The Grapes

The Grapes is a Grade II listed public house situated directly on the north bank of the Thames in Limehouse with a veranda overlooking the water.

The Grapes (1969)

Founded in 1583 and mentioned in Dickens ’Our Mutual Friend’
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To its landward side, the The Grapes is found at number 76 Narrow Street, flanked by former warehouses now converted to residential and other uses.

The current building dates from the 1720s and is on the site of a pub built in 1583. It was formerly a working-class tavern serving the dockers of the Limehouse Basin.

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The Grapes The Grapes is a Grade II listed public house situated directly on the north bank of the Thames in Limehouse with a veranda overlooking the water.

The Grapes

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Acorn Walk, SE16 Acorn Walk is named after a former area of the Surrey Commercial dock system (Rotherhithe)

Acorn Walk, SE16

Admiral Place, SE16 Admiral Place is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Rotherhithe)

Admiral Place, SE16

Albert Mews, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Limehouse)

Albert Mews, E14

Arno Place, E14 Arno Place was redeveloped post-war (Westferry)

Arno Place, E14

Ash Court, SE16 Ash Court can be found on Heron Place (Rotherhithe)

Ash Court, SE16

Barleycorn Way, E14 Barleycorn Way is a road in the E14 postcode area (Limehouse)

Barleycorn Way, E14

Barton Mews, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Limehouse)

Barton Mews, E14

Basin Approach, E14 Basin Approach is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Limehouse)

Basin Approach, E14

Bate Street, E14 Batson Street (Bate Street) was situated off Three Colt Street (Limehouse)

Bate Street, E14

Beatson Walk, SE16 Beatson Walk is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Rotherhithe)

Beatson Walk, SE16

Beccles Street, E14 Beccles Street was previously called Jamaica Place (Limehouse)

Beccles Street, E14

Beech Court, SE16 Beech Court is a block on Bywater Place (Rotherhithe)

Beech Court, SE16

Bekesbourne Street, E14 Bekesbourne Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Limehouse)

Bekesbourne Street, E14

Belgrave Court, E14 Belgrave Court is a block on Limehouse Link (Westferry)

Belgrave Court, E14

Berglen Court, E14 Berglen Court is a block on Branch Road (Limehouse)

Berglen Court, E14

Berkeley Tower, E14 Berkeley Tower is a building on Westferry Circus (Canary Wharf)

Berkeley Tower, E14

Bethlehem House, E14 Bethlehem House is a block on Limehouse Causeway (Westferry)

Bethlehem House, E14

Bevin Close, SE16 A street within the SE16 postcode (Rotherhithe)

Bevin Close, SE16

Blyths Wharf, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Limehouse)

Blyths Wharf, E14

Bogart Court, E14 Bogart Court is a block on Limehouse Link (Westferry)

Bogart Court, E14

Bramwell Way, SE16 A street within the SE16 postcode (Rotherhithe)

Bramwell Way, SE16

Branch Road, E14 Branch Road is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Limehouse)

Branch Road, E14

Brewster House, E14 Brewster House is a building on Barleycorn Way (Westferry)

Brewster House, E14

Brigantine Court, E14 Brigantine Court is a block on Spert Street (Limehouse)

Brigantine Court, E14

Brightlingsea Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Limehouse)

Brightlingsea Place, E14

Butcher Row, E1W Butcher Row is a road in the E1W postcode area (Limehouse)

Butcher Row, E1W

Bywater Place, SE16 Bywater Place is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Rotherhithe)

Bywater Place, SE16

Calder Court, SE16 Calder Court is a block on Rotherhithe Street (Rotherhithe)

Calder Court, SE16

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

Canary Riverside, E14

Cannon Workshops, E14 Cannon Workshops is a block dating to the beginning of the 19th century (Westferry)

Cannon Workshops, E14

Carnell Apartments, E14 Carnell Apartments is a block on St Anne Street (Poplar)

Carnell Apartments, E14

Challenger House, E14 Challenger House is a block on Victory Place (Limehouse)

Challenger House, E14

Cherry Court, SE16 Cherry Court can be found on Rotherhithe Street (Rotherhithe)

Cherry Court, SE16

Chivers Cottages, E14 In 1929, The Cottages became Chivers Cottages (Westferry)

Chivers Cottages, E14

Chusan Place, E14 Chusan Place was described by Charles Booth as "one of the blackest spots in London" (Poplar)

Chusan Place, E14

Commercial Pier Wharf, E14 Commercial Pier Wharf is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)

Commercial Pier Wharf, E14

Commercial Road, E14 Commercial Road is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Limehouse)

Commercial Road, E14

Conrad House, E14 Conrad House is a block on Victory Place (Limehouse)

Conrad House, E14

Coral Apartments, E14 Coral Apartments is sited on Wilson’s Place (Limehouse)

Coral Apartments, E14

Creek House, E14 Creek House can be found on Narrow Street (Westferry)

Creek House, E14

Cross Street, E14 Cross Street was given the name Bungay Street in 1912 (Westferry)

Cross Street, E14

Docklands Court, E14 Docklands Court is a block on Wharf Lane (Limehouse)

Docklands Court, E14

Drake House, E14 Drake House can be found on Victory Place (Limehouse)

Drake House, E14

Dundee Court, E14 Dundee Court is a block on Milligan Street (Westferry)

Dundee Court, E14

Dundee Wharf, E14 Dundee Wharf is a road in the E14 postcode area (Westferry)

Dundee Wharf, E14

Earl Attlee Court, E14 Earl Attlee Court is a building on Wharf Lane (Limehouse)

Earl Attlee Court, E14

Eaton House, E14 Eaton House can be found on Westferry Circus (Westferry)

Eaton House, E14

Edgemere House, E14 Edgemere House is a block on St Anne Street (Poplar)

Edgemere House, E14

Edward Square, SE16 Edward Square is a location in London (Rotherhithe)

Edward Square, SE16

Elizabeth Square, SE16 Elizabeth Square is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Rotherhithe)

Elizabeth Square, SE16

Elm Court, SE16 Elm Court is located on Rotherhithe Street (Rotherhithe)

Elm Court, SE16

Emmett Street, E14 Emmett Street originated in the early 19th century (Westferry)

Emmett Street, E14

Faraday House, E14 Faraday House is a block on Brightlingsea Place (Limehouse)

Faraday House, E14

Fir Court, SE16 Fir Court is a block on Rotherhithe Street (Rotherhithe)

Fir Court, SE16

Fleet House, E14 Fleet House is located on Victory Place (Limehouse)

Fleet House, E14

Flynn Court, E14 Flynn Court is a block on Garford Street (Westferry)

Flynn Court, E14

Fonda Court, E14 Fonda Court is a building on Premiere Place (Westferry)

Fonda Court, E14

Fore Street, E14 Fore Street was a previous name for the eastern end of Narrow Street. (Westferry)

Fore Street, E14

Forester House, E14 Forester House is a block on Victory Place (Limehouse)

Forester House, E14

Foundry Close, SE16 Foundry Close is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Rotherhithe)

Foundry Close, SE16

Frederick Square, SE16 Frederick Square is a location in London (Rotherhithe)

Frederick Square, SE16

Garland Court, E14 Garland Court is located on Limehouse Link (Westferry)

Garland Court, E14

Gill Place, E14 Gill Place was located off Jamaica Place (Limehouse)

Gill Place, E14

Gill Street, E14 Gill Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Limehouse)

Gill Street, E14

Globe Pond Road, SE16 Globe Pond Road is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Rotherhithe)

Globe Pond Road, SE16

Gloster Ridley Court, E14 Gloster Ridley Court is a block on St Anne’s Row (Poplar)

Gloster Ridley Court, E14

Goodhart Place, E14 Goodhart Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Limehouse)

Goodhart Place, E14

Green Dragon Alley, E14 Green Dragon Alley is a long-gone alleyway off Narrow Street (Limehouse)

Green Dragon Alley, E14

Grenada House, E14 Grenada House is a block on Limehouse Causeway (Westferry)

Grenada House, E14

Grenade Street, E14 Grenade Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Westferry)

Grenade Street, E14

Grosvenor Court, E14 Grosvenor Court is a building on Wharf Lane (Limehouse)

Grosvenor Court, E14

Helena Square, SE16 Helena Square is a location in London (Rotherhithe)

Helena Square, SE16

Heron Place, SE16 Heron Place is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Rotherhithe)

Heron Place, SE16

Horns Stairs, SE16 Horns Stairs is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Rotherhithe)

Horns Stairs, SE16

Horseferry Road, E14 Horseferry Road is a road in the E14 postcode area (Limehouse)

Horseferry Road, E14

Imperial House, E14 Imperial House is located on Victory Place (Limehouse)

Imperial House, E14

Inigo Jones House, E14 Inigo Jones House is a block on Gill Street (Limehouse)

Inigo Jones House, E14

Ionian Building, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Limehouse)

Ionian Building, E14

Island Row, E14 Island Row is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Limehouse)

Island Row, E14

Jamaica Street, E14 Jamaica Street was also known as Jamaica Place (Limehouse)

Jamaica Street, E14

John Nash Mews, E14 John Nash Mews is located at the Limehouse Entrance to Regent’s Canal Dock (Limehouse)

John Nash Mews, E14

John Scurr House, E14 John Scurr House is located on Ratcliffe Lane (Limehouse)

John Scurr House, E14

Johnny Andrews House, E1 Johnny Andrews House is a block on Boulcott Street (Ratcliff)

Johnny Andrews House, E1

Joseph Irwin House, E14 Joseph Irwin House is a block on Gill Street (Limehouse)

Joseph Irwin House, E14

Kelly Court, E14 Kelly Court is located on Garford Street (Westferry)

Kelly Court, E14

Kiln Court, E14 Kiln Court is a block on Newell Street (Limehouse)

Kiln Court, E14

Kings House, E14 Kings House is a block on Brightlingsea Place (Limehouse)

Kings House, E14

La Figa Restaurant, E14 La Figa Restaurant is a block on Narrow Street (Limehouse)

La Figa Restaurant, E14

Lamb Court, E14 Lamb Court is a block on Narrow Street (Limehouse)

Lamb Court, E14

Lavender Pumphouse, SE16 Lavender Pumphouse is a location in London (Rotherhithe)

Lavender Pumphouse, SE16

Lavender Road, SE16 Lavender Road is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Rotherhithe)

Lavender Road, SE16

Lime House Court, E14 Lime House Court is a building on Wharf Lane (Limehouse)

Lime House Court, E14

Limehouse Causeway, E14 Limehouse Causeway was home to the original Chinatown of London. (Westferry)

Limehouse Causeway, E14

Limehouse Link, E14 Limehouse Link is a road in the E14 postcode area (Limehouse)

Limehouse Link, E14

Limekiln Dock bridge, E14 Limekiln Dock bridge is a road in the E14 postcode area (River Thames)

Limekiln Dock bridge, E14

Limekiln Hill, E14 Limekiln Hill was the former name for a section of Three Colt Street (Westferry)

Limekiln Hill, E14

Lockside, E14 Lockside ran north from Narrow Street (Limehouse)

Lockside, E14

Lockview Court, E14 Lockview Court is located on Northey Street (Limehouse)

Lockview Court, E14

Madison House, E14 Madison House is a block on Victory Place (Limehouse)

Madison House, E14

Malting House, E14 Malting House can be found on Oak Lane (Limehouse)

Malting House, E14

Medland House, E14 Medland House is a building on Branch Road (Limehouse)

Medland House, E14

Mill Place, E14 Mill Place is a road in the E14 postcode area (Limehouse)

Mill Place, E14

Mill Quay, E14 Mill Quay is a road in the E14 postcode area (Limehouse)

Mill Quay, E14

Milligan Street, E14 Milligan Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Westferry)

Milligan Street, E14

Narrow Street, E14 Narrow Street is a road running parallel to the River Thames through the Limehouse area (Limehouse)

Narrow Street, E14

Newell Street, E14 Newell Street commemorates James Edgar Newell, Stepney borough councillor 1903-30. (Limehouse)

Newell Street, E14

Nickel Court, E14 Nickel Court is a building on Rolling Mills Mews (Limehouse)

Nickel Court, E14

Northey Street, E14 Northey Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Limehouse)

Northey Street, E14

Norway Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Limehouse)

Norway Place, E14

Oak Lane, E14 Oak Lane is a road in the E14 postcode area (Limehouse)

Oak Lane, E14

Oast Court, E14 Oast Court is a block on Newell Street (Limehouse)

Oast Court, E14

Ontario Way, E14 Ontario Way is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)

Ontario Way, E14

Oriana House, E14 Oriana House is a block on Victory Place (Limehouse)

Oriana House, E14

Osprey House, E14 Osprey House is a block on Victory Place (Limehouse)

Osprey House, E14

Padstow House, E14 Padstow House is a block on Three Colt Street (Westferry)

Padstow House, E14

Pageant Crescent, SE16 Pageant Crescent is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Rotherhithe)

Pageant Crescent, SE16

Pageant Stairs, SE16 Pageant Stairs is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Rotherhithe)

Pageant Stairs, SE16

Park Heights Court, E14 Park Heights Court is sited on Wharf Lane (Limehouse)

Park Heights Court, E14

Park Place, E14 Park Place ran south from Limehouse Causeway (Westferry)

Park Place, E14

Pinnacle Way, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Limehouse)

Pinnacle Way, E14

Premiere Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Westferry)

Premiere Place, E14

Providence Cottages, E14 Providence Cottages were situated off Emmett Street (Westferry)

Providence Cottages, E14

Providence House, E14 Providence House is a block on Three Colt Street (Limehouse)

Providence House, E14

Queens Court, E14 Queens Court can be found on Northey Street (Limehouse)

Queens Court, E14

Railway Arches, E14 Railway Arches is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Westferry)

Railway Arches, E14

Ratcliffe Lane, E14 Ratcliffe Lane runs south of Limehouse station (Limehouse)

Ratcliffe Lane, E14

Regents Canal House, E14 Regents Canal House is a block on Commercial Road (Limehouse)

Regents Canal House, E14

Regents Gate House, E14 Regents Gate House is a block on Horseferry Road (Limehouse)

Regents Gate House, E14

Rich Street, E14 Rich Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Westferry)

Rich Street, E14

Roche House, E14 Roche House was built by Stepney Borough Council in 1939, containing 100 flats (Westferry)

Roche House, E14

Rolling Mills Mews, E14 A street within the postcode (Limehouse)

Rolling Mills Mews, E14

Ropemaker’s Fields, E14 Ropemaker’s Fields is an old road of Limehouse formerly longer than now (Limehouse)

Ropemaker’s Fields, E14

Rose Court, E14 Rose Court is a block on Island Row (Limehouse)

Rose Court, E14

Rotherhithe Tunnel, E14 Rotherhithe Tunnel is a road in the E14 postcode area (Limehouse)

Rotherhithe Tunnel, E14

Roy Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Limehouse)

Roy Square, E14

Salter Street, E14 Salter Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Westferry)

Salter Street, E14

Salton Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Limehouse)

Salton Square, E14

Saunders Close, E14 Saunders Close is a road in the E14 postcode area (Westferry)

Saunders Close, E14

Shoulder of Mutton Alley, E14 Shoulder of Mutton Alley might derive its name from an inn - or something more earthy (Limehouse)

Shoulder of Mutton Alley, E14

Sophia Square, SE16 Sophia Square is a development off of Sovereign Crescent (Rotherhithe)

Sophia Square, SE16

Sovereign Crescent, SE16 Sovereign Crescent is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Rotherhithe)

Sovereign Crescent, SE16

Spert Street, E14 Sir Thomas Spert, first Master of Trinity House after its incorporation in 1514, was a Stepney seaman. (Limehouse)

Spert Street, E14

St Annes Row, E14 St Annes Row is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

St Annes Row, E14

St Anne’s Street, E14 St Anne Street is a street of Poplar (Poplar)

St Anne’s Street, E14

St. Georges Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Limehouse)

St. Georges Square, E14

Staples Close, SE16 Staples Close is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Rotherhithe)

Staples Close, SE16

Stave Yard Road, SE16 Stave Yard Road is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Rotherhithe)

Stave Yard Road, SE16

Stocks Place, E14 Stocks Place is a road in the E14 postcode area (Westferry)

Stocks Place, E14

Tenbury Place, E14 Tenbury Place was situated off Jamaica Place (Westferry)

Tenbury Place, E14

The Harbourmasters Building, E14 The Harbourmasters Building is a building on Goodhart Place (Limehouse)

The Harbourmasters Building, E14

The Mitre, E14 The Mitre is a road in the E14 postcode area (Limehouse)

The Mitre, E14

The Old Fire Station, SE16 The Old Fire Station is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Rotherhithe)

The Old Fire Station, SE16

Three Colt Street, E14 Three Colt Street was first recorded in 1362 making it one of Limehouse’s oldest streets (Limehouse)

Three Colt Street, E14

Trinidad Street, E14 Trinidad Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Westferry)

Trinidad Street, E14

Unit Mosaic Building, E14 Unit Mosaic Building is a building on Narrow Street (Limehouse)

Unit Mosaic Building, E14

Victory Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Limehouse)

Victory Place, E14

Vitruvian Court, E14 Vitruvian Court is a block on Rolling Mills Mews (Limehouse)

Vitruvian Court, E14

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

West India House, E14

Westferry Circus, E14 Westferry Circus is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)

Westferry Circus, E14

Westferry Studios, E14 Westferry Studios is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Westferry)

Westferry Studios, E14

Wharf Lane, E14 Wharf Lane is a road in the E14 postcode area (Limehouse)

Wharf Lane, E14

White Horse Street, E14 Until the early 20th century, White Horse Street stretched uninterrupted from Stepney Churchyard to Butcher Row, leading down to the riverside (Limehouse)

White Horse Street, E14

Willow Row, E14 Willow Row is an old Limehouse street (Limehouse)

Willow Row, E14

Zenith Building, E14 Zenith Building is located on Commercial Road (Limehouse)

Zenith Building, E14

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