Exchange House, EC2A

Exchange House is a block on Primrose Street.

City of London
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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Tenter Ground Tenter Ground harks back to the seventeenth century when this patch of land was surrounded by weavers’ houses and workshops and used to wash and stretch their fabrics on ’tenters’ to dry.

Tenter Ground

NEARBY STREETS

Acorn Street, EC2M Acorn Street, Bishopsgate, was named from an old tavern sign. (City of London)

Acorn Street, EC2M

Alphabeta Building, EC2A Alphabeta Building is sited on Worship Street (Shoreditch)

Alphabeta Building, EC2A

Appold Street, EC2A Appold Street runs north-south on the City of London side of Liverpool Street station (City of London)

Appold Street, EC2A

Artillery Lane, E1 The name Artillery Lane remembers the skills of the operators of the longbow (Spitalfields)

Artillery Lane, E1

Artillery Street, Artillery Street is an old East End street (Spitalfields)

Artillery Street,

Bartletts Place, EC2A Bartletts Place was Bartletts Buildings on the 1860s mapping, not appearing before then (City of London)

Bartletts Place, EC2A

Bavaria House, EC2A Bavaria House is sited on Appold Street (City of London)

Bavaria House, EC2A

Bedford House, E1 Bedford House is a block on Wheler Street (Spitalfields)

Bedford House, E1

Bishopgate, EC2M Bishopgate is location of London (Liverpool Street)

Bishopgate, EC2M

Bishops Square, E1 Bishops Square resulted from a 2005 project to regenerate Spitalfields Market (Spitalfields)

Bishops Square, E1

Bishopsgate Arcade, EC2M Bishopsgate Arcade is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (Liverpool Street)

Bishopsgate Arcade, EC2M

Bishopsgate Court, E1 Bishopsgate Court is a block on Norton Folgate (Spitalfields)

Bishopsgate Court, E1

Bishopsgate Street Without, E1 Bishopsgate Street Without was absorbed into Bishopsgate (Liverpool Street)

Bishopsgate Street Without, E1

Blacksea House, EC2A Blacksea House is a block on Wilson Street (Shoreditch)

Blacksea House, EC2A

Blossom Place, E1 Blossom Place ran west off Blossom Street (Spitalfields)

Blossom Place, E1

Blossom Street, E1 Blossom Street runs from Fleur De Lis Street to Folgate Street (Spitalfields)

Blossom Street, E1

Broadgate Circle, EC2M Broadgate Circle is situated at the centre of the Broadgate development (City of London)

Broadgate Circle, EC2M

Broadgate Tower, EC2A Broadgate Tower can be found on Primrose Street (City of London)

Broadgate Tower, EC2A

Broadwalk House, EC2A Broadwalk House is a block on Appold Street (City of London)

Broadwalk House, EC2A

Brushfield Street, E1 Brushfield Street is a thoroughfare running east-west from Commercial Street to Bishopsgate (Spitalfields)

Brushfield Street, E1

Celia Blairman House, E1 Celia Blairman House is a block on Folgate Street (Spitalfields)

Celia Blairman House, E1

Chapel Place, E1 Chapel Place was a small alley in Spitalfields (Spitalfields)

Chapel Place, E1

Chapel Street, E1 Chapel Street run off the southern leg of Wheler Street (Spitalfields)

Chapel Street, E1

Christopher Street, EC2A Christopher Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2A postal area (Shoreditch)

Christopher Street, EC2A

City Gate House, EC2A City Gate House is a block on Finsbury Square (Clerkenwell)

City Gate House, EC2A

Clifton House, EC2A Clifton House is a block on Holywell Row (Shoreditch)

Clifton House, EC2A

Cock Alley, EC2M Cock Alley was a rather risque streetname leading west off Norton Folgate (City of London)

Cock Alley, EC2M

Crispin Place, E1 Crispin Place is the result of a regeneration programme within Spitalfields Market (Spitalfields)

Crispin Place, E1

Crispin Street, E1 Crispin Street was developed in the late 17th century as part of the Wheler estate (Spitalfields)

Crispin Street, E1

Crown Place, EC2A Crown Place is one of the streets of London in the EC2A postal area (Shoreditch)

Crown Place, EC2A

Davies House, EC2A Davies House is a block on Sun Street (Shoreditch)

Davies House, EC2A

Dorset Street, E1 Dorset Street was a small thoroughfare running east-west from Crispin Street to Commercial Street (Spitalfields)

Dorset Street, E1

Duval Square, E1 Duval Square is a location in London (Spitalfields)

Duval Square, E1

Earl Street, EC2A Earl Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2A postal area (Shoreditch)

Earl Street, EC2A

East Street, E1 East Street was one of the entrances into Spitalfields Market (Spitalfields)

East Street, E1

Eden House, E1 Eden House is a block on Spital Square (Spitalfields)

Eden House, E1

Edge Street , Edge Street is an old East End street (Spitalfields)

Edge Street ,

Elder Street, E1 Elder Street was laid out from 1722 as part of the St John and Tillard Estate (Spitalfields)

Elder Street, E1

Eldon Street, EC2M Eldon Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

Eldon Street, EC2M

Exchange Arcade, EC2A Exchange Arcade is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

Exchange Arcade, EC2A

Exchange House, EC2A Exchange House is a block on Primrose Street (City of London)

Exchange House, EC2A

Exchange Square, EC2A Exchange Square is one of the streets of London in the EC2A postal area (City of London)

Exchange Square, EC2A

Finsbury Avenue, EC2M Finsbury Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

Finsbury Avenue, EC2M

Finsbury Circus House, EC2M Finsbury Circus House is a block on Eldon Street (City of London)

Finsbury Circus House, EC2M

Finsbury Square, EC2A Finsbury Square is a 0.7-hectare square in central London which includes a six-rink grass bowling green (Clerkenwell)

Finsbury Square, EC2A

Fleur De Lis Street, E1 Fleur De Lis Street runs west from Commercial Street (Spitalfields)

Fleur De Lis Street, E1

Folgate Street, E1 Folgate Street, formerly White Lion Yard and White Lion Street, has 17th century origins (Spitalfields)

Folgate Street, E1

Fort Street, E1 There was originally a second Fort Street - besides the renamed Duke Street (Spitalfields)

Fort Street, E1

Fort Street, E1 Fort Street was formerly Duke Street (Spitalfields)

Fort Street, E1

Gun Street, E1 Gun Street was part of the Old Artillery Ground - land formerly designated one of the Liberties of the Tower of London (Spitalfields)

Gun Street, E1

Gun Yard, E1 Gun Yard ran west out of Norton Folgate (Spitalfields)

Gun Yard, E1

Hearn Street, EC2A Hearn Street is a road in the EC2A postcode area (Shoreditch)

Hearn Street, EC2A

Holderness House, EC2A Holderness House is a block on Clifton Street (Shoreditch)

Holderness House, EC2A

Horner Buildings, E1 The Horner Buildings are a vestige of the Victorian construction of Old Spitalfields Market (Spitalfields)

Horner Buildings, E1

Horner Square, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Spitalfields)

Horner Square, E1

Jerome Street, E1 Jerome Street was formerly Vine Street and part of the Wheler estate (Spitalfields)

Jerome Street, E1

Lamb Street, E1 Lamb Street is an old road of Spitalfields, possibly dating from the 1600s (Spitalfields)

Lamb Street, E1

Lilian Knowles House, E1 Lilian Knowles House is a block on Crispin Street (Spitalfields)

Lilian Knowles House, E1

Little Paternoster Row Little Paternoster Row was once known as French Alley (Spitalfields)

Little Paternoster Row

Little Pearl Street, E1 Little Pearl Street ran south from Great Pearl Street (Spitalfields)

Little Pearl Street, E1

Magpie Alley, E1 Magpie Alley was an old name for the western section of Fleur de Lys Street (Spitalfields)

Magpie Alley, E1

Market Street, E1 Market Street serves Spitalfields Market (Spitalfields)

Market Street, E1

Miller’s Court, E1 Millers Court was a small court leading north from Dorset Street (Spitalfields)

Miller’s Court, E1

Monmouth House, E1 Residential block (Spitalfields)

Monmouth House, E1

Montague Court, E1 Montague Court is an old East End street (Spitalfields)

Montague Court, E1

Moor Alley, EC2M Moor Alley ran from Norton Folgate to Moor’s Garden (City of London)

Moor Alley, EC2M

Moorâ€™s Garden, EC2P Moor’s Garden was buried under the platforms of Liverpool Street station (City of London)

Moorâ€™s Garden, EC2P

Moorgate House, EC2A Moorgate House is a block on Dysart Street (Shoreditch)

Moorgate House, EC2A

Nantes Passage, E1 Nantes Passage (also Church Passage) was built for Huguenot weavers (Spitalfields)

Nantes Passage, E1

North Street, E1 North Street was one of the named entrance streets into Old Spitalfields Market (Spitalfields)

North Street, E1

Norton Folgate, E1 Norton Folgate links Bishopsgate and Shoreditch High Street (Spitalfields)

Norton Folgate, E1

Paxton House, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Spitalfields)

Paxton House, E1

Pindar Street, EC2A Pindar Street is a road in the EC2A postcode area (City of London)

Pindar Street, EC2A

Pope’s Head Court, E1 Pope’s Head Court was a courtyard south of Quaker Street (Spitalfields)

Pope’s Head Court, E1

Primrose Street, EC2A Primrose Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2A postal area (City of London)

Primrose Street, EC2A

Primrose Street, EC2A Primrose Street is a location in London (Clerkenwell)

Primrose Street, EC2A

Principal Place, EC2A Principal Place is a location in London (City of London)

Principal Place, EC2A

Snowden Street, EC2A Snowden Street is a road in the EC2A postcode area (Shoreditch)

Snowden Street, EC2A

South Street, E1 South Street provided access from Brushfield Street into Spitalfields Market (Spitalfields)

South Street, E1

Spital Square, E1 Spital Square was started in 1733 (Spitalfields)

Spital Square, E1

Spital Yard, E1 Spital Yard is a mews of 17th century origins, serving the backs of houses on Norton Folgate and Spital Square (Spitalfields)

Spital Yard, E1

Steward Street, E1 Steward Street ran further north originally that it does now (Spitalfields)

Steward Street, E1

Stothard Place, E1 Stothard Place is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (Spitalfields)

Stothard Place, E1

Sun Street Passage, EC2M Sun Street Passage is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (Liverpool Street)

Sun Street Passage, EC2M

Sun Street, EC2M Sun Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

Sun Street, EC2M

Technico House, EC2A Technico House is located on Christopher Street (City of London)

Technico House, EC2A

The Arcade, EC2A The Arcade is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

The Arcade, EC2A

The Broadgate Tower, EC2A A street within the EC2A postcode (City of London)

The Broadgate Tower, EC2A

The Steward Building, E1 The Steward Building can be found on Steward Street (Spitalfields)

The Steward Building, E1

Union Place, E1 Union Place was a small alleyway off Quaker Street (Spitalfields)

Union Place, E1

Vandy Street, EC2A Vandy Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2A postal area (Shoreditch)

Vandy Street, EC2A

Vine Yard, E1 Vine Yard provided rear access to the Royal Cambridge Music Hall (Spitalfields)

Vine Yard, E1

Wheler Street (south section), E1 Wheler Street was split into two separate sections (Spitalfields)

Wheler Street (south section), E1

Wheler Street, E1 Wheler Street runs north from Commercial Street (Spitalfields)

Wheler Street, E1

White Lion Street, E1 White Lion Street became part of Folgate Street in 1939 (Spitalfields)

White Lion Street, E1

Whitecross Place, EC2M Whitecross Place is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

Whitecross Place, EC2M

Wilson Street, EC2A Wilson Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2A postal area (Shoreditch)

Wilson Street, EC2A

Wilson Street, EC2M Wilson Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

Wilson Street, EC2M

Worship Mews, EC2A Worship Mews is one of the streets of London in the EC2A postal area (Shoreditch)

Worship Mews, EC2A

Worship Street, EC2A Worship Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2A postal area (Shoreditch)

Worship Street, EC2A

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