E2

Old Ford Road, E2 Old Ford Road runs eastwards from Cambridge Heath Road, eventually leading to Old Ford (Mile End)

Old Ford Road, E2

Oldford Road, Oldford Road is an old East End street (Mile End)

Oldford Road,

Orwell Court, E2 Orwell Court is one of the streets of London in the E8 postal area (Haggerston)

Orwell Court, E2

Palestine Place, E2 Palestine Place led east from Cambridge Heath Road (Cambridge Heath)

Palestine Place, E2

Paris House, E2 Paris House is a block on Old Bethnal Green Road (Cambridge Heath)

Paris House, E2

Parmiter Street, E2 Parmiter Street was originally Gloucester Street - laid out in 1826 and built by 1836 (Cambridge Heath)

Parmiter Street, E2

Patriot Square, E2 Patriot Square was built on a portion of the Pyotts estate (Bethnal Green)

Patriot Square, E2

Peel Grove, E2 Peel Grove is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Bethnal Green)

Peel Grove, E2

Pennethorne Close, E9 Pennethorne Close is one of the streets of London in the E9 postal area

Pennethorne Close, E9

Priam House, E2 Priam House is a block on Old Bethnal Green Road (Cambridge Heath)

Priam House, E2

Prince of Wales Apartments, E2 Prince of Wales Apartments is a block on Bishops Way (Cambridge Heath)

Prince of Wales Apartments, E2

Pritchard House, E2 Pritchard House can be found on Ada Place (Cambridge Heath)

Pritchard House, E2

Pritchards Road, E2 Pritchards Road was named after Andrew Pritchard, a ’tilemaker of Hackney Road’ (Cambridge Heath)

Pritchards Road, E2

Prospect Place, E2 Prospect Place was a former street of Cambridge Heath (Cambridge Heath)

Prospect Place, E2

Red Path, E9 Red Path is a road in the E9 postcode area

Red Path, E9

Redruth Road, E9 Redruth Road is a road in the E9 postcode area

Redruth Road, E9

Reynolds House, E2 Reynolds House is a block on Approach Road (Bethnal Green)

Reynolds House, E2

Robinson Road, E2 Robinson Road is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Cambridge Heath)

Robinson Road, E2

Roger Dowley Court, E2 Roger Dowley Court is a block on Russia Lane (Cambridge Heath)

Roger Dowley Court, E2

Rosebery House, E2 Rosebery House is a block on Sewardstone Road (Bethnal Green)

Rosebery House, E2

Royston Street, E2 Royston Street is a road in the E2 postcode area (Mile End)

Royston Street, E2

Russia Lane, E2 Russia Lane was formerly called Rushy Lane (Cambridge Heath)

Russia Lane, E2

Sankey House, E2 Sankey House is sited on St James’s Avenue (Bethnal Green)

Sankey House, E2

Seabright Gardens, E2 Seabright Gardens was established as Queen Caroline Place during the 1820s (Cambridge Heath)

Seabright Gardens, E2

Seabright Terrace, E2 Seabright Place was a terrace along Hackney Road (Cambridge Heath)

Seabright Terrace, E2

Seth Court, E2 Seth Court is a block on Parmiter Street (Cambridge Heath)

Seth Court, E2

Sewardstone Road, E2 Sewardstone Road was built over the site of Bonners Hall (Cambridge Heath)

Sewardstone Road, E2

Shahjalal House, E2 Shahjalal House is a block on Pritchard’s Road (Cambridge Heath)

Shahjalal House, E2

Sheep Lane, E8 Sheep Lane is one of the streets of London in the E8 postal area

Sheep Lane, E8

Sheldon Place, Sheldon Place is an old East End street (Bethnal Green)

Sheldon Place,

Silk Weaver Way, E2 Silk Weaver Way connects Bishops Way and Parmiter Street (Cambridge Heath)

Silk Weaver Way, E2

Sir Walter Scott House, E8 Sir Walter Scott House is a block on Broadway Market (Haggerston)

Sir Walter Scott House, E8

Skipworth Road, E9 Skipworth Road is one of the streets of London in the E9 postal area

Skipworth Road, E9

Sotherby Court, E2 Sotherby Court is a block on Sewardstone Road (Cambridge Heath)

Sotherby Court, E2

St Agnes Close, E9 St Agnes Close is a turning off Victoria Park Road

St Agnes Close, E9

St James’s Avenue, E2 St James’s Avenue is adjacent to the London Chest Hospital (Bethnal Green)

St James’s Avenue, E2

St Judes Road, E2 St Judes Road is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Bethnal Green)

St Judes Road, E2

Suffolk Place, E2 Suffolk Place, built in 1812, became part of Hackney Road in 1862 (Cambridge Heath)

Suffolk Place, E2

Swingfield House, E9 Swingfield House is a block on Templecombe Road

Swingfield House, E9

Ted Roberts House, E2 Ted Roberts House is a block on Parmiter Street (Cambridge Heath)

Ted Roberts House, E2

Teesdale Close, E2 Teesdale Close, now a short street, was previously part of Teesdale Street which was split into two post-war (Cambridge Heath)

Teesdale Close, E2

Teesdale Street, E2 Teesdale Street was Durham Street until 1875 (Cambridge Heath)

Teesdale Street, E2

Teesdale Yard, E2 Teesdale Yard is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Cambridge Heath)

Teesdale Yard, E2

Temple Street, E2 Temple Street formed the eastern boundary of the Rush Mead estate by 1821 (Cambridge Heath)

Temple Street, E2

Temple Yard, E2 Temple Yard is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Cambridge Heath)

Temple Yard, E2

Templecombe Road, E9 A street within the E9 postcode

Templecombe Road, E9

The Green House, E2 The Green House is a block on Cambridge Heath Road (Cambridge Heath)

The Green House, E2

The Oval, E2 The Oval, with 36 cottages and a chapel, was built on the eastern boundary of the Bullocks Estate by 1836 (Cambridge Heath)

The Oval, E2

Thomas Hollywood House, E2 Thomas Hollywood House is located on Russia Lane (Mile End)

Thomas Hollywood House, E2

Treadway Street, E2 Treadway Street was originally called Hope Street (Cambridge Heath)

Treadway Street, E2

Tussah House, E2 Tussah House is a block on Russia Lane (Cambridge Heath)

Tussah House, E2

Vyner Street, E2 Vyner Street is a cobblestone canal-side walkway, originally known as John Street (Cambridge Heath)

Vyner Street, E2

Wadeson Street, E2 Wadeson Street was originally called Martha Street (Cambridge Heath)

Wadeson Street, E2

Warneford Street, E9 Warneford Street is one of the streets of London in the E9 postal area

Warneford Street, E9

Waterloo Gardens, E2 Waterloo Gardens was built as an access road to the local workhouse (Cambridge Heath)

Waterloo Gardens, E2

Waxham Apartments, E8 Waxham Apartments is a block on Bocking Street

Waxham Apartments, E8

Welshpool House, E8 Welshpool House is a block on Welshpool Street

Welshpool House, E8

Welshpool Street, E8 Welshpool Street is one of the streets of London in the E8 postal area

Welshpool Street, E8

Wharf Place, E2 Wharf Place is a road in the E2 postcode area (Haggerston)

Wharf Place, E2

Wharncliffe, Wharncliffe is an old East End street (Mile End)

Wharncliffe,

William Caslon House, E2 William Caslon House is a block on Patriot Square (Cambridge Heath)

William Caslon House, E2

Windlass Court, E2 Windlass Court is a block on Vyner Street (Cambridge Heath)

Windlass Court, E2

Winkley Street, E2 Winkley Street was Catherine Street until 1938 (Cambridge Heath)

Winkley Street, E2

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