Cottage Street, E14

Cottage Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

All Saints’ Church All Saints’ is a church in Newby Place, Poplar.

All Saints’ Church

Chrisp Street Market Chrisp Street Market is the central marketplace and town centre of Poplar.

Chrisp Street Market

La Trompette Poplar Baths is a former public bath house dating from 1933.

La Trompette

St Matthias Old Church St Matthias Old Church is the modern name given to the Poplar Chapel built by the East India Company in 1654.

St Matthias Old Church

Tower Hamlets College Tower Hamlets College is a large further education and a constituent college of New City College.

Tower Hamlets College

West India Quay West India Quay is a leisure complex on the Isle of Dogs.

West India Quay

NEARBY STREETS

1 West India Quay, E14 1 West India Quay is a skyscraper designed by HOK in the Docklands area which was completed in 2004 (Canary Wharf)

1 West India Quay, E14

Abbot House, E14 Abbot House is a block on Smythe Street (Poplar)

Abbot House, E14

Adams Place, E14 Adams Place is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)

Adams Place, E14

Adderley Street, E14 Adderley Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Adderley Street, E14

Annabel Close, E14 Annabel Close is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Annabel Close, E14

Annabel Street, E14 Annabel Street was replaced by a school (Poplar)

Annabel Street, E14

Arborfield House, E14 Arborfield House is a building on East India Dock Road (Poplar)

Arborfield House, E14

Arniston Way, E14 Arniston Way is a location in London (Blackwall)

Arniston Way, E14

Ashton Street, E14 Ashton Street was named for a local landowner (All Saints)

Ashton Street, E14

Aspen Way, E14 Aspen Way is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Aspen Way, E14

Astoria Way, E14 Astoria Way is a location in London (Poplar)

Astoria Way, E14

Athol Square, E14 Athol Square lies over the former location of Athol Street (Poplar)

Athol Square, E14

Aurora House, E14 Aurora House is a building on Kerbey Street (Poplar)

Aurora House, E14

Baffin Way, E14 Baffin Way is a newer road, dating from the 1990s (Blackwall)

Baffin Way, E14

Balfron Tower, E14 Balfron Tower is a building on Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approac (Poplar)

Balfron Tower, E14

Balsam House, E14 Balsam House is sited on East India Dock Road (Poplar)

Balsam House, E14

Bazely Street, E14 Bazely Street was originally Bow Lane (All Saints)

Bazely Street, E14

Billingsgate Market, E14 Billingsgate Market is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Billingsgate Market, E14

Blackwall Way, E14 Blackwall Way dates from the seventeenth century (Blackwall)

Blackwall Way, E14

Blashill Court, E14 Blashill Court is a block on Cotton Street (All Saints)

Blashill Court, E14

Blomfield House, E14 Blomfield House is a block on Hale Street (Poplar)

Blomfield House, E14

Boardwalk, E14 Sophia Street was built in 1823 and demolished in 1939 (Poplar)

Boardwalk, E14

Boston Lodge, E14 Boston Lodge is a residential block, part of a line of blocks facing New Festival Avenue (Poplar)

Boston Lodge, E14

Brownfield Street, E14 Brownfield Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Brownfield Street, E14

Brunswick Road, E14 Brunswick Road, still extant at the southern end, was largely buried under the Blackwall Tunnel northern approach road (Poplar)

Brunswick Road, E14

Bullivant Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (All Saints)

Bullivant Street, E14

Bygrove Street, E14 Bygrove Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Bygrove Street, E14

Camellia House, E14 Camellia House is a block on Cotton Street (All Saints)

Camellia House, E14

Canton Street, E14 Canton Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Canton Street, E14

Carmichael House, E14 Carmichael House is a block on Poplar High Street (Poplar)

Carmichael House, E14

Casson Apartments, E14 Casson Apartments is a block on Upper North Street (Poplar)

Casson Apartments, E14

Castor Lane, E14 Castor Lane is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Castor Lane, E14

Chadwick Court, E14 Chadwick Court can be found on Lindfield Street (Poplar)

Chadwick Court, E14

Chancellor Passage, E14 Chancellor Passage is in the Canary Wharf area behind West India Quay (Canary Wharf)

Chancellor Passage, E14

Chilcot Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Chilcot Close, E14

Clarissa House, E14 Clarissa House is a block on Market Way (Poplar)

Clarissa House, E14

Colborne House, E14 Colborne House is a block on Nankin Street (Poplar)

Colborne House, E14

Collins House, E14 Collins House is located on Newby Place (Poplar)

Collins House, E14

Commodore House, E14 Commodore House is a block on Poplar High Street (Poplar)

Commodore House, E14

Cordelia Street, E14 Cordelia Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Cordelia Street, E14

Corry House, E14 Corry House is a block on Shirbutt Street (Poplar)

Corry House, E14

Cottage Street, E14 Cottage Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Cottage Street, E14

Cotton Street, E14 Cotton Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (All Saints)

Cotton Street, E14

Crossrail Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Canary Wharf)

Crossrail Place, E14

Cruse House, E14 Cruse House is located on Poplar High Street (Poplar)

Cruse House, E14

Culloden Street, E14 Culloden Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Culloden Street, E14

Cygnet House, E14 Cygnet House is a block on Chrisp Street (All Saints)

Cygnet House, E14

Delta Building, E14 Delta Building is a block on Ashton Street (All Saints)

Delta Building, E14

Devitt House, E14 Devitt House is a block on Wade’s Place (Poplar)

Devitt House, E14

Dingle Gardens, E14 Dingle Gardens is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Dingle Gardens, E14

Discovery House, E14 Discovery House can be found on Newby Place (Poplar)

Discovery House, E14

Dolphin Lane, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Dolphin Lane, E14

Duff Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Duff Street, E14

Duke Of York House, E14 Duke Of York House is a block on East India Dock Road (Poplar)

Duke Of York House, E14

East India Dock Road, E14 East India Dock Road is an important artery connecting the City of London to Essex, and partly serves as the high street of Poplar (All Saints)

East India Dock Road, E14

East Quay, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

East Quay, E14

Edward Mills Way, E14 Edward Mills Way leads north from Canton Street (Poplar)

Edward Mills Way, E14

Elizabeth Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Elizabeth Close, E14

Elligood Court, E14 Elligood Court is a block on Poplar High Street (Blackwall)

Elligood Court, E14

Ennis House, E14 Ennis House is a block on Vesey Path (All Saints)

Ennis House, E14

Epstein Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Epstein Square, E14

Evans Street, E14 Brothers Oliver and George Evan Evans laid out a street called Evans Street - construction continued until the mid-1850s (Poplar)

Evans Street, E14

Finchs Court Mews, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Finchs Court Mews, E14

Finchs Court, E14 Finchs Court is a block on Finchs Court (Poplar)

Finchs Court, E14

Fishermans Place, E14 Fishermans Place is a road in the W4 postcode area (Canary Wharf)

Fishermans Place, E14

Fishermans Walk, E14 Fishermans Walk is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)

Fishermans Walk, E14

Fitzgerald House, E14 Fitzgerald House is a block on East India Dock Road (All Saints)

Fitzgerald House, E14

Flora Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Flora Close, E14

Follett Street, E14 Follett Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (All Saints)

Follett Street, E14

Fusion Building, E14 Fusion Building is a block on East India Dock Road (All Saints)

Fusion Building, E14

Gaselee Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Blackwall)

Gaselee Street, E14

Gates Street, E14 Gates Street (later Canton Street) was laid out in 1846 by James Gates on his land north of the Evans brothers’ property (Poplar)

Gates Street, E14

Good Hope House, E14 Good Hope House is a block on Poplar High Street (Poplar)

Good Hope House, E14

Goodfaith House, E14 Goodfaith House is a block on Simpson’s Road (Poplar)

Goodfaith House, E14

Goodspeed House, E14 Goodspeed House is a block on Simpson’s Road (Poplar)

Goodspeed House, E14

Goodwill House, E14 Goodwill House is a block on Simpson’s Road (Poplar)

Goodwill House, E14

Grosvenor Buildings, E14 Grosvenor Buildings were a late nineteenth century development (Poplar)

Grosvenor Buildings, E14

Grundy Street, E14 Grundy Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Grundy Street, E14

Hale Street, E14 Hale Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Hale Street, E14

Harbour Way, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Harbour Way, E14

Harrow Lane, E14 Harrow Lane is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Harrow Lane, E14

Heckford House, E14 Heckford House is a block on Grundy Street (Poplar)

Heckford House, E14

Hind Street, E14 Hind Street was laid out in 1848-1849 along with Thomas Street on the Horne/Hind estate (Poplar)

Hind Street, E14

Holmsdale House, E14 Holmsdale House is a block on Poplar High Street (Poplar)

Holmsdale House, E14

Horizon Building, E14 The Horizon Building (Canary Wharf)

Horizon Building, E14

Ida Street, E14 Ida Street runs north and south of Brownfield Street (Poplar)

Ida Street, E14

Indigo Mews, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (All Saints)

Indigo Mews, E14

Jennifer House, E14 Jennifer House is sited on St Leonards Road (Poplar)

Jennifer House, E14

Jeremiah House, E14 Jeremiah House is sited on Jeremiah Street (Poplar)

Jeremiah House, E14

Jeremiah Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Jeremiah Street, E14

Jonzen Walk, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Jonzen Walk, E14

Kerbey Street, E14 Kerbey Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Kerbey Street, E14

Kerensky House, E14 Kerensky House is a block on Upper North Street (Poplar)

Kerensky House, E14

Kilmore House, E14 Kilmore House is a block on East India Dock Road (All Saints)

Kilmore House, E14

Langdon House, E14 Langdon House is a building on Ida Street (Poplar)

Langdon House, E14

Lawless House, E14 Lawless House is a block on Bazely Street (Poplar)

Lawless House, E14

Leyland House, E14 Leyland House is a block on Hale Street (Poplar)

Leyland House, E14

Lindfield Street, E14 Lindfield Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Lindfield Street, E14

Lodore Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Lodore Street, E14

Lubbock House, E14 Lubbock House is a block on Simpson’s Road (Poplar)

Lubbock House, E14

Lucienne Court, E14 Lucienne Court is a block on Lindfield Street (Poplar)

Lucienne Court, E14

Mackrow Walk, E14 Mackrow Walk is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Mackrow Walk, E14

Malam Gardens, E14 Malam Gardens is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Malam Gardens, E14

Market Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Market Square, E14

Market Way, E14 Market Way is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Market Way, E14

Martindale House, E14 Martindale House is a block on Simpsons Road (Poplar)

Martindale House, E14

Mellor House, E14 Mellor House is a block on Upper North Street (Poplar)

Mellor House, E14

Meridian House, E14 Meridian House is a block on Poplar High Street (Poplar)

Meridian House, E14

Mermaid House, E14 Mermaid House is a block on Bazely Street (Poplar)

Mermaid House, E14

Mikardo Court, E14 Mikardo Court is a building on Poplar High Street (Poplar)

Mikardo Court, E14

Ming Street, E14 Ming Street - the former King Street - was renamed in recognition of the then local Chinese community (Poplar)

Ming Street, E14

Morant Street, E14 Morant Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Morant Street, E14

Moro Apartments, E14 Moro Apartments is a block on Edward Mills Way (Poplar)

Moro Apartments, E14

Mountague Place, E14 This is a street in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Mountague Place, E14

Nankin Street, E14 Around 1858, Nankin Street (and nearby Pekin Street) was developed by Stephen Redman and other owners of adjacent land (Poplar)

Nankin Street, E14

Navis House, E14 Navis House is a block on Lindfield Street (Poplar)

Navis House, E14

New Festival Avenue, E14 New Festival Avenue is a walkway serving a number of new builds (Poplar)

New Festival Avenue, E14

Newby Place, E14 Newby Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (All Saints)

Newby Place, E14

North Dockside, E14 North Dockside is a road in the E14 postcode area (Blackwall)

North Dockside, E14

North Quay, E14 The North Quay development - approximately 3.28 hectares - was previously used as a construction laydown area for the Canary Wharf Elizabeth line station (Canary Wharf)

North Quay, E14

Northcote House, E14 Northcote House is a building on Saracen Street (Poplar)

Northcote House, E14

Norwood House, E14 Norwood House is a block on Poplar High Street (Poplar)

Norwood House, E14

Odell House, E14 Odell House is a block on Edward Mills Way (Poplar)

Odell House, E14

Oliphant Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (All Saints)

Oliphant Street, E14

Panoramic Tower, E14 Panoramic Tower is a block on Hay Currie Street (Poplar)

Panoramic Tower, E14

Pasmore Court, E14 Pasmore Court is a block on Canton Street (Poplar)

Pasmore Court, E14

Pekin Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Pekin Close, E14

Pekin Street, E14 Pekin Street, along with other Chinese-themed streetnames locally, began life in 1858 (Poplar)

Pekin Street, E14

Playfair House, E14 Playfair House is a block on Nankin Street (Poplar)

Playfair House, E14

Plimsoll Close, E14 Plimsoll Close is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Plimsoll Close, E14

Pomfret Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (All Saints)

Pomfret Place, E14

Poplar High Street, E14 Until the late nineteenth century Poplar High Street was the district’s principal street. (Poplar)

Poplar High Street, E14

Prestage Way, E14 Prestage Way is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Blackwall)

Prestage Way, E14

Province Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Blackwall)

Province Square, E14

Pusey House, E14 Pusey House is located on Saracen Street (Poplar)

Pusey House, E14

Ricardo Street, E14 Ricardo Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Ricardo Street, E14

Rigden Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Rigden Street, E14

Robin Hood Gardens, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Blackwall)

Robin Hood Gardens, E14

Robin Hood Lane, E14 Robin Hood Lane is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (All Saints)

Robin Hood Lane, E14

Rook Street, E14 Rook Street - at first called Mary Street - ran between Poplar High Street and East India Road (Poplar)

Rook Street, E14

Russell House, E14 Russell House is a block on Saracen Street (Poplar)

Russell House, E14

Saltwell Street, E14 Saltwell Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Saltwell Street, E14

Saracen Street, E14 Saracen Street was a new street formed when the Lansbury Estate was built (Poplar)

Saracen Street, E14

Sarah Perry House, E14 Sarah Perry House is a block on Flora Close (Poplar)

Sarah Perry House, E14

Scott Russell Place, E14 Scott Russell Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Scott Russell Place, E14

Shepherd Court, E14 Shepherd Court can be found on Annabel Close (Poplar)

Shepherd Court, E14

Shirbutt Street, E14 Shirbutt Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Shirbutt Street, E14

Simpson’s Road, E14 Simpson’s Road is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Simpson’s Road, E14

Skysail Building, E14 Skysail Building is located on Poplar High Street (Poplar)

Skysail Building, E14

Smythe Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Smythe Street, E14

Southill Street, E14 Southill Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Southill Street, E14

Spearman House, E14 Spearman House is a block on Nankin Street (Poplar)

Spearman House, E14

St Frideswides Mews, SW18 St Frideswides Mews is a small street in Poplar (Poplar)

St Frideswides Mews, SW18

St Lawrence Street, E14 St Lawrence Street connects Prestons Road with Blackwall Way (Blackwall)

St Lawrence Street, E14

St Leonards Road, SW18 St Leonard’s Road was once the only road through a rural Poplar - called Bow Lane and before that Poplar Lane (Poplar)

St Leonards Road, SW18

Stoneyard Lane, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Stoneyard Lane, E14

Storey House, E14 Storey House is located on Lawless Street (Poplar)

Storey House, E14

Sturry Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Sturry Street, E14

Susannah Street, E14 Susannah Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (All Saints)

Susannah Street, E14

Tapley Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Tapley Close, E14

The Arcade, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

The Arcade, E14

The Old Pump House, E14 The Old Pump House is a block on Prestons Road (Blackwall)

The Old Pump House, E14

The Port East Building, E14 The Port East Building is a block on Hertsmere Road (Canary Wharf)

The Port East Building, E14

Thistle House, E14 Thistle House is located on Dee Street (Poplar)

Thistle House, E14

Thompson House, E14 Thompson House is a block on Pekin Street (Poplar)

Thompson House, E14

Upper North Street, E14 The story of Upper North Street is closely tied to the development of the East India Dock Road between 1806 and 1810 (Poplar)

Upper North Street, E14

Vesey Path, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (All Saints)

Vesey Path, E14

Virginia House, E14 Virginia House is a block on Mountague Place (Poplar)

Virginia House, E14

Wades Place, E14 Wades Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Wades Place, E14

Webber Path, E14 Webber Path serves Blashill Court (All Saints)

Webber Path, E14

Westcott House, E14 Westcott House is sited on East India Dock Road (Poplar)

Westcott House, E14

Wickes House, E14 Wickes House is a block on Poplar High Street (Poplar)

Wickes House, E14

Wigram House, E14 Wigram House is located on Wade’s Place (Poplar)

Wigram House, E14

William Lax House, E14 William Lax House is a block on East India Dock Road (Poplar)

William Lax House, E14

Williamsburg Plaza, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Williamsburg Plaza, E14

Willis House, E14 Willis House is a block on Poplar High Street (Poplar)

Willis House, E14

Willis Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Willis Street, E14

Winant House, E14 Winant House is a block on Simpson’s Road (Poplar)

Winant House, E14

Winchester House, E14 Winchester House is a block on Edward Mills Way (Poplar)

Winchester House, E14

Woodall Close, E14 Woodall Close is a road in the E14 postcode area (All Saints)

Woodall Close, E14

Woodstock Terrace, E14 Woodstock Terrace is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Woodstock Terrace, E14

Woolmore Street, E14 Woolmore Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (All Saints)

Woolmore Street, E14

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