Geography Square, E1

Geography Square is an open space within Queen Mary University of London.

It is surrounded by the Geography Building and The Octagon.

The Underground Map project is creating street histories for the areas of London and surrounding counties lying within the M25.

The aim of the project is to find the location every street in London, whether past or present, and tell its story. This project aims to be a service to historians, genealogists and those with an interest in urban design.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Black Boy The Black Boy public house stood on the Mile End Road.

Black Boy

Mile End Mile End is recorded in 1288 as ’La Mile ende’ and means ’the hamlet a mile away’.

Mile End

Stepney Green Stepney Green tube station lies on the corner of Mile End Road and Globe Road in the Stepney neighbourhood of east London.

Stepney Green

NEARBY STREETS

Aberavon Road, E3 Aberavon Road was called Frederick Place until 1938 (Mile End)

Aberavon Road, E3

Adriatic House, E1 Adriatic House is located on Ernest Street (Stepney Green)

Adriatic House, E1

Alderney Road, E1 Alderney Road began as a pathway called Alderney Place during the 1830s (Stepney Green)

Alderney Road, E1

Alfred Street, E1 Alfred Street was the precursor street to Shandy Street (Stepney Green)

Alfred Street, E1

Alloway Road, E3 Alloway Road connects Lichfield Road with Morgan Street (Bow)

Alloway Road, E3

Allport Mews, E1 Allport Mews lies off Stepney Green itself (Stepney Green)

Allport Mews, E1

Anson House, E1 Anson House is a block on Shandy Street (Stepney Green)

Anson House, E1

Arabian House, E1 Arabian House is sited on Ernst Road (Stepney Green)

Arabian House, E1

Aral House, E1 Aral House is sited on Ernest Street (Stepney Green)

Aral House, E1

Argyle Road, E1 Argyle Road followed Carlton Square as an 1850s development by William Pemberton Barnes (Stepney Green)

Argyle Road, E1

Azov House, E1 Azov House is a block on Sandalwood Close (Stepney Green)

Azov House, E1

Bancroft Road, E1 Bancroft Road was constructed in stages between 1820 and 1850 (Stepney Green)

Bancroft Road, E1

Bancroft’s Almshouses, E1 Bencroft’s Hospital and School, established in 1737, was on the north side of Mile End Road (Mile End)

Bancroft’s Almshouses, E1

Bantry House, E1 Bantry House was commissioned in 1953 (Stepney Green)

Bantry House, E1

Barents House, E1 Barents House is the westernmost block on the Ocean Estate (Stepney Green)

Barents House, E1

Beaumont Grove, E1 Beaumont Grove runs south from Mile End Road (Stepney Green)

Beaumont Grove, E1

Beaumont Street, E1 Beaumont Street was the predecessor name to Beaumont Grove (Stepney Green)

Beaumont Street, E1

Biscay House, E1 Biscay House faces Mile End Road (Stepney Green)

Biscay House, E1

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

Bonwell Street,

Bonwell Street, E2 Bonwell Street was redeveloped but still there as an unnamed road (Mile End)

Bonwell Street, E2

Boyton Close, E1 Boyton Close covered half of the former Nicholas Street (Stepney Green)

Boyton Close, E1

Bradley Lynch Court, E2 Bradley Lynch Court is a block on Morpeth Street (Mile End)

Bradley Lynch Court, E2

Bradwell Street, E1 Bradwell Street is a road in the E1 postcode area (Mile End)

Bradwell Street, E1

Brancaster House, E1 Brancaster House is a block on Moody Street (Mile End)

Brancaster House, E1

Broadford House, E1 Broadford House is a block on Commodore Street (Mile End)

Broadford House, E1

Bullards Place, E2 Bullards Place is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Mile End)

Bullards Place, E2

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

Bullards Street,

Burdett Road, E3 Burdett Road is a major north-south road in east London (Mile End)

Burdett Road, E3

Butcombe House, E3 Butcombe House is a block on Lulsgate Mews (Mile End)

Butcombe House, E3

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

Butler House, E2

Calverley Street, E1 Calverley Street (as Calverley Walk) disappeared when the Ocean Estate was built over its site (Stepney Green)

Calverley Street, E1

Calverley Walk, E1 Calverley Street was renamed as Calverley Walk in 1938 (Stepney Green)

Calverley Walk, E1

Cambay House, E1 Cambay House is located on Harford Street (Stepney Green)

Cambay House, E1

Canal Close, E1 Canal Close is a road in the E1 postcode area (Mile End)

Canal Close, E1

Carlton Square, E1 The houses in the Carlton Square area were developed in the 1850s by William Pemberton Barnes on open land known as Globe Fields. (Stepney Green)

Carlton Square, E1

Carlyle Mews, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Stepney Green)

Carlyle Mews, E1

Carmelo Mews, E1 Carmelo Mews is a mews behind the houses on the east side of Stepney Green (Stepney Green)

Carmelo Mews, E1

Chapman House, E1 Chapman House is sited on Westfield Way (Mile End)

Chapman House, E1

Chesney House, E1 Chesney House is a block on Westfield Way (Mile End)

Chesney House, E1

Clementina Court, E3 Clementina Court is a block situated on the Regent’s Canal (Mile End)

Clementina Court, E3

Clinton Road, E3 Clinton Road is one of the streets of London in the E3 postal area (Mile End)

Clinton Road, E3

College Terrace, E3 College Terrace is one of the streets of London in the E3 postal area (Bow)

College Terrace, E3

Colmar Close, E1 Colmar Close was redeveloped out of the southern part of the former Carlton Road (now Portelet Road) (Stepney Green)

Colmar Close, E1

Colnmore Court / Greenan Court, E2 Colnmore Court / Greenan Court is a block on Meath Crescent (Bethnal Green)

Colnmore Court / Greenan Court, E2

Colombo House, E3 Colombo House is a block on Grove Road (Bow)

Colombo House, E3

Commodore Street, E1 Commodore Street is the eastern extension of Shandy Street (Stepney Green)

Commodore Street, E1

Coral House, E1 Coral House is a block on Harford Street (Stepney Green)

Coral House, E1

Cottage Court, E1 Cottage Court was situated off Hayfield Passage, first visible on the 1860s mapping (Stepney Green)

Cottage Court, E1

Devonshire Court, E1 Devonshire Court is a block on Bancroft Road (Stepney Green)

Devonshire Court, E1

Doctrine Apartments, E3 Doctrine Apartments is located on College Terrace (Bow)

Doctrine Apartments, E3

Downey House, E1 Downey House is a block on Globe Road (Stepney Green)

Downey House, E1

Downy House, E1 Downy House is a residential block near to the Horn of Plenty (Stepney Green)

Downy House, E1

Driver’s Buildings, E1 Driver’s Buildings was a courtyard off Mile End Road (Stepney Green)

Driver’s Buildings, E1

Eastbury Terrace, E1 Eastbury Terrace has a complicated history as a street name (Stepney Green)

Eastbury Terrace, E1

Eaton Place, E1 Eaton Place seems to have originated in the 1860s and was renamed Shiloh Place in 1938 (Stepney Green)

Eaton Place, E1

Ely Terrace, E1 Friendly Place was renamed Ely Terrace in 1879 (Stepney Green)

Ely Terrace, E1

Elysium Apartments, E1 Elysium Apartments can be found on Theven Street (Stepney Green)

Elysium Apartments, E1

Emmott Close, E1 Emmott Close runs parallel to the Grand Union Canal (Mile End)

Emmott Close, E1

Ernest Street, E1 Ernest Street was one of the few streets in the area to survive the Blitz (Stepney Green)

Ernest Street, E1

Essian Street, E1 Essian Street was formerly Emmott Street, replacing it in 1963 (Stepney Green)

Essian Street, E1

Floreston Street, E1 Floreston Street seems to have been added to the Stepney Green area during the 1860s (Stepney Green)

Floreston Street, E1

Formosa House, E1 Formosa House is a residential block, commissioned in 1956 (Stepney Green)

Formosa House, E1

Francis Bancroft Building, E1 The Francis Bancroft Building is one of the blocks surrounding the Novo Cemetery (Mile End)

Francis Bancroft Building, E1

Friendly Place, E1 Friendly Place ran behind buildings on Mile End Road (Stepney Green)

Friendly Place, E1

Frimley Street, E1 The remaining evidence of Frimley Street is a short, unnamed alleyway off the Mile End Road (Stepney Green)

Frimley Street, E1

Frimley Way, E1 Frimley Way was built after 1966 by the London County Council (Stepney Green)

Frimley Way, E1

Galveston House, E1 Galveston House’s six floors contain 60 flats (Stepney Green)

Galveston House, E1

Genoa House, E1 Genoa House is located on Mile End Road (Stepney Green)

Genoa House, E1

Geography Square, E1 Geography Square is an open space within Queen Mary University of London (Mile End)

Geography Square, E1

Globe Road, E1 Globe Road is an older road of Stepney, mentioned as ’the lane from Bethnal Green to Mile End’ in 1581 (Stepney Green)

Globe Road, E1

Godward Square, E1 Godward Square is a road in the E1 postcode area (Mile End)

Godward Square, E1

Grand Walk, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Mile End)

Grand Walk, E1

Grantley Street, E1 Grantley Street was formerly called Grafton Street until 1938 (Stepney Green)

Grantley Street, E1

Grebe Court, E1 Swan Court - later Grebe Court - was a small courtyard off Driver’s Buildings (Stepney Green)

Grebe Court, E1

Greenland House, E1 Greenland House is a block on Ernest Street (Stepney Green)

Greenland House, E1

Harford Street, E1 Harford Street is a long north-south street of Stepney Green (Stepney Green)

Harford Street, E1

Harpley Square, E1 Harpley Square lies to the east of Globe Road (Stepney Green)

Harpley Square, E1

Hawke House, E1 Hawke House was commissioned in 1953 by the London County Council (Stepney Green)

Hawke House, E1

Hayfield House, E1 Hayfield House is a block on Hayfield Passage (Stepney Green)

Hayfield House, E1

Hayfield Place, E1 Hayfield Place was an old courtyard leading south off Mile End Road (Stepney Green)

Hayfield Place, E1

Hayfield Yard, E1 Hayfield Yard appears to date from the turn of the nineteenth century and possibly before (Stepney Green)

Hayfield Yard, E1

Holton Street, E1 Holton Street is a street in two sections, divided by Carlton Square (Stepney Green)

Holton Street, E1

Hurdlow House, E1 Hurdlow House is sited on Moody Street (Bethnal Green)

Hurdlow House, E1

Ifor Evans Place, E1 Ifor Evans Place is named after Sir Ifor Leslie Evans (1897-1952) (Stepney Green)

Ifor Evans Place, E1

Informatics Teaching Laboratory Building, E1 The Informatics Teaching Laboratory Building is part of the Queen Mary University of London (Stepney Green)

Informatics Teaching Laboratory Building, E1

Ionian House, E1 Ionian House is a block on Ernest Street (Stepney Green)

Ionian House, E1

James House, E1 James House is a one 6-storey block containing 52 dwellings (Mile End)

James House, E1

Joben Court, E1 Joben Court is located on Whitman Road (Mile End)

Joben Court, E1

Lawton Road, E3 Lawton Road is a road in the E3 postcode area (Mile End)

Lawton Road, E3

Leatherdale Street, E2 After 1882, the new name for York Street was Leatherdale Street, E2 (Stepney Green)

Leatherdale Street, E2

Levant House, E1 Levant House is a six-story block with 24 flats on the Ocean Estate (Stepney Green)

Levant House, E1

Lichfield Road, E3 Lichfield Road is a road in the E3 postcode area (Bow)

Lichfield Road, E3

Litcham House, E1 Litcham House is a block on Longnor Road (Mile End)

Litcham House, E1

Lodge House, E1 Lodge House is located on Westfield Way (Mile End)

Lodge House, E1

Long Wall, E3 Long Wall is a road in the E3 postcode area (Bow)

Long Wall, E3

Longnor Road, E1 Longnor Road is a road in the E1 postcode area (Mile End)

Longnor Road, E1

Louisa Street, E1 Louisa Street leads off Beaumont Grove (Stepney Green)

Louisa Street, E1

Lower John Street, E1 Lower John Street (also simply ’John Street’) was short-lived street name of Stepney (Stepney Green)

Lower John Street, E1

Lydia Street, E1 Lydia Street was located along White Horse Lane just north of the modern Shandy Street (Stepney Green)

Lydia Street, E1

Lynden House, E1 Lynden House is a block on Longnor Road (Mile End)

Lynden House, E1

Magellan House, E1 Magellan House, a six-storey block with 23 flats, is part of the Ocean Estate (Stepney Green)

Magellan House, E1

Malplaquet House, E1 Malplaquet House is a Grade II listed Georgian building at 137-139 Mile End Road in Stepney (Stepney Green)

Malplaquet House, E1

Maria Terrace, E1 Maria Terrace lies off Beaumont Square (Stepney Green)

Maria Terrace, E1

Massingham Street, E1 Massingham Street was called Norfolk Street until 1938 (Stepney Green)

Massingham Street, E1

Mathematical Sciences Building, E1 The Mathematical Sciences Building is part of Queen Mary University of London (Stepney Green)

Mathematical Sciences Building, E1

Maynard House, E1 Maynard House is a block on Westfield Way (Mile End)

Maynard House, E1

Meath Bridge, E1 Meath Bridge is a road in the E1 postcode area (Bethnal Green)

Meath Bridge, E1

Meath Crescent, E1 Meath Crescent is a road in the E2 postcode area (Bethnal Green)

Meath Crescent, E1

Midlothian Road, E3 Midlothian Road is one of the streets of London in the E3 postal area (Mile End)

Midlothian Road, E3

Mile End Place, E1 A quiet side street off the bustling Mile End Road, lies a small and enchanting enclave known as Mile End Place. (Stepney Green)

Mile End Place, E1

Mile End Road, E1 Mile End Road is an ancient route from London to the East, moved to its present alignment after the foundation of Bow Bridge in 1110. (Stepney Green)

Mile End Road, E1

Monsey Place, E1 Monsey Place serves the Rhodewell Apartments (Stepney Green)

Monsey Place, E1

Moody Street, E1 Moody Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Mile End)

Moody Street, E1

Moray House, E1 Moray House can be found on Sandalwood Close (Mile End)

Moray House, E1

Morpeth Street, E2 Morpeth Street is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Mile End)

Morpeth Street, E2

Norfolk Street, E1 Norfolk Street ran east from Globe Road (Stepney Green)

Norfolk Street, E1

Osier Court, E1 Osier Court is a block on Osier Street (Stepney Green)

Osier Court, E1

Osier Street, E1 Osier Street inherited part of the former Willow Street (Stepney Green)

Osier Street, E1

Pacific House, E1 Pacific House is a block on Ernest Street (Stepney Green)

Pacific House, E1

Palliser House, E1 Palliser House can be found on Ernest Street (Stepney Green)

Palliser House, E1

Pegasus House, E1 Pegasus House is one of the post-war blocks surrounding Beaumont Square (Stepney Green)

Pegasus House, E1

Pemell House, E1 Pemell House is a block on Pemell Close (Stepney Green)

Pemell House, E1

Peter Landin Building, E1 Peter Landin Building is a building on Godward Square (Mile End)

Peter Landin Building, E1

Pooley House, E1 Pooley House is a block on Westfield Way (Mile End)

Pooley House, E1

Portelet Road, E1 Portelet Road runs north from Carlton Square (Stepney Green)

Portelet Road, E1

Rahere Court, E1 Rahere Court is a block on Toby Lane (Mile End)

Rahere Court, E1

Ravenscroft Court, E3 Ravenscroft Court is sited on Essian Street (Mile End)

Ravenscroft Court, E3

Raynham House, E1 Raynham House is a building on Harpley Square (Stepney Green)

Raynham House, E1

Rhondda Grove, E3 Rhondda Grove is a road in the E3 postcode area (Mile End)

Rhondda Grove, E3

Roland Mews, E1 Roland Mews emerges through an archway under Roland House (Stepney Green)

Roland Mews, E1

Sandalwood Close, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Stepney Green)

Sandalwood Close, E1

Selincourt House, E1 Selincourt House is a block on Westfield Way (Mile End)

Selincourt House, E1

Shandy Street, E1 Shandy Street connects Beaumont Square with Harford Street (Stepney Green)

Shandy Street, E1

Shiloh Place, E1 Eaton Place became Shiloh Place in 1938 (Stepney Green)

Shiloh Place, E1

Skidmore Street, E1 Skidmore Street predated the Ocean Estate (Stepney Green)

Skidmore Street, E1

Sligo House, E1 Sligo House is a block on Beaumont Grove (Stepney Green)

Sligo House, E1

Solebay Street, E1 Solebay Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Mile End)

Solebay Street, E1

Solway House, E1 Solway House is a block on Ernest Street (Stepney Green)

Solway House, E1

St Faith’s House, E1 St Faith’s House is a block on Shandy Street (Stepney Green)

St Faith’s House, E1

Stayners Road, E1 Stayners Road connects the Mile End Road with Boyton Close (Stepney Green)

Stayners Road, E1

Stocks Court, E1 Stocks Court is a building on Globe Road (Stepney Green)

Stocks Court, E1

Sydney House, E1 Sydney House is a block on the east side of Beaumont Square (Stepney Green)

Sydney House, E1

Taverners Court, E3 Taverners Court is a building on Grove Road (Mile End)

Taverners Court, E3

Timor House, E1 Timor House is a block on Duckett Street (Stepney Green)

Timor House, E1

Toby Lane, E1 Toby Lane is a road in the E1 postcode area (Mile End)

Toby Lane, E1

Tollet Street, E1 Tollet Street was the home of George Lusk, leader of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee (Stepney Green)

Tollet Street, E1

Tuscan House, E2 Tuscan House is a block on Digby Street (Mile End)

Tuscan House, E2

Tutelage Court, E3 Tutelage Court is a block on Lichfield Road (Bow)

Tutelage Court, E3

Union Drive, E1 Union Drive is a road in the E1 postcode area (Mile End)

Union Drive, E1

Upper John Street, E1 Upper John Street existed between the 1820s and 1871 (Stepney Green)

Upper John Street, E1

Varey House, E1 Varey House is a block on Westfield Way (Mile End)

Varey House, E1

Vassall House, E3 Vassall House is a block on Grove Road (Bow)

Vassall House, E3

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

Walter Street, E2

Warley Street, E2 Warley Street is a road in the RM14 postcode area (Mile End)

Warley Street, E2

Waterfall House, E1 Waterfall House is a building on Toby Lane (Mile End)

Waterfall House, E1

Weddell House, E1 Weddell House, on the Ocean Estate, was built south of Ernest Street (Stepney Green)

Weddell House, E1

Wentworth Mews, E3 Thomas, Lord Wentworth, Lord Chamberlain, acquired the manor of Stepney in 1550 - it had formerly belonged to the bishops of London and they had surrendered it to Edward VI (Mile End)

Wentworth Mews, E3

Westfield Way, E1 Westfield Way is a newer road which replaced a coal depot in the area (Mile End)

Westfield Way, E1

Wharton House, E2 Wharton House can be found on Palmers Road (Mile End)

Wharton House, E2

Whitman Road, E1 Whitman Road is one of the streets of London in the E3 postal area (Mile End)

Whitman Road, E1

Willow Street, E1 Willow Street, once redeveloped, became Osier Street (Stepney Green)

Willow Street, E1

XX Place, E1 XX Place is one of the oddest street names that ever existed in London (Stepney Green)

XX Place, E1

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