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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

The Underground Map Pepys Street, EC3N Added: 20 Sep 2020 13:01 GMT	Pepys starts diary On 1 January 1659, Samuel Pepys started his famous daily diary and maintained it for ten years. The diary has become perhaps the most extensive source of information on this critical period of English history. Pepys never considered that his diary would be read by others. The original diary consisted of six volumes written in Shelton shorthand, which he had learned as an undergraduate on scholarship at Magdalene College, Cambridge. This shorthand was introduced in 1626, and was the same system Isaac Newton used when writing. Reply
Tricia Shadwell Added: 27 Apr 2021 12:05 GMT	St George in the East Church This Church was opened in 1729, designed by Hawksmore. Inside destroyed by incendrie bomb 16th April 1941. Rebuilt inside and finished in 1964. The building remained open most of the time in a temporary prefab. Reply
Christine D Elliott Spitalfields Added: 11 Jun 2023 14:50 GMT	Spitalfields Charles Blutte came to Spitalfields from Walincourt, Picardie, France for reason of religious persecution. His brother Pierre Phillippe Blutte followed the following year. Between the two brothers they had eventually 20 children, they worked as silk weavers around the Brick Lane area. Member’s of Pierre’s family resided at 40 Thomas Street for over 100 years. Another residence associated with the Blutte family is Vine Court, Lamb Street, Spitalfields, number 16,17 & 18 Vine Court was owned by John Kindon, the father in law of Charles Blutte’s son Jean (John) who married Ann Kindon. This residence appears several times in the census records. Source: Quarto_52_Vol_LII_La_Providence Reply
Graham O’Connell Lloyds Wharf, SE1 Added: 10 Apr 2021 10:24 GMT	Lloyd & Sons, Tin Box Manufacturers (1859 - 1982) A Lloyd & Sons occupied the wharf (now known as Lloyds Wharf, Mill Street) from the mid 19th Century to the late 20th Century. Best known for making tin boxes they also produced a range of things from petrol canisters to collecting tins. They won a notorious libel case in 1915 when a local councillor criticised the working conditions which, in fairness, weren’t great. There was a major fire here in 1929 but the company survived at least until 1982 and probably a year or two after that. Reply
Michael Upham Bala Place, SE16 Added: 16 Jan 2023 21:16 GMT	Bala Place, SE16 My grandfather was born at 2 Bala Place. Reply
jack stevens Whites Row, E1 Added: 26 Sep 2021 13:38 GMT	Mothers birth place Number 5 Whites Row which was built in around 1736 and still standing was the premises my now 93 year old mother was born in, her name at birth was Hilda Evelyne Shaw, Reply
margaret clark Thrawl Street, E1 Added: 15 Oct 2021 22:23 GMT	Margaret’s address when she married in 1938 ^, Josepine House, Stepney is the address of my mother on her marriage certificate 1938. Her name was Margaret Irene Clark. Her father Basil Clark was a warehouse grocer. Reply
Old Nichol Street, E2 Added: 6 Nov 2021 15:03 GMT	Old Nichol Street, E2 Information about my grandfather’s tobacconist shop Reply
Admin Tower Bridge, SE1 Added: 26 Aug 2022 15:19 GMT	Bus makes a leap A number 78 double-decker bus driven by Albert Gunter was forced to jump an accidentally opening Tower Bridge. He was awarded a £10 bonus. Reply
fariba Tower Bridge Business Complex, S Added: 28 Jun 2021 00:48 GMT	Tower Bridge Business Complex, S need for my coursework Source: university Reply
Martin Eaton Shoreditch Added: 14 Oct 2021 03:56 GMT	Boundary Estate Sunbury, Taplow House. Reply
The Underground Map Aldgate Added: 8 Mar 2021 15:05 GMT	A plague on all your houses Aldgate station is built directly on top of a vast plague pit, where thousands of bodies are apparently buried. No-one knows quite how many. Reply
Liverpool Street Added: 21 Apr 2021 16:21 GMT	Liverpool Street the Bishopsgate station has existed since 1840 as a passenger station, but does not appear in the site’s cartography. Evidently, the 1860 map is in fact much earlier than that date. Reply
Talbot Yard, SE1 Added: 27 Jul 2021 14:31 GMT	correction Chaucer did not write Pilgrims Progress. His stories were called the Canterbury Tales Reply
Linda Pereira Street, E1 Added: 18 Feb 2021 22:03 GMT	Pereira Street, E1 My grandfather Charles Suett lived in Periera Street & married a widowed neighbour there. They later moved to 33 Bullen House, Collingwood Street where my father was born. Reply

LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

Matthew Proctor Blackheath Grove, SE3 Added: 7 Dec 2023 17:36 GMT	Blackheath Grove, SE3 Road was originally known as The Avenue, then became "The Grove" in 1942. From 1864 there was Blackheath Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on this street until it was destroyed by a V2 in 1944 Reply
Peter Gambia Street, SE1 Added: 4 Dec 2023 07:05 GMT	Gambia Street, SE1 Gambia Street was previously known as William Street. Reply
Eileen Brecknock Road, N7 Added: 10 Nov 2023 09:42 GMT	Brecknock Road Pleating Company My great grandparents ran the Brecknock Road pleating Company around 1910 to 1920 and my Grandmother worked there as a pleater until she was 16. I should like to know more about this. I know they had a beautiful Victorian house in Islington as I have photos of it & of them in their garden. Source: Family history Reply
Squirrel’s Lane, IG9 Added: 6 Nov 2023 16:59 GMT	061123 Why do Thames Water not collect the 15 . Three meter lengths of blue plastic fencing, and old pipes etc. They left here for the last TWO Years, these cause an obstruction,as they halfway lying in the road,as no footpath down this road, and the cars going and exiting the park are getting damaged, also the public are in Grave Danger when trying to avoid your rubbish and the danger of your fences. Source: Squirrels Lane. Buckhurst Hill, Essex. IG9. I want some action ,now, not Excuses.MK. Reply
Christian Cornwall Road, W11 Added: 31 Oct 2023 10:34 GMT	Cornwall Road, W11 Photo shows William Richard Hoare’s chemist shop at 121 Cornwall Road. Reply
Vik Oaks Road, TW6 Added: 30 Oct 2023 18:48 GMT	Old pub sign from the Rising Sun Hi I have no connection to the area except that for the last 30+ years we’ve had an old pub sign hanging on our kitchen wall from the Rising Sun, Stanwell, which I believe was / is on the Oaks Rd. Happy to upload a photo if anyone can tell me how or where to do that! Reply
Phillip Martin Ashburnham Place, SE10 Added: 16 Oct 2023 06:25 GMT	16 Ashburnham Road On 15 October 1874 George Frederick Martin was born in 16 Ashburnham Road Greenwich to George Henry Martin, a painter, and Mary Martin, formerly Southern. Reply
Christine Bithrey Holly Park, N4 Added: 15 Oct 2023 15:20 GMT	The Hollies (1860 - 1900) I lived in Holly Park Estate from 1969 I was 8 years old when we moved in until I left to get married, my mother still lives there now 84. I am wondering if there was ever a cemetery within The Hollies? And if so where? Was it near to the Blythwood Road end or much nearer to the old Methodist Church which is still standing although rather old looking. We spent most of our childhood playing along the old dis-used railway that run directly along Blythwood Road and opposite Holly Park Estate - top end which is where we live/ed. We now walk my mothers dog there twice a day. An elderly gentleman once told me when I was a child that there used to be a cemetery but I am not sure if he was trying to scare us children! I only thought about this recently when walking past the old Methodist Church and seeing the flag stone in the side of the wall with the inscription of when it was built late 1880 If anyone has any answers please email me [email protected] Reply

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THE STREETS OF ST KATHERINE DOCKS

Admiralty House, E1W Admiralty House is a block on Vaughan Way.

Admiralty House, E1W

Alie Street, E1 Originally called Ayliff Street, Alie Street was named after a relative of William Leman, whose great-uncle, John Leman had bought Goodman’s Fields.

Alie Street, E1

Apollo Court, E1W Apollo Court is a block on Thomas More Street.

Apollo Court, E1W

Arrival Square, E1W A street within the E1W postcode

Arrival Square, E1W

Arrivalley Square, E1W A street within the E1W postcode

Arrivalley Square, E1W

Bowmans Mews, E1 Bowmans Mews is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area.

Bowmans Mews, E1

Bridle Mews, E1 Bridle Mews is a location in London.

Bridle Mews, E1

Burr Close, E1W Burr Close is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area.

Burr Close, E1W

Cardinal Court, E1W Cardinal Court is sited on Thomas More Square.

Cardinal Court, E1W

Cashmere House, E1 Cashmere House is a block on Leman Street.

Cashmere House, E1

Cassia House, E1 Cassia House is a block on Piazza Walk.

Cassia House, E1

Catalina House, E1 Catalina House is sited on Canter Way.

Catalina House, E1

Cayzer House, E1W Cayzer House is located on Thomas More Street.

Cayzer House, E1W

Chamber Street, E1 Chamber Street is a thoroughfare running east-west from Leman Street to Mansell Street.

Chamber Street, E1

Christopher Court, E1 Christopher Court is a block on Leman Street.

Christopher Court, E1

Cloysters Green, E1W A street within the E1W postcode

Cloysters Green, E1W

Commodity Quay, E1W A street within the E1W postcode

Commodity Quay, E1W

Counter House, E1W Counter House is located on Gauging Square.

Counter House, E1W

Devon House, E1W Devon House is a building on St Katharine’s Way.

Devon House, E1W

Donovan House, E1W Donovan House is a block on Lukin Street.

Donovan House, E1W

East Smithfield, E1W East Smithfield, an ancient street, derives from ’smooth field’.

East Smithfield, E1W

East Tenter Street, E1 East Tenter Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area.

East Tenter Street, E1

Gemini Court, E1W Gemini Court is a block on Thomas More Street.

Gemini Court, E1W

Goodman Street, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

Goodman Street, E1

Gosling House, E1W Gosling House is a block on Gosling House.

Gosling House, E1W

Gowers Row, Gowers Row is an old East End street.

Gowers Row,

Great Alie Street, Great Alie Street is an old East End street.

Great Alie Street,

Great Prescot Street, Great Prescot Street is an old East End street.

Great Prescot Street,

Harlequin Court, E1W Harlequin Court is sited on Star Place.

Harlequin Court, E1W

Hawksmoor Mews, E1 Hawksmoor Mews is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area.

Hawksmoor Mews, E1

Hooper Street, E1 Hooper Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area.

Hooper Street, E1

International House, International House is a building on Cloister walk

International House,

International House, E1W International House is a block on St Katharineâ€™s Way.

International House, E1W

Ivory House, E1W Ivory House is a block on St Katharine Docks.

Ivory House, E1W

Jacana Court, E1W Jacana Court is a block on Star Place.

Jacana Court, E1W

Lambeth Street, Lambeth Street is an old East End street.

Lambeth Street,

Leman Street, E1 Leman Street was named after Sir John Leman.

Leman Street, E1

Matilda House, E1W Matilda House is sited on Maudlin’s Green.

Matilda House, E1W

Mercers Street, Mercers Street is an old East End street.

Mercers Street,

Merganser Court, E1W Merganser Court is located on Star Place.

Merganser Court, E1W

Merita House, E1W Merita House is a block on Thomas More Street.

Merita House, E1W

Mews Street, E1W Mews Street is a road in the E1W postcode area

Mews Street, E1W

Michael’s House, E1 Michael’s House is a block on Alie Street.

Michael’s House, E1

Mill Yard, E1 Mill Yard is a road in the E1 postcode area

Mill Yard, E1

Moore House, E1W Moore House is a block on Martineau Street.

Moore House, E1W

Neroli House, E1 Neroli House is a building on Piazza Walk.

Neroli House, E1

Nesham Street, E1W Nesham Street is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area.

Nesham Street, E1W

Newnham Street, Newnham Street is an old East End street.

Newnham Street,

Nightingale House, E1W Nightingale House is a block on Thomas More Street.

Nightingale House, E1W

North Tenter Street, E1 North Tenter Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area.

North Tenter Street, E1

Old Pump House, E1 Old Pump House is a block on Hooper Street.

Old Pump House, E1

Osprey Court, E1W Osprey Court is a block on Star Place.

Osprey Court, E1W

Perilla House, E1 Perilla House is a building on Bridle Mews.

Perilla House, E1

Piazza Walk, E1 Piazza Walk is a location in London.

Piazza Walk, E1

Pimento House, E1 Pimento House is located on Gower’s Walk.

Pimento House, E1

Prescot Street, E1 Prescot Street was named for Rebecca Prescott, wife of William Leman.

Prescot Street, E1

Princes Street, E1 Tower Bridge Approach is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area.

Princes Street, E1

Riviera Court, E1W Riviera Court is a block on Wapping High Street.

Riviera Court, E1W

Rotherwick House, E1W Rotherwick House is located on Thomas More Street.

Rotherwick House, E1W

Royal Mint Court, E1 Royal Mint Court is a block on Royal Mint Court.

Royal Mint Court, E1

Rupert Street, E1 Rupert Street was situated to the east of Leman Street.

Rupert Street, E1

Sandpiper Court, E1W Sandpiper Court is a block on Thomas More Street.

Sandpiper Court, E1W

Satin House, E1 Satin House is a block on Canter Way.

Satin House, E1

Scarborough Street, E1 This is a street in the E1 postcode area

Scarborough Street, E1

Shearwater Court, E1W Shearwater Court is a block on Star Place.

Shearwater Court, E1W

South Tenter Street, E1 South Tenter Street is a road in the E1 postcode area

South Tenter Street, E1

St Anthony’s Close, E1W St Anthony’s Close is a road in the E1W postcode area

St Anthony’s Close, E1W

St Katharine’s Way, E1W St Katharine’s Way is a road in the E1W postcode area

St Katharine’s Way, E1W

St Mark Street, E1 St Mark Street was built on the old Goodman’s Fields.

St Mark Street, E1

St Marks Street, St Marks Street is an old East End street.

St Marks Street,

St Mary Grace’s Court, E1 St Mary Grace’s Court is a building on Cartwright Street.

St Mary Grace’s Court, E1

St. Katharines Way, E1W A street within the E1W postcode

St. Katharines Way, E1W

Stable Walk, E1 Stable Walk is a location in London.

Stable Walk, E1

Standon House, E1 Standon House is a block on Mansell Street.

Standon House, E1

Star Place, E1W Star Place is a road in the E1W postcode area

Star Place, E1W

Stockholm Way, E1W Stockholm Way is a road in the E1W postcode area

Stockholm Way, E1W

Sugar House, E1 Sugar House is a block on Leman Street.

Sugar House, E1

Swan Court, E1W Swan Court is sited on Star Place.

Swan Court, E1W

Symons House, E1 Symons House is a building on Alie Street.

Symons House, E1

Teal Court, E1W Teal Court is a block on Star Place.

Teal Court, E1W

Tenter Street East, Tenter Street East is an old East End street.

Tenter Street East,

Tenter Street North, Tenter Street North is an old East End street.

Tenter Street North,

Tenter Street South, Tenter Street South is an old East End street.

Tenter Street South,

Tenter Street West, Tenter Street West is an old East End street.

Tenter Street West,

The K Building, E1W The K Building is a block on East Smithfield.

The K Building, E1W

Thomas More Square, E1W Thomas More Square is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area.

Thomas More Square, E1W

Thomas More Street, E1W Thomas More Street is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area.

Thomas More Street, E1W

Trinity Tower, E98 Trinity Tower is a block on Thomas More Square.

Trinity Tower, E98

Turnstone House, E1W Turnstone House is located on Star Place.

Turnstone House, E1W

Twine Court, E1 Twine Court is a road in the E1 postcode area

Twine Court, E1

Upper East Smithfield, Upper East Smithfield is an old East End street.

Upper East Smithfield,

Victoria Court, E1 Victoria Court is a block on Cartwright Street.

Victoria Court, E1

Vogler House, E1W Vogler House is a block on Lukin Street.

Vogler House, E1W

West Tenter Street, E1 West Tenter Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area.

West Tenter Street, E1

Yule Court, E1 Yule Court was replaced by the Shadwell Gardens Estate during the 1970s.

Yule Court, E1

THE PUBS OF ST KATHERINE DOCKS

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The Great Synagogue of London (1810) Credit: Thomas Rowlandson (1756â TUM image id: 1518368926 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Boar’s Head was located on the north side of Whitechapel High Street. The Boar’s Head was originally an inn, which was built in the 1530s; it underwent two renovations for use as a playhouse: first, in 1598, when a simple stage was erected, and a second, more elaborate renovation in 1599. Credit: Unknown TUM image id: 1518792376 Licence:	The Aldgate Pump (1874) Aldgate Pump is a historic water pump located at the junction where Aldgate meets Fenchurch Street and Leadenhall Street. The pump is notable for its long, and sometimes dark history, as well as its cultural significance as a symbolic start point of the East End of London. The term "East of Aldgate Pump" is used as a synonym for the East End or for East London as a whole. Credit: Wellcome Images TUM image id: 1518792844 Licence:	Bevis Marks Synagogue Credit: John Salmon TUM image id: 1519475277 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Exterior of St Katherine Cree, City of London Credit: Prioryman TUM image id: 1519729630 Licence: CC BY 2.0
St James Duke Credit: Robert William Billings and John Le Keux TUM image id: 1520552156 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Third Goodmans Fields Theatre, Great Alie Street (1801) Credit: W. W. Hutchings TUM image id: 1520855916 Licence:	Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin) addressing a "smoking debate" at Toynbee Hall (1902) TUM image id: 1660651336 Licence: CC BY 2.0	A drawing published in 1907 of the west front of the Church of Holy Trinity, Minories Credit: Uncredited TUM image id: 1523993568 Licence:	Petticoat Lane in the 1920s Credit: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress) TUM image id: 1523993996 Licence:
Whitechapel Gallery Credit: LeHaye/Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1556738899 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Etching of All Hallows Staining tower, drawn in 1922 Credit: Public domain TUM image id: 1585749143 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Mark Lane station Credit: London Transport TUM image id: 1585759751 Licence:	Byward Tower, 1893 TUM image id: 1556882285 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Bridge House, George Row, Bermondsey (1926) TUM image id: 1557151298 Licence:

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The Great Synagogue of London (1810)
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The Boar’s Head was located on the north side of Whitechapel High Street. The Boar’s Head was originally an inn, which was built in the 1530s; it underwent two renovations for use as a playhouse: first, in 1598, when a simple stage was erected, and a second, more elaborate renovation in 1599.
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The Aldgate Pump (1874) Aldgate Pump is a historic water pump located at the junction where Aldgate meets Fenchurch Street and Leadenhall Street. The pump is notable for its long, and sometimes dark history, as well as its cultural significance as a symbolic start point of the East End of London. The term "East of Aldgate Pump" is used as a synonym for the East End or for East London as a whole.
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The Third Goodmans Fields Theatre, Great Alie Street (1801)
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A drawing published in 1907 of the west front of the Church of Holy Trinity, Minories
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Byward Tower, 1893
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Bridge House, George Row, Bermondsey (1926)
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Battle of Cable Street mural The Battle of Cable Street took place on the corner of Cable Street and Dock Street, and other places
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Folly Ditch, Jacob’s Island in the 19th century. Jacob’s Island was a notorious Bermondsey slum, cleared in the 1860s.
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46 Aldgate High Street
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