Centennium House, EC3R

A block within the EC3R postcode

Telephone box and no.87 bus
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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

London (1926) In 1926 Claude Friese-Greene shot some of the first-ever colour film footage around London, capturing everyday life.

London (1926)

Mark Lane station Mark Lane is a disused Circle and District line Underground station.

Mark Lane station

St Gabriel Fenchurch St Gabriel Fenchurch (or Fen Church) was a parish church in the City of London, destroyed in the Great Fire and not rebuilt.

St Gabriel Fenchurch

St Magnus-the-Martyr St Magnus the Martyr church is dedicated to St Magnus the Martyr, earl of Orkney, who died on 16 April 1116.

St Magnus-the-Martyr

St Olave Hart Street St Olave’s Church is a Church of England church located on the corner of Hart Street and Seething Lane.

St Olave Hart Street

NEARBY STREETS

20 Fenchurch Street, EC3M 20 Fenchurch Street is a commercial skyscraper in the City of London. (City of London)

20 Fenchurch Street, EC3M

Adelaide House, EC3R Adelaide House is a Grade II listed Art Deco office building in the City of London. (City of London)

Adelaide House, EC3R

Arthur Street, EC4R Arthur Street was built in 1835 as part of the improved approaches to the new (1831) London Bridge (City of London)

Arthur Street, EC4R

Bakers Hall Court, EC3R Bakers’ Hall Court lies at the end of Harp Street (City of London)

Bakers Hall Court, EC3R

Barking Court, EC3R Barking Court ran south out of Great Tower Street, east of Beer Lane (Tower Hill)

Barking Court, EC3R

Beer Lane, EC3R Beer Lane ran from the east end of Great Tower Street to Lower Thames Street (City of London)

Beer Lane, EC3R

Bell Tower, EC3N Bell Tower is a block on Unnamed Road (Tower Hill)

Bell Tower, EC3N

Black Raven Alley, EC4R Black Raven Alley ran south from 105 Upper Thames Street down to Swan Wharf, just to the west of London Bridge (City of London)

Black Raven Alley, EC4R

Botolph Alley, EC3R Botolph Alley is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Botolph Alley, EC3R

Botolph Lane, EC3R Botolph Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Botolph Lane, EC3R

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

Brabant Court, EC3M

Byward Street, EC3R Byward Street was laid out between 1895 and 1906 (Tower Hill)

Byward Street, EC3R

Byward Tower, EC3N Byward Tower is sited on Unnamed Road (Tower Hill)

Byward Tower, EC3N

Candlewick House, EC4N Candlewick House is a block on Cannon Street (City of London)

Candlewick House, EC4N

Catherine Court, Catherine Court is an old East End street (Tower Hill)

Catherine Court,

Centennium House, EC3R A block within the EC3R postcode (City of London)

Centennium House, EC3R

Clements Lane, EC4N Clements Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4N postal area (City of London)

Clements Lane, EC4N

Clothworkers Hall, EC3M Clothworkers Hall is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Clothworkers Hall, EC3M

Cross Lane, EC3R Cross Lane connects St Dunstan’s Hill with Harp Lane (City of London)

Cross Lane, EC3R

Crutched Friars, EC3N Crutched Friars is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (City of London)

Crutched Friars, EC3N

Custom House Walkway, EC3R Custom House Walkway is part of the Thames Path (City of London)

Custom House Walkway, EC3R

Dark House Walk, EC3R Dark House Walk is part of the Thames Path (City of London)

Dark House Walk, EC3R

Dunster Court, EC3R Dunster Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Dunster Court, EC3R

Eastcheap, EC3M A street within the EC3M postcode (City of London)

Eastcheap, EC3M

Eastcheap, EC3R Eastcheap is the western continuation of Great Tower Street towards the Monument junction (City of London)

Eastcheap, EC3R

Equitable House, EC4 Equitable House is sited on King William Street (City of London)

Equitable House, EC4

Equitable House, EC4R Equitable House is a block on King William Street (City of London)

Equitable House, EC4R

Fish Street Hill, EC3M Fish Street Hill is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Fish Street Hill, EC3M

Foresight House, EC4R Foresight House is a block on Arthur Street (City of London)

Foresight House, EC4R

French Horn Yard, EC3N French Horn Yard is a former courtyard (Tower Hill)

French Horn Yard, EC3N

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

Gloucester Court, EC3N

Grant’s Quay Wharf, EC3R Grant’s Quay Wharf is part of the Thames Path (City of London)

Grant’s Quay Wharf, EC3R

Great Tower Hill, Great Tower Hill is an old East End street (Tower Hill)

Great Tower Hill,

Great Tower Street, EC3R Great Tower Street, originally known just as Tower Street, forms an eastern continuation of Eastcheap (City of London)

Great Tower Street, EC3R

Harp Lane, EC3R Harp Lane once connected Thames Street with Great Tower Street (City of London)

Harp Lane, EC3R

Hart Street, Hart Street is an old East End street (City of London)

Hart Street,

Hart Street, EC3R Hart Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Hart Street, EC3R

Idol Lane, EC3R Idol Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Idol Lane, EC3R

King William House, EC3R King William House is a block on Eastcheap (City of London)

King William House, EC3R

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

King William Street, EC4R

Laurence Pountney Hill, EC4R Laurence Pountney Hill is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area (City of London)

Laurence Pountney Hill, EC4R

Laurence Pountney Lane, EC4N Laurence Pountney Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4N postal area (City of London)

Laurence Pountney Lane, EC4N

London Street, EC3M London Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

London Street, EC3M

Lovat Lane, EC3R Lovat Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Lovat Lane, EC3R

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

Lower Thames Street, EC3R

Mark Lane, EC3R Mark Lane links Great Tower Street and Fenchurch Street (City of London)

Mark Lane, EC3R

Martin Lane, EC4N Martin Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area (City of London)

Martin Lane, EC4N

Middle Tower, EC3N Middle Tower is a building on Three Quays Walk (Tower Hill)

Middle Tower, EC3N

Miles Lane, EC4R Miles Lane once ran north from Upper Thames Street (City of London)

Miles Lane, EC4R

Mincing Lane, EC3R Mincing Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Mincing Lane, EC3R

Minster Court, EC3R Minster Court can be found on Mincing Lane (City of London)

Minster Court, EC3R

Monument Street, EC3R Monument Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Monument Street, EC3R

Munster Court, EC3R Munster Court is a road in the SW6 postcode area (City of London)

Munster Court, EC3R

Muscovy Street, EC3R Muscovy Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (Tower Hill)

Muscovy Street, EC3R

New London Street, EC3R New London Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

New London Street, EC3R

Nicholas House, EC4R Nicholas House is a block on Laurence Pountney Hill (City of London)

Nicholas House, EC4R

Nicholas Lane, EC4N Nicholas Lane has two non-contiguous sections, separated by King William Street (City of London)

Nicholas Lane, EC4N

Northern and Shell Building, EC3R Northern and Shell Building at 10 Lower Thames Street - the headquarters of Express newspapers (City of London)

Northern and Shell Building, EC3R

Old Billingsgate Walk, EC3R Old Billingsgate Walk is part of the Thames Path (City of London)

Old Billingsgate Walk, EC3R

Peek House, EC3 Peek House can be found on Eastcheap (City of London)

Peek House, EC3

Peek House, EC3M Peek House is a block on Eastcheap (City of London)

Peek House, EC3M

Peninsular House, EC3R Peninsular House is a block on Monument Street (City of London)

Peninsular House, EC3R

Pepys Street, EC3N Pepys Street links Seething Lane in the west to Cooper’s Row in the east (Tower Hill)

Pepys Street, EC3N

Petty Wales, EC3R Petty Wales is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (Tower Hill)

Petty Wales, EC3R

Philpot Lane, EC3M Philpot Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area (City of London)

Philpot Lane, EC3M

Plantain Gardens, EC3M A street within the EC3V postcode (City of London)

Plantain Gardens, EC3M

Plantain Gardens, EC3M A street within the EC3V postcode (City of London)

Plantain Gardens, EC3M

Plantation Lane, EC3M Plantation Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Plantation Lane, EC3M

Plantation Place, EC3R Plantation Place takes its name from a previous Plantation House, once the recognised centre of the tea trade (City of London)

Plantation Place, EC3R

Port of London Authority Building, EC3N Port of London Authority Building can be found on Trinity Square (Tower Hill)

Port of London Authority Building, EC3N

Pountney Hill House, EC4R Pountney Hill House is a building on Laurence Pountney Hill (City of London)

Pountney Hill House, EC4R

Providian House, EC3R A block within the EC3R postcode (City of London)

Providian House, EC3R

Pudding Lane, EC3R Pudding Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Pudding Lane, EC3R

Regis House, EC4 Regis House is a block on King William Street (City of London)

Regis House, EC4

Regis House, EC4R Regis House is a block on King William Street (City of London)

Regis House, EC4R

Religare House, EC4N Religare House is a block on Cannon Street (City of London)

Religare House, EC4N

Riverbank House, EC4R Riverbank House is sited on Angel Lane (City of London)

Riverbank House, EC4R

Riverside Walk East, EC3R Riverside Walk East runs down to the Thames from Lower Thames Street (City of London)

Riverside Walk East, EC3R

Rood Lane, EC3M Rood Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area (City of London)

Rood Lane, EC3M

Savage Gardens, EC3N Savage Gardens connects Crutched Friars in the north to Trinity Square in the south, crossing Pepys Street (Tower Hill)

Savage Gardens, EC3N

Seething Lane, EC3R Seething Lane is an old City of London street running north-south (City of London)

Seething Lane, EC3R

Sky Garden, EC3M Sky Garden is a location in London (City of London)

Sky Garden, EC3M

St Clement’s House, EC4N St Clement’s House is a block on Clement’s Lane (City of London)

St Clement’s House, EC4N

St Dunstans Hill, EC3R St Dunstans Hill is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

St Dunstans Hill, EC3R

St Georges Lane, EC3R St Georges Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

St Georges Lane, EC3R

St Magnus House, EC3 St Magnus House is a block on Lower Thames Street (City of London)

St Magnus House, EC3

St Mary Abchurch House, EC4N St Mary Abchurch House is a block on Cannon Street (City of London)

St Mary Abchurch House, EC4N

St Mary At Hill, EC3R St Mary At Hill is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

St Mary At Hill, EC3R

Sugar Quay Walk, EC3N Sugar Quay Walk is part of the Thames Path near to the Tower of London (River Thames)

Sugar Quay Walk, EC3N

Swan Lane, EC4R Swan Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area (City of London)

Swan Lane, EC4R

Talbot Court, EC3V Talbot Court was next to the Talbot Inn until the Great Fire of London (City of London)

Talbot Court, EC3V

The Monument Building, EC3R The Monument Building is a block on Monument Street (City of London)

The Monument Building, EC3R

The Queen’s House, EC3N The Queen’s House is sited on Unnamed Road (Tower Hill)

The Queen’s House, EC3N

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

Tower Hill Terrace, EC3N

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

Tower Hill, EC3N

Tower Pier, EC3N Tower Pier is a location in London (River Thames)

Tower Pier, EC3N

Tower Place East, EC3R A street within the EC3R postcode (Tower Hill)

Tower Place East, EC3R

Tower Place West, EC3R Tower Place West is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (Tower Hill)

Tower Place West, EC3R

Tower Place, EC3R Tower Place is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (Tower Hill)

Tower Place, EC3R

Trinity Square, EC3N Trinity Square lies to the north of the Tower of London (Tower Hill)

Trinity Square, EC3N

Walsingham House, EC3N Walsingham House is a block on Seething Lane (Tower Hill)

Walsingham House, EC3N

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