Oregano Drive, E14

Oregano Drive is a road in the E14 postcode area

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Dawn Greene Emily Street, E16 Added: 24 Aug 2017 13:08 GMT	22 Emily Street My dads family lived here in 1911 maybe before still checking that out the name was Emily Gladding lived at 22 Emily Street then she married George Cassilllo y Reply
Giraud Street, E14 Added: 16 Feb 2021 13:41 GMT	Giraud Street I lived in Giraud St in 1938/1939. I lived with my Mother May Lillian Allen & my brother James Allen (Known as Lenny) My name is Tom Allen and was evacuated to Surrey from Giraud St. I am now 90 years of age. Reply

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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

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Canning Town to North Greenwich walk The walk where I sneak across the Thames but not by Tube.

Canning Town to North Greenwich walk

NEARBY STREETS

Abbott Road, E14 Abbott Road is the longest road in this part of Poplar, named after its builder.

Abbott Road, E14

Aberfeldy Street, E14 Aberfeldy Street runs south from Abbott Road.

Aberfeldy Street, E14

Accra Close, Accra Close lies within the postcode.

Accra Close,

Ada Gardens, E14 Ada Gardens runs north-south linking Blair Street and Dee Street.

Ada Gardens, E14

Adams House, E14 Adams House is a block on Aberfeldy Street.

Adams House, E14

Adventurers Court, E14 Adventurers Court is a block on Newport Avenue.

Adventurers Court, E14

Arniston Way, E14 Arniston Way is a location in London.

Arniston Way, E14

Artisans House, E14 Artisans House is a block on Abbott Road.

Artisans House, E14

Ashton Street, E14 Ashton Street was named for a local landowner.

Ashton Street, E14

Athol Square, E14 Athol Square lies over the former location of Athol Street.

Athol Square, E14

Athol Street, E14 A pun on Scottish-themed road names probably caused Athol Street to be named and positioned below Blair Street - causing Blair Athol to be spelt out.

Athol Street, E14

Atlantic Court, E14 Atlantic Court is a block on Jamestown Way.

Atlantic Court, E14

Balmore Close, E14 Balmore Close is a road in the E14 postcode area

Balmore Close, E14

Bartholomew Court, E14 Bartholomew Court is a block on Jamestown Way.

Bartholomew Court, E14

Benledi Road, E14 Benledi Road is an ’Italianised; version of a Scottish mountain - Ben Ledi.

Benledi Road, E14

Benledi Street, E14 Benledi Street is one of the older streets in the district..

Benledi Street, E14

Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach, E14 Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach is a road in the E14 postcode area

Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach, E14

Blair Street, E14 Blair Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Blair Street, E14

Blairgowrie Court, E14 Blairgowrie Court is a block on Blair Street.

Blairgowrie Court, E14

Botanic Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Botanic Square, E14

Bridge Court, E14 Bridge Court is a block on Newport Avenue.

Bridge Court, E14

Bridgewater House, E14 Bridgewater House is a block on Lookout Lane.

Bridgewater House, E14

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

Brunswick Road, E14

Buchany House, E14 Buchany House is a block on Lanrick Road.

Buchany House, E14

Cape Henry Court, E14 Cape Henry Court is located on Jamestown Way.

Cape Henry Court, E14

City Island Way, E14 City Island Way lies within the E14 postcode.

City Island Way, E14

Clove Crescent, E14 Clove Crescent is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Clove Crescent, E14

Colliers House, E14 Colliers House is a block on Blair Street.

Colliers House, E14

Coriander Avenue, E14 Coriander Avenue is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Coriander Avenue, E14

Culloden Street, E14 Culloden Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Culloden Street, E14

Deauville Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Deauville Close, E14

Dee Street, E14 Dee Street dates from the late nineteenth century.

Dee Street, E14

Delta Building, E14 Delta Building is a block on Ashton Street.

Delta Building, E14

Doune House, E14 Doune House is a block on Lanrick Road.

Doune House, E14

Drumvaich House, E14 Drumvaich House is a block on Portree Street.

Drumvaich House, E14

Dy, E14 Despite its name, Longitude House lies 0.0019 degrees west of the Prime Meridian.

Dy, E14

East India Dock House, E14 East India Dock House is a block on East India Dock Road.

East India Dock House, E14

East India Dock Wall Road, E14 East India Dock Wall Road followed an early 19th century high stock brick wall leading to the former East India Dock.

East India Dock Wall Road, E14

Elektron Tower, E14 Elektron Tower is a block on Blackwall Way.

Elektron Tower, E14

Ettrick Street, E14 Ettrick Street is nowadays split into two sections by post war developments.

Ettrick Street, E14

Findhorn Street, E14 Findhorn Street is one of a series of local roads with a Scottish highlands name.

Findhorn Street, E14

Fortrose Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Fortrose Close, E14

Glass Blowers House, E14 A block along the East India Dock Road.

Glass Blowers House, E14

Glencoe House, E14 Glencoe House is a block on Lanrick Road.

Glencoe House, E14

Globe House, E14 Globe House is a block on Botanic Square.

Globe House, E14

Goodway Gardens, E14 Goodway Gardens is a road in the E14 postcode area

Goodway Gardens, E14

Grantham House, E14 Grantham House is a block on Botanic Square.

Grantham House, E14

Grosvenor Buildings, E14 Grosvenor Buildings were a late nineteenth century development.

Grosvenor Buildings, E14

Heather House, E14 Heather House is a block on Dee Street.

Heather House, E14

Helen Mackay House, E14 Helen MacKay House is a block on Blair Street.

Helen Mackay House, E14

Hercules House, E14 Hercules House is a block on Botanic Square.

Hercules House, E14

Hope Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Hope Street, E14

Indigo Mews, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Indigo Mews, E14

Jamestown Way, E14 Jamestown Way is a road in the E14 postcode area

Jamestown Way, E14

Java House, E14 Java House is a block on Botanic Square.

Java House, E14

John Smith Mews, E14 John Smith Mews is a road of the Virginia Quay development.

John Smith Mews, E14

Jones House, E14 Jones House is a block on Blair Street.

Jones House, E14

Julius House, E14 Julius House is sited on East India Dock Road.

Julius House, E14

Jura House, E14 Jura House is a block on Aberfeldy Street.

Jura House, E14

Keel Court, E14 Keel Court is a block on Newport Avenue.

Keel Court, E14

Kilbrennan House, E14 Kilbrennan House is a block on Findhorn Street.

Kilbrennan House, E14

Lanrick Road, E14 Lanrick Road is named after an estate in Doune, Perthshire.

Lanrick Road, E14

Lansbury Gardens, E14 British politician and social reformer who led the Labour Party from 1932 to 1935.

Lansbury Gardens, E14

Lea Place, E14 Four pairs of semi-detached houses on the north side of East India Dock Road called Lea Place were built around 1824.

Lea Place, E14

Leamouth Road, E14 Leamouth Road was one of the access roads into Leamouth - the area later called City Island.

Leamouth Road, E14

Leven Road, E14 Leven Road is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Leven Road, E14

Longitude House, E14 Longitude House is a block on Prime Meridian Walk.

Longitude House, E14

Lookout Lane, Lookout Lane lies within the postcode.

Lookout Lane,

Lower Lea Crossing, E14 Lower Lea Crossing is a bridge crossing Bow Creek.

Lower Lea Crossing, E14

Lyell Street, Lyell Street lies within the postcode.

Lyell Street,

Lyell Street, E16 Lyell Street is a location in London.

Lyell Street, E16

Merchants House, E14 Merchants House can be found on New Village Avenue.

Merchants House, E14

Mulberry Place, E14 Mulberry Place is a block beside the entrance to the Blackwall Tunnel.

Mulberry Place, E14

Naval House, E14 Naval House is a building on Naval Row.

Naval House, E14

Naval Row, E14 Naval Row is an old road in Blackwall.

Naval Row, E14

Neutron Tower, E14 Neutron Tower is a block on Blackwall Way.

Neutron Tower, E14

New Village Avenue, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

New Village Avenue, E14

Newham Way, E16 Newham Way is a location in London.

Newham Way, E16

Newport Avenue, E14 Newport Avenue is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Newport Avenue, E14

Nutmeg Lane, E14 Nutmeg Lane is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Nutmeg Lane, E14

Oban House, E14 Oban House is a block on Oban Street.

Oban House, E14

Oban Street, E14 Oban Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Oban Street, E14

Orchard Place, E14 Orchard Place is one of oldest roads in the London Docklands,

Orchard Place, E14

Pilgrims Mews, E14 Pilgrims Mews is a road in the E14 postcode area

Pilgrims Mews, E14

Portree Street, E14 Portree Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Portree Street, E14

Prestage Way, E14 Prestage Way is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Prestage Way, E14

Prime Meridian Walk, E14 Prime Meridian Walk is a location in London.

Prime Meridian Walk, E14

Proton Tower, E14 Proton Tower is a block on Blackwall Way.

Proton Tower, E14

Pumping House, E14 Pumping House is a block on Naval Row.

Pumping House, E14

Quixley Street, E14 Quixley Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Quixley Street, E14

Robin Hood Gardens, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Robin Hood Gardens, E14

Robin Hood Lane, E14 Robin Hood Lane is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Robin Hood Lane, E14

Romney House, E14 Romney House is located on Naval Row.

Romney House, E14

Rosemary Drive, E14 Rosemary Drive is a road in the E14 postcode area

Rosemary Drive, E14

Saffron Avenue, E14 Saffron Avenue is a road in the E14 postcode area

Saffron Avenue, E14

Sail Court, E14 Sail Court is one of a number of nautically-themed blocks in Virginia Quay.

Sail Court, E14

Scouler Street, E14 Scouler Street lies off of Quixley Street.

Scouler Street, E14

Settlers Court, E14 Settlers Court is the location of the Virginia Settlers’ Monument.

Settlers Court, E14

Sexton Court, E14 Sexton Court is a block on Blackwall Way.

Sexton Court, E14

Sherman House, E14 Sherman House is a block on Aberfeldy Street.

Sherman House, E14

Silvocea Way, E14 Silvocea Way is a road in the E14 postcode area

Silvocea Way, E14

Studley Court, E14 Studley Court is a block on Jamestown Way.

Studley Court, E14

Susan Constant Court, E14 Susan Constant Court can be found on Newport Avenue.

Susan Constant Court, E14

Switch House, E14 Switch House is a block on Blackwall Way.

Switch House, E14

Tartan House, E14 Tartan House is a block on Ettrick Street.

Tartan House, E14

Theseus House, E14 Theseus House is a block on Blair Street.

Theseus House, E14

Thistle House, E14 Thistle House is located on Dee Street.

Thistle House, E14

Traders House, E14 Traders House is a block on Blair Street.

Traders House, E14

Trident House, E14 Trident House is a block on Blair Street.

Trident House, E14

Valencia Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Valencia Close, E14

Virginia Quay, E14 Virginia Quay was built by Barrett Homes in 2000.

Virginia Quay, E14

Watermans House, E14 Watermans House is a building on East India Dock Road.

Watermans House, E14

Wharf View Court, E14 Wharf View Court is a block on Blair Street.

Wharf View Court, E14

Wharfside Road, E14 Wharfside Road is a road in the E14 postcode area

Wharfside Road, E14

Wharfside Road, E14 Wharfside Road is a road in the E16 postcode area

Wharfside Road, E14

Wingfield Court, E14 Wingfield Court is sited on Newport Avenue.

Wingfield Court, E14

Wooster Gardens, E14 Wooster Gardens runs from Dee Street to Blair Street.

Wooster Gardens, E14

Wotton Court, E14 Wotton Court can be found on Jamestown Way.

Wotton Court, E14

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Northern entrance to the Blackwall Tunnel (1899) Credit: Unknown TUM image id: 1515421361 Licence:	Quantum Cloud and Slice of Reality (1999) The Quantum Cloud is a sculpture located in the River Thames next to the Millennium Dome. It is 30 metres high and designed by Antony Gormley. It is constructed from a collection of tetrahedral units made from 1.5 m long sections of steel. In designing Quantum Cloud, Antony Gormley was influenced by Basil Hiley, quantum physicist. The idea for Quantum Cloud came from Hiley’s thoughts on pre-space as a mathematical structure underlying space-time and matter. The nearby ’Slice of Reality’ by Richard Wilson comprises of a sliced vertical section of an ocean going sand dredger. The original ship was reduced in length by 85%, leaving a vertical portion housing the ships habitable sections: bridge, poop, accommodation and engine room. The slicing of the vessel opened the structure, leaving it exposed to the effects of weather and tide. Credit: Andy Roberts TUM image id: 1515423209 Licence:	West India Docks Old London postcard TUM image id: 1603381839 Licence:	Air raid damage at Athol Street bus garage, Poplar View of the damage caused to the garage roof. It can be seen that several of the roofing panels are missing, whilst others are damaged. A line-up of seven STL-type buses can be seen on the left. Credit: Topical Press/London Transport Collection TUM image id: 1665500763 Licence:	Lochnagar Street, looking east towards Islay Wharf Before the coming of the Blackwall Tunnel approach road, there was a road called Brunswick Road from which Lochnagar Street ran and from which this photo was taken. This area of Poplar contains a large number of streets with Scottish names because they were built on an estate which had been bought by the McIntosh family in 1823. The initial letters of local street names were chosen alphabetically - Aberfeldy Street, Ailsa Street, Blair Street, Culloden Street, Dee Street, Ettrick Street, Findhorn Street, Leven Road, Oban Street, Portree Street, Spey Street, Teviot Street, Wyvis Street and Zetland Street. TUM image id: 1562852551 Licence:
Blackwall station and its pier in the early 20th century. East India Dock Wall Road led to it. Credit: http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/ TUM image id: 1607093206 Licence:	A framing section of the Blackwall Tunnel being constructed at the Thames Ironworks (1895) On Saturday 22 May 1897, the western Blackwall Tunnel, designed by Sir Alexander Binnie and built by S. Pearson & Sons for London County Council, was opened by the Prince of Wales. It was then the longest underwater tunnel in the world at 4,410 feet and was initially lit by three rows of incandescent streetlights. To clear the site in Greenwich, more than 600 people had to be rehoused and a house reputedly once owned by Sir Walter Raleigh had to be demolished. Costing £1.4 million and employing 800 men, it took six years to construct, using a tunnelling shield and compressed-air techniques TUM image id: 1660568873 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Pirates were publicly hanged at Execution Dock in Wapping. The bodies of the pirates amongst them were placed in a cage and brought further downstream to Blackwall Point, the northernmost tip of the Greenwich Peninsula. They would then be left in the cages and left to rot - a warning to ships passing through into London. TUM image id: 1622644786 Licence:	The Brunswick Hotel at Blackwall in March 1929. Credit: A.G. Linney (Museum of London) TUM image id: 1607128127 Licence: CC BY 2.0	East India Dock Gates and the entrance to Blackwall Tunnel (1929). The photograph is taken from the corner of Woolmore Street and Robin Hood Lane. In the background is the Poplar Hospital for Accidents TUM image id: 1620309368 Licence:

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Air raid damage at Athol Street bus garage, Poplar View of the damage caused to the garage roof. It can be seen that several of the roofing panels are missing, whilst others are damaged. A line-up of seven STL-type buses can be seen on the left.
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Blackwall station and its pier in the early 20th century. East India Dock Wall Road led to it.
Credit: http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/
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Pirates were publicly hanged at Execution Dock in Wapping. The bodies of the pirates amongst them were placed in a cage and brought further downstream to Blackwall Point, the northernmost tip of the Greenwich Peninsula. They would then be left in the cages and left to rot - a warning to ships passing through into London.
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The Brunswick Hotel at Blackwall in March 1929.
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