Batson House, E1

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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
Tricia Shadwell Added: 27 Apr 2021 12:05 GMT	St George in the East Church This Church was opened in 1729, designed by Hawksmore. Inside destroyed by incendrie bomb 16th April 1941. Rebuilt inside and finished in 1964. The building remained open most of the time in a temporary prefab. 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
Michael Upham Bala Place, SE16 Added: 16 Jan 2023 21:16 GMT	Bala Place, SE16 My grandfather was born at 2 Bala Place. Reply
Beverly Sand Havering Street, E1 Added: 3 Apr 2021 17:19 GMT	Havering Street, E1 My mother was born at 48 Havering Street. That house no longer exists. It disappeared from the map by 1950. Family name Schneider, mother Ray and father Joe. Joe’s parents lived just up the road at 311 Cable Street 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
Boo Horton Stepney Green, E1 Added: 31 May 2021 13:39 GMT	Angel & Trumpet, Stepney Green The Angel & Trumpet Public House in Stepney Green was run by my ancestors in the 1930’s. Unfortunately, it was a victim on WWII and was badly damaged and subsequently demolished. I have one photograph that I believe to bethe pub, but it doesn’t show much more that my Great Aunt cleaning the steps. Reply
Old Nichol Street, E2 Added: 6 Nov 2021 15:03 GMT	Old Nichol Street, E2 Information about my grandfather’s tobacconist shop Reply
Nant Street, E2 Added: 15 Jan 2023 09:49 GMT	The Bombing of Nant Street WW2 My uncle with his young son and baby daughter were killed in the bombing of Nant Street in WW2. His wife had gone to be with her mother whilst the bombing of the area was taking place, and so survived. Cannot imagine how she felt when she returned to see her home flattened and to be told of the death of her husband and children. 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
Steven Shepherd Pitfield Street, N1 Added: 4 Feb 2021 14:20 GMT	Our House I and my three brothers were born at 178 Pitfield Street. All of my Mothers Family (ADAMS) Lived in the area. There was an area behind the house where the Hoxton Stall holders would keep the barrows. The house was classed as a slum but was a large house with a basement. The basement had 2 rooms that must have been unchanged for many years it contained a ’copper’ used to boil and clean clothes and bedlinen and a large ’range’ a cast iron coal/log fired oven. Coal was delivered through a ’coal hole’ in the street which dropped through to the basement. The front of the house used to be a shop but unused while we lived there. I have many more happy memories of the house too many to put here. 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

LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

Loraine Brocklehurst Holcombe Road, N17 Added: 24 May 2023 14:00 GMT	Holcombe Road, N17 I lived at 23Holcombe Rd. with my parents, Grandfather , Aunt and Uncle in 1954. My Aunt and Uncle lived there until it was demolished. I’m not sure what year that was as we emigrated to Canada. Reply
Jen Williams Corfield Street, E2 Added: 20 May 2023 17:27 GMT	Corfield Street, E2 My mother was born in 193 Corfield Street in 1920.Her father was a policeman. Reply
sofia East Acton Added: 19 May 2023 08:57 GMT	43 MELLITUS STREET 43 MELLITUS STREET Reply
Milson Road, W14 Added: 17 May 2023 11:50 GMT	Milson Road (1908 - 1954) My grandparents and great grandparents and great great grandparents the Manley family lived at 33 Milson Road from 1908 to 1935. My grandad was born at 33 Milson Road. His parents George and Grace had all four of their chidren there. When his father Edward died his mother moved to 67 Milson in 1935 Road and lived there until 1954 (records found so far, it may be longer). Before that they lived in the Porten Road. I wonder if there is anyone that used to know them? My grandad was Charles ’Ted’ Manley, his parents were called George and Grace and George’s parents were called Edward and Bessie. George worked in a garage and Edward was a hairdresser. Reply
Rendlesham Road, E5 Added: 16 Apr 2023 15:55 GMT	Rendlesham Road, E5 I lived at 14 Rendlesham Road in the 1940s and 50s. The house belonged to my grandfather James Grosvenor who bought it in the 1920s for £200.I had a brother who lived in property until 1956 when he married. Local families were the paisleys, the Jenners and the family of Christopher Gable. 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
Sue Germain Southwood Road, SE9 Added: 10 Apr 2023 08:35 GMT	Southwood Road, SE9 My great great grandfather lived in Time Villa, Southwood Rd around 1901. He owned several coffee houses in Whitechapel and in South London, including New Time Coffee House so either his house was named after the coffee house or vice versa. Reply
David Gleeson Campbell Road, N4 Added: 7 Apr 2023 22:19 GMT	MBE from Campbell Bunk (1897 - 1971) Walter Smith born at 43 Campbell Bunk was awarded the MBE in january honours list in 1971. A local councillor for services to the public. Reply

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Aldgate East

Altab Ali Park Altab Ali Park is a small park on Adler Street, White Church Lane and Whitechapel Road.

Altab Ali Park

Eastminster Eastminster (The Abbey of St Mary de Graces) was a Cistercian abbey on Tower Hill and founded by Edward III in 1350.

Eastminster

Goodman’s Fields Theatre Two 18th century theatres bearing the name Goodman’s Fields Theatre were located on Alie Street, Whitechapel.

Goodman’s Fields Theatre

St George’s German Lutheran Church St George’s German Lutheran Church is a church in Alie Street, Whitechapel.

St George’s German Lutheran Church

St Mary Matfelon St Mary Matfelon church was popularly known as St Mary’s, Whitechapel.

St Mary Matfelon

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Toynbee Hall Toynbee Hall is a building which is the home of a charity of the same name.

Toynbee Hall

Whitechapel Gallery The Whitechapel Gallery is a public art gallery in Aldgate.

Whitechapel Gallery

NEARBY STREETS

Adler Street, E1 Adler Street runs between the Whitechapel Road and the Commercial Road.

Adler Street, E1

Agra Place, E1 Before 1890, Agra Place was named Smith’s Place.

Agra Place, E1

Albany Court, E1 Albany Court is a block on Plumbers Row.

Albany Court, E1

Aldgate Tower, E1 Aldgate Tower is a block on Leman Street.

Aldgate Tower, E1

Alie Street, E1 Originally called Ayliff Street, Alie Street was named after a relative of William Leman, whose great-uncle, John Leman had bought Goodman’s Fields.

Alie Street, E1

Amazon Street, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

Amazon Street, E1

Angel Alley, E1 Angel Alley was a narrow passage which ran north-south from Wentworth Street to Whitechapel High Street..

Angel Alley, E1

Angel Mews, E1W A street within the E1 postcode

Angel Mews, E1W

Anthony Street, E1 Anthony Street previously ran from Commercial Road through to Cable Street. Just a few metres survive.

Anthony Street, E1

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

Ashfield Street, E1

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

Assam Street, E1

Back Church Lane, E1 Back Church Lane is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area.

Back Church Lane, E1

Bailey Tower, E1 Bailey Tower is a block on Challoner Walk.

Bailey Tower, E1

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

Barons Street,

Bartlett House, E1 Bartlett House is sited on Wentworth Street.

Bartlett House, E1

Basil House, E1 Basil House is a block on Henriques Street.

Basil House, E1

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

Batty Street, E1

Beadnell Court, E1 Beadnell Court is a block on Cable Street.

Beadnell Court, E1

Beagle Street, Nelson Street became Beagle Street in 1893 (3604).

Beagle Street,

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

Bells Street,

Berner Street, Lower Berner Street was called Berner Street after 1868.

Berner Street,

Bernhard Baron House, E1 Bernhard Baron House is a building on Henriques Street.

Bernhard Baron House, E1

Betts House, E1 Betts House is the oldest block on the St George’s Estate.

Betts House, E1

Betts House, E1W Betts House is a block on Mary Sambrook Children’s Centre.

Betts House, E1W

Betts Street, E1W Betts Street was formerly a lengthy street in the area.

Betts Street, E1W

Bicknell House, E1 Bicknell House is a block on Ellen Street.

Bicknell House, E1

Bigland Street, E1 Bigland Street leads east from Cannon Street Road.

Bigland Street, E1

Blue Anchor Yard, E1 Blue Anchor Yard is a road in the E1 postcode area

Blue Anchor Yard, E1

Bluegate Field, E1 Bluegate Field was a poetic name used in the 18th century for a section of Cable Street.

Bluegate Field, E1

Bowmans Mews, E1 Bowmans Mews is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area.

Bowmans Mews, E1

Boyard Street, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

Boyard Street, E1

Boyd Street, E1 Boyd Street is a road in the E1 postcode area

Boyd Street, E1

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

Braham Street, E1

Bridgen House, E1 Bridgen House can be found on Philpot Street.

Bridgen House, E1

Bridle Mews, E1 Bridle Mews is a location in London.

Bridle Mews, E1

Brokmer House, E1 Brokmer House can be found on Crowder Street.

Brokmer House, E1

Brook House, E1 Brook House is a block on Fletcher Street.

Brook House, E1

Buckle Street, E1 Buckle Street leads off Leman Street.

Buckle Street, E1

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

Buckley Street,

Burlington Court, E1 Burlington Court is sited on Cable Street.

Burlington Court, E1

Burnham Thorpe Court, E1 Burnham Thorpe Court is a block on Nelson Street.

Burnham Thorpe Court, E1

Buross Street, E1 Buross Street runs south off Commercial Road.

Buross Street, E1

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

Burslem Street, E1

Burwell Close, E1 Burwell Close is a road in the E1 postcode area

Burwell Close, E1

Cable Street, E1 Cable Street started as a straight path along which hemp ropes were twisted into ships’ cables.

Cable Street, E1

Cameron Place, Frederick Place was called Cameron Place after 1882.

Cameron Place,

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

Camperdown Street, E1

Cannon Street Road, E1 Cannon Street Road is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area.

Cannon Street Road, E1

Canter Way, E1 Canter Way is a location in London.

Canter Way, E1

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

Cartwright Street, E1

Cashmere House, E1 Cashmere House is a block on Leman Street.

Cashmere House, E1

Cassia House, E1 Cassia House is a block on Piazza Walk.

Cassia House, E1

Catalina House, E1 Catalina House is sited on Canter Way.

Catalina House, E1

Cavell House, E1 Cavell House is a block on Cavell Street.

Cavell House, E1

Caxton Apartments, E1 Caxton Apartments is a block on Cable Street.

Caxton Apartments, E1

Central House, E1 Central House is a block on Whitechapel High Street.

Central House, E1

Central Tower, E1 Central Tower is a block on Commercial Road.

Central Tower, E1

Ceylon House, E1 Ceylon House is sited on Alie Street.

Ceylon House, E1

Challoner Walk, E1 Challoner Walk is a location in London.

Challoner Walk, E1

Chamber Street, E1 Chamber Street is a thoroughfare running east-west from Leman Street to Mansell Street.

Chamber Street, E1

Chandlery House, E1 Chandlery House is a block on Gower’s Walk.

Chandlery House, E1

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

Chapman Place,

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

Chapman Street, E1

Chaucer Gardens, E1 Chaucer Gardens is a location in London.

Chaucer Gardens, E1

Cheviot House, E1 Cheviot House is sited on Commercial Road.

Cheviot House, E1

Chi Building, E1 Chi Building is located on Crowder Street.

Chi Building, E1

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

Christian Street, E1

Christopher Court, E1 Christopher Court is a block on Leman Street.

Christopher Court, E1

Church House, E1 Church House is a block on Wellclose Square.

Church House, E1

Circle Place, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

Circle Place, E1

Clare Alexander House, E1 Clare Alexander House can be found on Turner Street.

Clare Alexander House, E1

Coke Street, Charles Street was renamed to Coke Street, E1 in 1882.

Coke Street,

Colchester Street, E1 Colchester Street connected Plough Street with Leman Street.

Colchester Street, E1

Colefax Building, E1 Colefax Building is a block on Plumbers Row.

Colefax Building, E1

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

Colford Street,

College East, E1 College East is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area.

College East, E1

Comfort House, E1 Comfort House is a block on Turner Street.

Comfort House, E1

Commercial Road, E1 Commercial Road is a major thoroughfare (the A13) running east-west from the junction of Burdett Road and East India Dock Road to Braham Street.

Commercial Road, E1

Coney Way, E1 Coney Way is a road in the SW8 postcode area

Coney Way, E1

Cornell Building, E1 Cornell Building is a block on Coke Street.

Cornell Building, E1

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

Cross Street,

Crowder Street, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

Crowder Street, E1

Danvers House, E1 Danvers House is a block on Greatorex street.

Danvers House, E1

Darbishire Place, E1 Darbishire Place is a location in London.

Darbishire Place, E1

Dawson House, E1 Dawson House is a block on Walden Street.

Dawson House, E1

Define House, E1 Define House is a block on Hessel Street.

Define House, E1

Delafield House, E1 Delafield House is a building on Umberston Street.

Delafield House, E1

DeMazenod House, E1 DeMazenod House is a block on Chamber Street.

DeMazenod House, E1

Dickson House, E1 Dickson House is a building on Philpot Street.

Dickson House, E1

District Court, E1 District Court is sited on Commercial Road.

District Court, E1

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

Dock Street, E1

Drewett House, E1 Drewett House can be found on Christian Street.

Drewett House, E1

Dryden Building, E1 Dryden Building is a block on Commercial Road.

Dryden Building, E1

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

Duncart Street,

Duru House, E1 Duru House is a block on Commercial Road.

Duru House, E1

East Cross Centre, E1 East Cross Centre is one of the streets of London in the E15 postal area.

East Cross Centre, E1

East Flank, E1 East Flank is a road in the SE18 postcode area

East Flank, E1

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

East Tenter Street, E1

Education Square, E1 Education Square is a location in London.

Education Square, E1

Elan Court, E1 Elan Court is a block on Newark Street.

Elan Court, E1

Ellen Place, E1 Ellen Place existed until the twentieth century.

Ellen Place, E1

Ellen Street, E1 Ellen Street is an older street of the area, already existing and with this name by the 1820s.

Ellen Street, E1

Empire House, E1 Empire House is a block on New Road.

Empire House, E1

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

Ensign Street, E1

Ensigreen Street, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

Ensigreen Street, E1

Enterprise House, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

Enterprise House, E1

Everard House, E1 Everard House is a block on Ellen Street.

Everard House, E1

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

Everard Street,

Fabian House, E1 Fabian House is a block on Cannon Street Road.

Fabian House, E1

Fairclough Street, E1 Fairclough Street runs from Back Church Lane to Christian Street.

Fairclough Street, E1

Fenton Street, E1 Fenton Street runs south from Commercial Road.

Fenton Street, E1

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

Fieldgate Street, E1

Flank Street, E1 Flank Street is a road in the E1 postcode area

Flank Street, E1

Fletcher Street, E1 Fletcher Street runs south off of Cable Street.

Fletcher Street, E1

Flintlock Close, E1 Flintlock Close is a location in London.

Flintlock Close, E1

Florin Court, E1 Florin Court is a block on Dock Street.

Florin Court, E1

Floyer House, E1 Floyer House is a block on Philpot Street.

Floyer House, E1

Forbes Street, E1 Forbes Street replaced Splidts Street after the Second World War.

Forbes Street, E1

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

Fordham Street, E1

Foundry Court, E1 Foundry Court is a block on Plumbers Row.

Foundry Court, E1

Frazer House, E1 Frazer House can be found on Leman Street.

Frazer House, E1

Garamond Building, E1 Garamond Building is a block on Crowder Street.

Garamond Building, E1

George Leybourne House, E1 George Leybourne House is a block on Wellclose Square.

George Leybourne House, E1

Glass House Street, Glass House Street is an old East End street.

Glass House Street,

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

Golding Street, E1

Goodman Stile, E1 Goodman Stile is a location in London.

Goodman Stile, E1

Goodman Street, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

Goodman Street, E1

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

Gowers Row,

Gowers Walk, Gowers Walk is an old East End street.

Gowers Walk,

Gower’s Walk, E1 Gower’s Walk leads south from Commercial Road.

Gower’s Walk, E1

Graces Alley, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

Graces Alley, E1

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

Gray Street,

Great Alie Street, Great Alie Street is an old East End street.

Great Alie Street,

Great Prescot Street, Great Prescot Street is an old East End street.

Great Prescot Street,

Green Dragon Yard, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

Green Dragon Yard, E1

Greenfield Road, E1 Greenfield Road is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area.

Greenfield Road, E1

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

Greenfield Street,

Greenwich Court, E1 Greenwich Court is sited on Cavell Street.

Greenwich Court, E1

Guinea Court, E1 Guinea Court is a building on Dock Street.

Guinea Court, E1

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

Gunthorpe Street, E1

Gwynne House, E1 Gwynne House is located on Turner Street.

Gwynne House, E1

Hadfield House, E1 Hadfield House is a block on Ellen Street.

Hadfield House, E1

Hainton Close, E1 Hainton Close is a road in the E1 postcode area

Hainton Close, E1

Half Moon Passage, Half Moon Passage is an old East End street.

Half Moon Passage,

Halliday House, E1 Halliday House is a block on Stutfield Street.

Halliday House, E1

Hanson House, E1 Hanson House is sited on Philchurch Street.

Hanson House, E1

Harkness House, E1 Harkness House is a building on Christian Street.

Harkness House, E1

Harrison House, E1 Harrison House is a block on Challoner Walk.

Harrison House, E1

Hatton House, E1 Hatton House is a block on Hindmarsh Close.

Hatton House, E1

Hawksmoor Mews, E1 Hawksmoor Mews is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area.

Hawksmoor Mews, E1

Henriques Street, E1 Henriques Street was formerly called Berner Street.

Henriques Street, E1

Henry Brierley House, E1 Henry Brierley House is a block on Varden Street.

Henry Brierley House, E1

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

Hessel Street, E1

Hindmarsh Close, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

Hindmarsh Close, E1

Hodgeson House, E1 Hodgeson House is sited on Christian Street.

Hodgeson House, E1

Hogarth Court, E1 Hogarth Court is a block on Batty Street.

Hogarth Court, E1

Holloway, Holloway is an old East End street.

Holloway,

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

Hooper Street, E1

Horace Evans House, E1 Horace Evans House is a block on Ashfield Street.

Horace Evans House, E1

Hubert Ashton House, E1 Hubert Ashton House is a block on Varden Street.

Hubert Ashton House, E1

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

Hungerford Street,

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

Hunter Street,

Ivy House, E1 Ivy House is a block on Nelson Street.

Ivy House, E1

Jacobs Court, E1 Jacobs Court is a block on Plumbers Row.

Jacobs Court, E1

Jane Street, E1 Jane Street is now only a few yards long, with no houses.

Jane Street, E1

John Fisher Street, E1 A street within the SE1 postcode

John Fisher Street, E1

John Garnett House, E1 John Garnett House is located on Newark Street.

John Garnett House, E1

John Harrison House, E1 John Harrison House is a block on Varden Street.

John Harrison House, E1

John Sessions Square, E1 John Sessions Square lies off of Alie Street.

John Sessions Square, E1

Johnson Smirke Building, EC3N Johnson Smirke Building is a block on Royal Mint Court.

Johnson Smirke Building, EC3N

Joscoyne House, E1 Joscoyne House is a block on Philpot Street.

Joscoyne House, E1

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

Joseph Street,

Kensington Apartments, E1 Kensington Apartments is a block on Pomell Way.

Kensington Apartments, E1

Kent and Essex Yard, E1 Kent and Essex Yard ran north of Whitechapel High Street, close to the west side of Commercial Street.

Kent and Essex Yard, E1

Kent House, E1 Kent House is a block on Varden Street.

Kent House, E1

Kinder Street, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

Kinder Street, E1

Kindersley House, E1 Kindersley House is a block on Philchurch Street.

Kindersley House, E1

King Henry Terrace, E1W King Henry Terrace is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area.

King Henry Terrace, E1W

Knock Fergus, E1 Knock Fergus was absorbed into Cable Street during the 1860s.

Knock Fergus, E1

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

Lambeth Street,

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

Langdale Street, E1

Langmore House, E1 Langmore House is a block on Stutfield Street.

Langmore House, E1

Leman Street, E1 Leman Street was named after Sir John Leman.

Leman Street, E1

Liberty House, E1 Liberty House can be found on Ensign Street.

Liberty House, E1

Little Alie Street, Little Alie Street is an old East End street.

Little Alie Street,

Little Turner Street, Little Turner Street is an old East End street.

Little Turner Street,

Lower Chapman Street, Lower Chapman Street is an old East End street.

Lower Chapman Street,

Luke House, E1 Luke House is located on Tillman Street.

Luke House, E1

Maddocks House, E1 Maddocks House is a block on Cable Street.

Maddocks House, E1

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

Manningtree Street, E1

Manous House, E1 Manous House is a block on Hessel Street.

Manous House, E1

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

Mansell Street, E1

Marden House, E1 Marden House is located on Batty Street.

Marden House, E1

Martineau Square, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

Martineau Square, E1

Mary Ann Street, Mary Ann Street is an old East End street.

Mary Ann Street,

Maryann Street, E1 Maryann Street existed from the 1810s until after the Second World War.

Maryann Street, E1

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

Matilda Street,

Mcauley House, E1 Mcauley House is a building on Wentworth Street.

Mcauley House, E1

Meadowcroft Mews, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

Meadowcroft Mews, E1

Mellish House, E1 Mellish House is a block on Varden Street.

Mellish House, E1

Meranti House, E1 Meranti House can be found on Goodman’s Stile.

Meranti House, E1

Michael’s House, E1 Michael’s House is a block on Alie Street.

Michael’s House, E1

Mill Yard, E1 Mill Yard is a road in the E1 postcode area

Mill Yard, E1

Mitali Passage, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

Mitali Passage, E1

Monkton Terrace , Monkton Terrace is an old East End street.

Monkton Terrace ,

Mulberry Court, E1 Mulberry Court is a block on School Mews.

Mulberry Court, E1

Mulberry Court, E1W A street within the E1 postcode

Mulberry Court, E1W

Mulberry Street, E1 Mulberry Street is a road in the E1 postcode area

Mulberry Street, E1

Mullan House, E1 Mullan House is a block on Nelson Street.

Mullan House, E1

Myrdle Court, E1 Myrdle Court is a block on Myrdle Street.

Myrdle Court, E1

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

Myrdle Street, E1

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

Nelson Street, E1

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

Neptune Street,

Neroli House, E1 Neroli House is a building on Piazza Walk.

Neroli House, E1

New Castle Street, New Castle Street is an old East End street.

New Castle Street,

New Drum Street, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

New Drum Street, E1

New Loom House, E1 New Loom House is a block on Back Church Lane.

New Loom House, E1

New Road, E1 New Road is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area.

New Road, E1

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

Newark Street, E1

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

Newnham Street,

Newton House, E1 Newton House is a block on Cornwall Street.

Newton House, E1

Nijjer House, E1 Nijjer House is a block on Commercial Road.

Nijjer House, E1

Noble Court, E1 Noble Court is a block on Cable Street.

Noble Court, E1

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

North Tenter Street, E1

Norton House, E1 Norton House is a block on Cannon Street Road.

Norton House, E1

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

Nottingham Place,

Old Pump House, E1 Old Pump House is a block on Hooper Street.

Old Pump House, E1

Orchid Apartments, E1 Orchid Apartments is a block on Crowder Street.

Orchid Apartments, E1

Osborn Street, E1 Osborn Street is a short road leading from Whitechapel Road to the crossroads with Brick Lane, Wentworth Street and Old Montague Street.

Osborn Street, E1

Osborne House, E1 Osborne House is a block on Osborn Street.

Osborne House, E1

Pace Place, E1 Pace Place is a road in the E1 postcode area

Pace Place, E1

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

Parfett Street, E1

Patriot House, E1 Patriot House is a block on Hessel Street.

Patriot House, E1

Pegswood Court, E1 Pegswood Court is a block on Cable Street.

Pegswood Court, E1

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

Pell Street,

Penine House, E1 Penine House is a block on Camperdown Street.

Penine House, E1

Perilla House, E1 Perilla House is a building on Bridle Mews.

Perilla House, E1

Peter Best House, E1 Peter Best House can be found on Nelson Street.

Peter Best House, E1

Philchurch Place, E1 Philchurch Place is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area.

Philchurch Place, E1

Philchurch Street, E1 Philchurch Street, which disappeared after the Second World War, was originally Philip Street.

Philchurch Street, E1

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

Philpot Street, E1

Piazza Walk, E1 Piazza Walk is a location in London.

Piazza Walk, E1

Pimento House, E1 Pimento House is located on Gower’s Walk.

Pimento House, E1

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

Pinchin Street, E1

Planet Street, Star Street, Commercial Road East was called Planet Street after 1891.

Planet Street,

Plumbers Row, E1 Plumbers Row is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area.

Plumbers Row, E1

Pomell Way, E1 Pomell Way is a road in the E1 postcode area

Pomell Way, E1

Ponler Street, E1 Ponler Street is a road in the E1 postcode area

Ponler Street, E1

Porchester House, E1 Porchester House is sited on Varden Street.

Porchester House, E1

Prescot House, E1 Prescot House is a block on Prescot Street.

Prescot House, E1

Prescot Street, E1 Prescot Street was named for Rebecca Prescott, wife of William Leman.

Prescot Street, E1

Prince of Orange Court, E1 Prince of Orange Court was a former street in the area.

Prince of Orange Court, E1

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

Princes Square,

Prince’s Square, E1W Prince’s Square was part of an eighteenth century Swedish community.

Prince’s Square, E1W

Proud House, E1 Proud House is a block on Amazon Street.

Proud House, E1

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

Providence Street,

Queen’s Place, E1 Queen’s Place seems to have been a victim of the London Blitz.

Queen’s Place, E1

Railway Arches, E1 Railway Arches is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area.

Railway Arches, E1

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

Rampart Street, E1

Richard Neale House, E1 Richard Neale House is a block on Cornwall Street.

Richard Neale House, E1

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

Richard Street, E1

Riga Mews, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

Riga Mews, E1

Rix Court, E1 Rix Court was replaced by a wool warehouse sometime during the twentieth century.

Rix Court, E1

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

Romford Street, E1

Rope Walk Gardens, E1 Rope Walk Gardens is a location in London.

Rope Walk Gardens, E1

Ropewalk Gardens, EC1M Ropewalk Gardens is a location in London.

Ropewalk Gardens, EC1M

Royal Mint Court, E1 Royal Mint Court is a block on Royal Mint Court.

Royal Mint Court, E1

Royal Mint Place, E1 Royal Mint Place is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area.

Royal Mint Place, E1

Royal Mint Street, E1 Royal Mint Street began its life as Rosemary Lane.

Royal Mint Street, E1

Ruby House, E1 Ruby House is located on Myrdle Street.

Ruby House, E1

Rupert Street, E1 Rupert Street was situated to the east of Leman Street.

Rupert Street, E1

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

Samuel Street,

Sander Street, E1 Sander Street ran from Back Church Lane to Berner Street (Henriques Street).

Sander Street, E1

Sapphire Court, E1 Sapphire Court is a block on Ensign Street.

Sapphire Court, E1

Satin House, E1 Satin House is a block on Canter Way.

Satin House, E1

Scarborough Street, E1 This is a street in the E1 postcode area

Scarborough Street, E1

School Mews, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

School Mews, E1

Settles Street, E1 Settles Street links Fieldgate Street with Commercial Road.

Settles Street, E1

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

Severn Street,

Severne Street, E1 Severne Street - also Severn Street - was a victim of the London Blitz.

Severne Street, E1

Shearsmith House, E1 Shearsmith House is a building on Hindmarsh Close.

Shearsmith House, E1

Ship Alley, E1W Ship Alley used to lie off Wellclose Square.

Ship Alley, E1W

Silvester House, E1 Silvester House can be found on Varden Street.

Silvester House, E1

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

Sly Street, E1

Smithfield Court, E1 Smithfield Court is located on Cable Street.

Smithfield Court, E1

Solander Gardens, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

Solander Gardens, E1

Somerset House, E1 Somerset House is a block on New Road.

Somerset House, E1

South Tenter Street, E1 South Tenter Street is a road in the E1 postcode area

South Tenter Street, E1

Splidts Street, E1 Splidts Street was formerly Splidts Terrace and before that, Cain’s Place.

Splidts Street, E1

St George Street, E1W Prior to the London County Council renaming programme of 1937, St George Street denoted part of the modern street called The Highway.

St George Street, E1W

St Mark Street, E1 St Mark Street was built on the old Goodman’s Fields.

St Mark Street, E1

St Marks Street, St Marks Street is an old East End street.

St Marks Street,

Stable Walk, E1 Stable Walk is a location in London.

Stable Walk, E1

Star Street, E1 Star Street was, for a while, Planet Street.

Star Street, E1

Stockholm House, E1 Stockholm House is a building on Swedenborg Gardens.

Stockholm House, E1

Stutfield Street, E1 Stutfield Street has existed since the early nineteenth century.

Stutfield Street, E1

Sugar House, E1 Sugar House is a block on Leman Street.

Sugar House, E1

Suntash Apartments, E1 Suntash Apartments can be found on Umberston Street.

Suntash Apartments, E1

Swan Passage, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

Swan Passage, E1

Swedenborg Gardens, E1 Swedenborg Gardens is a road in the E1 postcode area

Swedenborg Gardens, E1

Symons House, E1 Symons House is a building on Alie Street.

Symons House, E1

Tait Street, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

Tait Street, E1

Tate Apartments, E1 Tate Apartments is a block on Sly Street.

Tate Apartments, E1

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

Tenter Street East,

Tenter Street North, Tenter Street North is an old East End street.

Tenter Street North,

Tenter Street South, Tenter Street South is an old East End street.

Tenter Street South,

Tenter Street West, Tenter Street West is an old East End street.

Tenter Street West,

The Highway, E1W The Highway was once the Ratcliffe Highway.

The Highway, E1W

The Highway, E1W The Highway, formerly known as the Ratcliffe Highway and dating dates back to Saxon times, is a road which stretches from Wapping to Shadwell.

The Highway, E1W

The Relay Building, E1 The Relay Building is a block on Commercial Street.

The Relay Building, E1

The White Chapel Building, E1 The White Chapel Building is a block on Whitechapel High Street.

The White Chapel Building, E1

Tillman Street, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

Tillman Street, E1

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

Tilman Street,

Timberland Road, E1 Timberland Road is a road in the E1 postcode area

Timberland Road, E1

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

Tulip Street,

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

Turner Street, E1

Turnour House, E1 Turnour House is a block on Walburgh Street.

Turnour House, E1

Tylney House, E1 Tylney House is located on Nelson Street.

Tylney House, E1

Tyne Street, E1 Tyne Street is a location in London.

Tyne Street, E1

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

Umberston Street, E1

Universal House, E1 Universal House is a block on Wentworth Street.

Universal House, E1

Upper Chapman Street, Upper Chapman Street is an old East End street.

Upper Chapman Street,

Upper Fenton Street, Upper Fenton Street is an old East End street.

Upper Fenton Street,

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

Varden Street, E1

Walburgh Street, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

Walburgh Street, E1

Walden Street, E1 Walden Street is a road in the E1 postcode area

Walden Street, E1

Walford House, E1 Walford House is a block on Estate Road.

Walford House, E1

Wellclose Square, E1 Wellclose Square lies between Cable Street to the north and The Highway to the south.

Wellclose Square, E1

Wellclose Street, E1W Wellclose Street was originally built in the 1680s as Neptune Street.

Wellclose Street, E1W

Welstead House, E1 Welstead House is a block on Cannon Street Road.

Welstead House, E1

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

West Tenter Street, E1

White Church Lane, E1 White Church Lane is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area.

White Church Lane, E1

White Church Passage, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

White Church Passage, E1

Whitechapel High Street, E1 Whitechapel High Street runs approximately west-east from Aldgate High Street to Whitechapel Road and is designated as part of the A11.

Whitechapel High Street, E1

Wicker Street, E1 Wicker Street is a road in the E1 postcode area

Wicker Street, E1

Wilson Tower, E1 Wilson Tower is a block on Christian Street.

Wilson Tower, E1

Wilton Court, E1 Wilton Court is a block on Cavell Street.

Wilton Court, E1

Wiverton Tower, E1 Wiverton Tower is a block on New Drum Street.

Wiverton Tower, E1

Wool House, E1 Wool House is a building on Back Church Lane.

Wool House, E1

Wynfrid House, E1 Wynfrid House is a block on Mulberry Street.

Wynfrid House, E1

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Whitechapel

Whitechapel is a neighbourhood whose heart is Whitechapel Road itself, named for a small chapel of ease dedicated to St Mary.

By the late 1500s Whitechapel and the surrounding area had started becoming 'other half' of London. Located downwind of the genteel sections of west London which were to see the expansion of Westminster Abbey and construction of Buckingham Palace, it naturally attracted the more fragrant activities of the city, particularly tanneries, breweries, foundries (including the Whitechapel Bell Foundry which later cast Philadelphia's Liberty Bell and also Big Ben), slaughterhouses and, close by to the south, the gigantic Billingsgate fish market, famous in its day for the ornately foul language of the extremely Cockney fishwomen who worked there.

Population shifts from rural areas to London from the 1600s to the mid 1800s resulted in great numbers of more or less destitute people taking up residence amidst the industries and mercantile interests that had attracted them. By the 1840s Whitechapel, along with the enclaves of Wapping, Aldgate, Bethnal Green, Mile End, Limehouse and Stepney (collectively known today as the East End), had evolved, or devolved, into classic 'dickensian' London. Whitechapel Road itself was not particularly squalid through most of this period - it was the warren of small dark streets branching from it that contained the greatest suffering, filth and danger, especially Dorset St., Thrawl St., Berners St. (renamed Henriques St.), Wentworth St. and others.

In the Victorian era the base population of poor English country stock was swelled by immigrants from all over, particularly Irish and Jewish. 1888 saw the depredations of the Whitechapel Murderer, later known as 'Jack the Ripper'. In 1902, American author Jack London, looking to write a counterpart to Jacob Riis's seminal book How the Other Half Lives, donned ragged clothes and boarded in Whitechapel, detailing his experiences in The People of the Abyss. Riis had recently documented the astoundingly bad conditions in the leading city of the United States. Jack London, a socialist, thought it worthwhile to explore conditions in the leading city of the nation that had created modern capitalism. He concluded that English poverty was far rougher than the American variety. The juxtaposition of the poverty, homelessness, exploitive work conditions, prostitution, and infant mortality of Whitechapel and other East End locales with some of the greatest personal wealth the world has ever seen made it a focal point for leftist reformers of all kinds, from George Bernard Shaw, whose Fabian Society met regularly in Whitechapel, to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, who boarded and led rallies in Whitechapel during his exile from Russia.

Whitechapel remained poor (and colourful) through the first half of the 20th Century, though somewhat less desperately so. It suffered great damage in the V2 German rocket attacks and the Blitz of World War II. Since then, Whitechapel has lost its notoriety, though it is still thoroughly working class. The Bangladeshis are the most visible migrant group there today and it is home to many aspiring artists and shoestring entrepreneurs.

Since the 1970s, Whitechapel and other nearby parts of East London have figured prominently in London's art scene. Probably the most prominent art venue is the Whitechapel Art Gallery, founded in 1901 and long an outpost of high culture in a poor neighbourhood. As the neighbourhood has gentrified, it has gained citywide, and even international, visibility and support.

Whitechapel, is a London Underground and London Overground station, on Whitechapel Road was opened in 1876 by the East London Railway on a line connecting Liverpool Street station in the City of London with destinations south of the River Thames. The station site was expanded in 1884, and again in 1902, to accommodate the services of the Metropolitan District Railway, a predecessor of the London Underground. The London Overground section of the station was closed between 2007 and 27 April 2010 for rebuilding, initially reopening for a preview service on 27 April 2010 with the full service starting on 23 May 2010.

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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. Credit: Unknown TUM image id: 1518792376 Licence:	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: CC BY 2.0	Whitechapel Gallery Credit: LeHaye/Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1556738899 Licence: CC BY 2.0
One of the side roads leading from The Highway to Pennington Street. Possibly Artichoke Hill which is now much wider with new buildings on both sides. TUM image id: 1556882495 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Battle of Cable Street mural The Battle of Cable Street took place on the corner of Cable Street and Dock Street, and other places Credit: Wiki CommonsAlan Denney TUM image id: 1642775177 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Middlesex Street (Petticoat Lane) on the site of Sandy’s Row (1912) Credit: CA Mathew/Bishopsgate Institute TUM image id: 1641574406 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Ten Bells pub, Spitalfields (2012) The Jamie Oliver series Jamie’s Great Britain featured his great-great-grandfather was a landlord of the pub during the 1880s. Oliver was shown visiting the Ten Bells to discuss his East London roots, and to see how Londoners lived, drank and ate at the end of the 19th century. Credit: Wiki Commons/Wordspotandsmith TUM image id: 1641510553 Licence: CC BY 2.0	A view east along Whitechapel Road including the Pavilion Theatre. The Pavilion was the first major theatre to open in the East End. It opened in 1827 and closed in 1935. TUM image id: 1622205635 Licence:
46 Aldgate High Street TUM image id: 1490910153 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Turk’s Head, Wapping High Street (1890). Sketch from ’The Art Journal’ Credit: The Art Journal TUM image id: 1623746740 Licence:	St Mary’s (Whitechapel) station (1916) This existed between 1884 and 1938 between Aldgate East and Whitechapel. TUM image id: 1667998252 Licence:	Brady Street looking toward the junction with Durward Street, 1979. TUM image id: 1490912211 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Brick Lane streetsign. Credit: James Cridland TUM image id: 1490913219 Licence: CC BY 2.0

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The Third Goodmans Fields Theatre, Great Alie Street (1801)
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Whitechapel Gallery
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Battle of Cable Street mural The Battle of Cable Street took place on the corner of Cable Street and Dock Street, and other places
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A view east along Whitechapel Road including the Pavilion Theatre. The Pavilion was the first major theatre to open in the East End. It opened in 1827 and closed in 1935.
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St Mary’s (Whitechapel) station (1916) This existed between 1884 and 1938 between Aldgate East and Whitechapel.
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Boy digging up an asphalt pavement in the East End (1899)
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Cable Street, E1 in the early years of the twentieth century
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Cannon Street Road in the early 1940s
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Victoria and Albert Cottages take the form of two ranges of modest two-storey houses built along Deal Street, Spitalfields between 1857 and 1865
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Buck's Row (Durward Street) in 1938.
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