Colverson House, E1

Block in/near Stepney, existing between 1954 and now

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Colverson House is a block on the Sidney Estate.

One 6-storey block containing 60 dwellings was constructed by building contractors A.E. Symes. A 4-storey spur was added to the block in 1954, further raising the total number of dwellings.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Black Boy The Black Boy public house stood on the Mile End Road.
Stepney Green Stepney Green tube station lies on the corner of Mile End Road and Globe Road in the Stepney neighbourhood of east London.
Vine Tavern The Vine Tavern was situated on a site in the middle of Mile End Road, theoretically at number 31.
Wickhams Wickhams was a department store on the north side of the Mile End Road in London.

NEARBY STREETS
Adams House, E1 Adams House is a Grade II listed block of offices (Stepney Green)
Adelina Grove, E1 Adelina Grove became an estate for people displaced by the London Wool Exchange building in 1929 (Stepney)
Adelina Place, E1 Adelina Place was a very narrow side street of Adelina Grove (Stepney)
Allport Mews, E1 Allport Mews lies off Stepney Green itself (Stepney Green)
Anne Goodman House, E1 Anne Goodman House is sited on Jubilee Street (Stepney Green)
Ansell House, E1 Ansell House was the first block built on the Sidney Estate (Stepney)
Antcliff Street, E1 Antcliff Street was probably built by William Antcliff of Newham Street (Stepney)
Antcliffe Street, E1 Antcliffe Street formerly ran off Bromehead Road (Stepney)
Anthony Street, E1 Anthony Street previously ran from Commercial Road through to Cable Street. Just a few metres survive (Stepney)
Antill Terrace, E1 Antill Terrace was built off of Senrab Street (then Barbour Gardens) around 1865 (Stepney Green)
Apsley House, E1 Apsley House is a block on Aylward Street (Stepney Green)
Apsley Street, E1 Apsley Street was off Redman’s Road (Stepney Green)
Arbour House, E1 Arbour House was designed by B.J. Belsher, the Stepney Borough Surveyor (Stepney Green)
Arbour Square, E1 Arbour Square is a late Georgian square in Stepney (Stepney Green)
Armsby House, E1 Armsby House is a block on Stepney Way (Stepney)
Ashfield Street, E1 Ashfield Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Whitechapel)
Assembly Passage, E1 Assembly Passage is a long, cobbled walkway that leads from Mile End Road to Redmans Road (Stepney Green)
Athlone House, E1 Athlone House is a block on Sidney Street (Stepney)
Aylward Street, E1 Aylward Street has a complicated history (Stepney Green)
Bath Street, In Poplar E14, Ann’s Place became Bath Street in 1891 (Whitechapel)
Beatrice House, E1 Beatrice House was built after 1996 (Stepney Green)
Beaumont Grove, E1 Beaumont Grove runs south from Mile End Road (Stepney Green)
Beaumont Street, E1 Beaumont Street was the predecessor name to Beaumont Grove (Stepney Green)
Beckett House, E1 Beckett House is part of a three block complex facing Jubilee Street (Stepney)
Bedford Square, E1 Bedford Square is an old East End square (Stepney)
Bedford Street, E1 Bedford Square, Shadwell was called Bedford Street after 1894 (Whitechapel)
Bermuda Street, E1 Bermuda Street was an old East End street (Stepney Green)
Berry House, E1 Berry House is located on Headlam Street (Whitechapel)
Blackwood House, E1 Blackwood House is a block on Collingwood Street (Whitechapel)
Bladen House, E1 Bladen House is a block on Dunelm Street (Stepney Green)
BLSA Building, E1 BLSA Building is a block on Newark Street (Whitechapel)
Boisseau House, E1 Boisseau House is a block on Stepney Way (Stepney)
Brady Street, E1 Brady Street is a road running north-south from Three Colts Lane to Whitechapel Road (Whitechapel)
Brayford Square, E1 Brayford Square is a small shopping area from 1978 (Stepney Green)
Bridgen House, E1 Bridgen House can be found on Philpot Street (Stepney)
Brilliant Street, E1 Brilliant Street was a tiny street linking Silver Street and Gold Street (Stepney Green)
Bromehead Road, E1 Bromehead Road is a location in London (Stepney)
Bromehead Street, E1 A vestige remains of Bromehead Street, formerly a main connecting street of the area (Stepney)
Burnham Thorpe Court, E1 Burnham Thorpe Court is a block on Nelson Street (Stepney)
Buross Street, E1 Buross Street runs south off Commercial Road (Stepney)
Cameron Place, Frederick Place was called Cameron Place after 1882 (Stepney)
Cannon Place, E1 Cannon Place is an old East End street (Whitechapel)
Carmelo Mews, E1 Carmelo Mews is a mews behind the houses on the east side of Stepney Green (Stepney Green)
Cavell House, E1 Cavell House is a block on Cavell Street (Stepney)
Cavell Street, E1 Cavell Street is a road in the E1W postcode area (Whitechapel)
Chesworth Court, E1 Chesworth Court is one of the blocks grouped around Fulneck Place (Stepney Green)
Cheviot House, E1 Cheviot House is sited on Commercial Road (Stepney)
Chronos Building, E1 Chronos Building is a building on Mile End Road (Stepney Green)
Clare Alexander House, E1 Clare Alexander House can be found on Turner Street (Whitechapel)
Clark Street, E1 Clark Street is a long and old street of Stepney (Stepney Green)
Clearbrook Way, E1 Clearbrook Way is a modern cul-de-sac, running west off West Arbour Street (Stepney Green)
Cleveland Grove, E1 Cleveland Grove, a cul-de-sac, leads west from Cleveland Street (Stepney Green)
Cleveland Street, E1 Cleveland Street replaced the delightfully-named Red Cow Lane (Stepney Green)
Cleveland Way, E1 Cleveland Way commemorates the Wentworth family, lords of the manor of Stepney from 1550 and earls of Cleveland from 1626-67. (Stepney Green)
Clichy House, E1 Clichy House is a block on Stepney Way (Stepney)
Clovelly Way, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Stepney Green)
Coburg Dwellings, E1 Coburg Dwellings is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Stepney)
Collingwood House, E1 Collingwood House is a block on Cambridge Heath Road (Whitechapel)
Colstead House, E1 Colstead House is a block on Watney Market (Stepney)
Colverson House, E1 Colverson House is a block on the Sidney Estate (Stepney)
Comfort House, E1 Comfort House is a block on Turner Street (Stepney)
Commercial Road, E1 Commercial Road is a major thoroughfare (the A13) running east-west from the junction of Burdett Road and East India Dock Road to Braham Street (Stepney)
Cornwood Drive, E1 Cornwood Drive runs off Jubilee Street (Stepney)
Cottage Court, E1 Cottage Court was situated off Hayfield Passage, first visible on the 1860s mapping (Stepney Green)
Court Street, E1 Court Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Whitechapel)
Cressy Court, E1 Cressy Court was called Little Union Place until 1937 (Stepney Green)
Cressy House, E1 Cressy House was built at the corner of Cressy Place and Hannibal Road in 1894 (Stepney Green)
Cressy Place, E1 Cressy Place is one of the older streets in Stepney Green (Stepney Green)
Dagobert House, E1 Dagobert House is a block on Smithy Street (Stepney)
Damien Court, E1 Damien Court is a block on Damien Street (Stepney)
Damien Street, E1 Damien Street is a road in the E1 postcode area (Stepney)
Darling Place, E1 Darling Place was merged into Darling Row (Whitechapel)
Darling Row, E1 Darling Row is a road in the E1 postcode area (Whitechapel)
Dawson House, E1 Dawson House is a block on Walden Street (Whitechapel)
Dempsey Street, E1 Dempsey Street was created before 1830 along with surrounding streets (Stepney Green)
Dickson House, E1 Dickson House is a building on Philpot Street (Stepney)
Diggon Street, E1 Diggon Street is now a small remnant cul-de-sac off Stepney Way (Stepney Green)
Drake House, E1 Drake House can be found on Stepney Way (Stepney)
Dron House, E1 Dron House is a block on Adelina Grove (Stepney)
Dundalk House, E1 Dundalk House faces Clark Street (Stepney Green)
Dunelm Street, E1 Fair Street was renamed Dunelm Street in 1939 (Stepney Green)
Dunstan Houses, E1 Dunstan Houses on Stepney Green were built in 1899 by the East End Dwellings Company to provide housing for the poor (Stepney Green)
Durward Street, E1 Durward Street is a narrow thoroughfare running east-west from Brady Street to Baker’s Row (today’s Vallance Road) (Whitechapel)
East Arbour Street, E1 East Arbour Street leads north from Arbour Square (Stepney Green)
East Cross Centre, E1 East Cross Centre is one of the streets of London in the E15 postal area (Stepney)
East Mount Street, E1 East Mount Street is a road in the E1 postcode area (Whitechapel)
Edwards Passage, E1 Edwards Passage leads north off Mile End Road beside the Trinity Almshouses (Stepney Green)
Elan Court, E1 Elan Court is a block on Newark Street (Whitechapel)
Elektra House, E1 Elektra House is a block on Ashfield Street (Stepney)
Elizabeth Bates Court, E1 Elizabeth Bates Court is a block on Mile End Road (Stepney Green)
Epping Place, E1 Epping Place was an old name for the northernmost end of Sidney Street (Whitechapel)
Exmouth Court, E1 Exmouth Court appears on the 1900 map (Stepney Green)
Exmouth Place, E1 Exmouth Place is on the 1860 map (Stepney Green)
Exmouth Street, E1 Exmouth Street was largely destroyed during the Second World War and replaced by residential blocks on the Clicky Estate (Stepney)
Fair Street, E1 Fair Street ran from Oxford Street to Charles Street (Stepney Green)
Fenton Street, E1 Fenton Street runs south from Commercial Road (Stepney)
Flintlock Close, E1 Flintlock Close is a location in London (Stepney)
Floyer House, E1 Floyer House is a block on Philpot Street (Whitechapel)
Ford House, E1 Ford House is a block on Ford Square (Stepney)
Ford Square, E1 Ford Square is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Stepney)
Foster Street, E1 Foster Street may date from the 1830s (Whitechapel)
Fulbourne Street, E1 Fulbourne Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Whitechapel)
Fulneck Place, E1 Fulneck Place is a short cul-de-sac which runs under a modern arch (Stepney Green)
Gardom Street, E1 Gardom Street was a former street of Stepney (Stepney Green)
Garrod Building, E1 Garrod Building is a block on Turner Street (Whitechapel)
Gateway House, E1 Gateway House is a block on Cavell Street (Stepney)
George Scott House, E1 George Scott House is a block on West Arbour Street (Stepney Green)
Gold Street, E1 Prospect Place was renamed as Gold Street in 1882 (Stepney Green)
Gray Street, Gray Street is an old East End street (Stepney)
Greenwich Court, E1 Greenwich Court is sited on Cavell Street (Stepney)
Grindall House, E1 Grindall House is a building on Collingwood Street (Whitechapel)
Grove Dwellings, E1 Grove Dwellings - in separate blocks - were built in 1910 on land leased from the Mercers company (Stepney)
Gwynne House, E1 Gwynne House is located on Turner Street (Whitechapel)
Halcrow Street, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Whitechapel)
Hannibal Road, E1 Hannibal Road leads south from the junction of Mile End Road and Stepney Green (Stepney Green)
Hare Street, E1 Hare Street once ran from Silver Street to Pole Street (Stepney Green)
Harriott House, E1 Harriott House is a block on Jamaica Street (Stepney Green)
Harvey House, E1 Harvey House is a block on Brady Street (Whitechapel)
Hawkins Street, E1 Hawkins Street is an old East End street, appearing on maps during the 1840s (Stepney)
Hayfield Court, E1 Hayfield Court is a block on Hayfield Passage (Stepney Green)
Hayfield House, E1 Hayfield House is a block on Hayfield Passage (Stepney Green)
Hayfield Passage, E1 Hayfield Passage leads down to Stepney Green from Mile End Road (Stepney Green)
Hayfield Place, E1 Hayfield Place was an old courtyard leading south off Mile End Road (Stepney Green)
Hayfield Yard, E1 Hayfield Yard appears to date from the turn of the nineteenth century and possibly before (Stepney Green)
Henry Brierley House, E1 Henry Brierley House is a block on Varden Street (Stepney)
Horace Evans House, E1 Horace Evans House is a block on Ashfield Street (Whitechapel)
Hubert Ashton House, E1 Hubert Ashton House is a block on Varden Street (Stepney)
Hunter Street, Hunter Street is an old East End street (Stepney)
Ivy House, E1 Ivy House is a block on Nelson Street (Stepney)
Jamaica Street, E1 Jamaica Street is the successor street to King Street (Stepney)
Jane Street, E1 Jane Street is now only a few yards long, with no houses (Stepney)
Jarman House, E1 Jarman House, Beckett House and Wingrand House were built as a single block on the Sidney Estate (Stepney)
Jean Pardies House, E1 Jean Pardies House is a block on Stepney Way (Stepney)
John Garnett House, E1 John Garnett House is located on Newark Street (Whitechapel)
John Harrison House, E1 John Harrison House is a block on Varden Street (Whitechapel)
Johns Place, E1 Despite a post-war expansion of the road name, Johns Place is an older street of Stepney (Stepney)
Joscoyne House, E1 Joscoyne House is a block on Philpot Street (Stepney)
Jubilee Mansions, E1 Jubilee Mansions is a block built by Stepney Borough Council between the wars (Stepney Green)
Jubilee Street, E1 Jubilee Street was built off the then-new Commercial Road and named to commemorate the Jubilee of George III in 1810. (Stepney Green)
Justice Apartments, E1 Justice Apartments is a block on Aylward Street (Stepney Green)
Kempton Court, E1 Kempton Court is a block on Durward Street, built in 1995 (Whitechapel)
Kent House, E1 Kent House is a block on Varden Street (Whitechapel)
Kerry House, E1 Kerry House is a block on the southern part of the Sidney Estate (Stepney)
Key Close, E1 Key Close lies off Cambridge Heath Road (Stepney Green)
King Street, E1 King Street was one of two King Streets in Stepney, the other being nearer to Bethnal Green (Stepney)
Lady Micos Almshouses, E1 Lady Micos Almshouses offers lodgings exclusively for women in Stepney (Stepney Green)
Le Moal House, E1 Le Moal House is a block on Stepney Way (Stepney)
Leigh House, E1 Leigh House is a block on Halcrow Street (Whitechapel)
Levitas House, E1 Levitas House are flats situated on Jubilee Street, dating from 2020 (Stepney Green)
Lindley House, E1 Lindley House is a block on Lindley Street (Stepney)
Lindley Street, E1 Lindley Street first appeared on a Stepney map during the 1840s (Stepney)
Lisbon Street, Lisbon Street is an old East End street (Whitechapel)
Little Collingwood Street, E1 Little Collingwood Street once ran parallel with Collingwood Street (Whitechapel)
Longford House, E1 Longford House is a one of a number of Irish county themed blocks dating from the late 1950s (Stepney)
Louisa Street, E1 Louisa Street leads off Beaumont Grove (Stepney Green)
Louise De Marillac House, E1 Louise De Marillac House is a block on Jubilee Street (Stepney)
Malplaquet House, E1 Malplaquet House is a Grade II listed Georgian building at 137-139 Mile End Road in Stepney (Stepney Green)
Maples Place, E1 Cannon Place became Maples Place in 1938 (Whitechapel)
Maria Terrace, E1 Maria Terrace lies off Beaumont Square (Stepney Green)
Mariana Court, E1 Mariana Court is a block on Assembly Passage (Stepney)
Marshgate House, E1 Marshgate House is a building on Bromehead Street (Stepney)
Matcham Court, E1 Matcham Court is a block on Hannibal Road (Stepney Green)
Mayo House, E1 Mayo House is a block on Lindley Street (Stepney)
Mellish House, E1 Mellish House is a block on Varden Street (Stepney)
Merceron Street, E1 Merceron Street is a road in the E1 postcode area (Whitechapel)
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)
Milward Street, E1 Milward Street is a road in the E1 postcode area (Whitechapel)
Mocatta House, E1 Mocatta House is a block on Brady Street (Whitechapel)
Morecambe Close, E1 Morecambe Close is a modern road leading off Beaumont Square (Stepney Green)
Mount Terrace, E1 Mount Terrace is a road in the E1 postcode area (Whitechapel)
Mullan House, E1 Mullan House is a block on Nelson Street (Stepney)
Musbury Street, E1 Musbury Street is a street of post-war blocks of flats (Stepney Green)
Nelson Street, E1 Nelson Street runs between New Road and Cavell Street (Stepney)
Newark Street, E1 Newark Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Whitechapel)
Newbold Cottages, E1 Newbold Cottages is a block in Stepney (Stepney Green)
Newbold Street, E1 First appearing on the 1870 map, Newbold Street disappeared during the post-war rebuilding of the area (Stepney Green)
Nijjer House, E1 Nijjer House is a block on Commercial Road (Stepney)
O’Leary Square, E1 O’Leary Square is a development of the Sidney Estate (Stepney)
Oasis Court, E1 Oasis Court is a block on Mile End Road (Stepney Green)
Odette Duval House, E1 Odette Duval House is a 9-storey block containing 52 dwellings (Stepney)
Oley Place, E1 Oley Place - originally Wellington Street - was part of an estate belonging to Clare College, Cambridge (Stepney Green)
Oxford Street, Green Street was renamed to Oxford Street, E1 in 1867 (Whitechapel)
Pacific Court, E1 Pacific Court is a building on Assembly Passage (Stepney)
Painter House, E1 Painter House is a block on Sidney Street (Stepney)
Park House, E1 Park House is a block on Mile End Road (Stepney Green)
Pattison House, E1 Pattison House is a block on Aylward Street (Stepney Green)
Pattison Street, E1 Pattison Street ran southeast from a junction with Jamaica Street (Stepney Green)
Pereira Street, E1 Pereira Street ran north/south in Bethnal Green (Whitechapel)
Perth Street, E1 Perth Street was created as St Vincent Street during the 1830s (Stepney Green)
Peter Best House, E1 Peter Best House can be found on Nelson Street (Stepney)
Philpot Street, E1 Philpot Street commemorates the prominent local family of Philpot or Philipot; (Stepney)
Platinium Court, E1 Platinium Court is a block on Cephas Avenue (Stepney Green)
Pole Street, E1 Pole Street became part of Stepney Green Park (Stepney Green)
Porchester House, E1 Porchester House is sited on Varden Street (Whitechapel)
Princes Street, E1 Princes Street was a former name for the northern section of Dempsey Street (Stepney)
Raven Row, E1 Raven Row appears in 1832, probably named for the builder. (Whitechapel)
Recurrence Apartments, E1 Recurrence Apartments is located on Commercial Road (Stepney)
Red Cow Lane, E1 Red Cow Lane was an ancient Stepney thoroughfare linking Dog Row with Mile End Road (Stepney Green)
Redmans Road, E1 Redmans Road is a long east-west road of Stepney (Stepney Green)
Redmill House, E1 Redmill House is a block on Headlam Street (Whitechapel)
Richard Street, E1 Richard Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Stepney)
Richardson Street, E1 Richardson Street ran from Lindley Street to Wolsey Street (Stepney)
Roland Mews, E1 Roland Mews emerges through an archway under Roland House (Stepney Green)
Russell Street, E1 Little Russell Street became Russell Street in 1864 (7996) (Whitechapel)
Rutland Street, New Rutland Street was given the name Rutland Street, E1 in 1864 (Stepney)
Sambrook House, E1 Sambrook House is a block on Stepney Way (Stepney)
Sandhurst House, E1 Sandhurst House can be found on Wolsey Street (Stepney)
Sidney Square, E1 Sidney Square is an old square dating from the 1820s (Stepney Green)
Sidney Street, E1 Sidney Street is a notably historic street of the East End (Stepney)
Siege House, E1 Siege House is a 10-storey block containing 70 dwellings (Stepney)
Silver Street, E1 Silver Street ran parallel with Gold Street, though it was narrower (Stepney Green)
Silvester House, E1 Silvester House can be found on Varden Street (Stepney)
Smith Street, E1 Because of the number of Smith Streets in London, the road became Smithy Street during the 1930s (Stepney)
Smithy Street, E1 Smithy Street was called Smith Street until 1938 (Stepney)
Somerset House, E1 Somerset House is a block on New Road (Stepney)
St Philip’s House, E1 St Philip’s House is located on Stepney Way (Whitechapel)
St Thomas House, E1 St Thomas House is a block on East Arbour Street (Stepney Green)
Stepney City Apartments, E1 Stepney City Apartments is a former Victorian school, converted into flats (Stepney Green)
Stepney Green Court, E1 Stepney Green Court is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Whitechapel)
Stepney Way, E1 Stepney Way is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Stepney)
Stifford House, E1 Stifford House is a block on Stepney Way (Stepney Green)
Swan Place, E1 Swan Place was an old road absorbed during the nineteenth century into Sidney Street (Stepney)
Tate Apartments, E1 Tate Apartments is a block on Sly Street (Stepney)
Tree House, E1 Tree House is located on Jubilee Street (Stepney)
Trinity Green, E1 Trinity Green is the nominal address of the Trinity Green Almshouses (Stepney Green)
Trinity Mews, E1 Trinity Mews is a modern development (Stepney)
Turner Street, E1 Turner Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Whitechapel)
Tylney House, E1 Tylney House is located on Nelson Street (Stepney)
Upper Fenton Street, Upper Fenton Street is an old East End street (Stepney)
Varden Street, E1 Varden Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Stepney)
Vawdrey Close, E1 Vawdrey Close replaced an older street called Whitehead Street (Stepney Green)
Vine Cottages, E1 Vine Cottages is the name of a 1960s block facing Jubilee Gardens (Stepney Green)
Walden Street, E1 Walden Street is a road in the E1 postcode area (Whitechapel)
Wellesley Street, E1 Wellesley Street was severely truncated post-war (Stepney Green)
West Arbour Street, E1 West Arbour Street runs north from Commercial Road to Aylward Street (Stepney Green)
Wetton House, E1 Wetton House overlooks the southern edge of Stepney Green Park (Stepney Green)
Wexford House, E1 Wexford House is a 6-storey block containing 44 dwellings (Stepney)
Whitehead Street, E1 Union Street was renamed Whitehead Street in 1882 (Stepney Green)
Whittington Apartments, E1 Whittington Apartments is the name for a block of flats on East Arbour Street (Stepney Green)
Wickham Close, E1 Wickham Close is a modern cul-de-sac leading east off Jamaica Street (Stepney)
William Fry House, E1 William Fry House is a block on the corner of West Arbour Street and Aylward Street (Stepney Green)
Wilton Court, E1 Wilton Court is a block on Cavell Street (Whitechapel)
Wingrad House, E1 Wingrad House is a block on the northern section of Jubilee Street (Stepney)
Winthrop Street, E1 Winthrop Street was formerly a narrow street running east-west from Brady Street to Durward Street (Whitechapel)
Wolsey Street, E1 Wolsey Street is an old East End street of which a tiny remnant remains (Stepney)
Wood’s Buildings, E1 Wood’s Buildings, a narrow passageway, extended north from Whitechapel Road and led to Winthrop Street. (Whitechapel)
Woollen House, E1 Woollen House is a block on Clark Street (Stepney Green)
Zion House, E1 Zion House is a residential building comprising 35 flats (Stepney Green)


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