Willis House, E14.

Willis House is a block on Poplar High Street.

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Anonymous Tidal Basin Road, E16 Added: 29 Aug 2024 13:22 GMT	Wartime My late Aunt lived in Tidal Basin during the war. Their family name was Brandon. She told a story of a schoolboy killed on the dock railway when walking to school. Apparently it was common for the kids to walk along the busy tracks serving the docks. Reply
Henriques Street, E1 Added: 20 Jul 2024 01:13 GMT	Whitechapel (1980 - 1981) Diana Lee-Gobbitt - Artist rented a room at No 1 Berner Street, Whitechapel, opposite Church Passage (Ripper territory) for one year, rent approx 3 pounds pw. Worked as Receptionist for n Indian import/export company in the Watney Markets. Owner of No 1 Berner Street was Sammy Ferrugia, Maltese Taxi company owner. The artist was shown the gambling den in Dutfield’s Yard behind the terrace houses. It was common local knowledge prostitution was high end income for those in the East End during the 1950s. Reply
Haycroft Gardens, NW10 Added: 7 Jul 2024 16:26 GMT	Haycroft Gardens, NW10 My Grandfather bought No 45 Buchanan Gdns in I believe 1902 and died ther in the early 1950s Reply
Haycroft Gardens, NW10 Added: 7 Jul 2024 16:20 GMT	Haycroft Gardens, NW10 I lived in No 7 from 1933 to 1938 Reply
Sylvia guiver Blandford Square, NW1 Added: 4 Jul 2024 14:52 GMT	Grandparents 1937 lived 37 Blandford Square Y mother and all her sisters and brother lived there, before this date , my parent wedding photographers were take in the square, I use to visit with my mother I remember the barge ballon in the square in the war. Reply
Roy Mathieson Southwark Added: 27 Jun 2024 16:25 GMT	St Saviours My great grandmother was born in Bowling Green Lane in 1848. The family moved from there to Earl Terrace, Bermondsey in 1849. I have never been able to locate Earl Terrace on maps. Reply
Buckhurst Street, E1 Added: 26 Jun 2024 13:10 GMT	Buckhurst Street, E1 Mt grandfather, Thomas Walton Ward had a musical instrument workshop in Buckhurst Street from 1934 until the street was bombed during the war. Grandfather was a partner in the musical instrument firm of R.J. Ward and Sons of Liverpool. He died in 1945 and is buried in a common grave at Abney Park Cemetery. Reply
Mike Dowling Undercliff Road, SE13 Added: 15 Jun 2024 15:51 GMT	Family ties (1936 - 1963) The Dowling family lived at number 13 Undercliffe Road for Nearly 26 years. Next door was the Harris family Reply

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

Museum of London Docklands The Museum of London Docklands, based in an 1802 warehouse, tells the history of London’s River Thames and the growth of the Docklands.

Museum of London Docklands

Railway Tavern The Railway Tavern was generally known as Charlie Brown’s.

Railway Tavern

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 Cabot Square, E14 1 Cabot Square (also known as the Credit Suisse building) is a 21 floor office building occupied by Credit Suisse in the Canary Wharf development (Canary Wharf)

1 Cabot Square, E14

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

Amoy Place, E14 Amoy Place is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Amoy Place, E14

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

Annabel Close, E14

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

Arborfield House, E14

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

Astoria Way, 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

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

Berber Place, E14

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

Billingsgate Market, E14

Birchfield House, E14 Birchfield House can be found on Pinefield Close (Poplar)

Birchfield House, E14

Birchfield Street, E14 Birchfield Street was once called Drill Place (Poplar)

Birchfield Street, 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 Place, E14 Boardwalk Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)

Boardwalk Place, 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

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

Broadway Walk, E14

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

Brownfield Street, E14

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

Bygrove Street, E14

Canary Wharf, E14 Canary Wharf is a location rather than a road but one which has addresses assigned to it (Canary Wharf)

Canary Wharf, E14

Cannon Drive, E14 Cannon Drive connects Hertsmere Road with the Cannon Workshops (Westferry)

Cannon Drive, E14

Cannon House, E14 Cannon House is sited on Hertsmere Road West (Westferry)

Cannon 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

Castor Street, E14 Castor Street existed between the 1810s and 1960s (Poplar)

Castor Street, E14

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

Chancellor Passage, E14

Charles Street, EC1Y Charles Street - one of many streets of this name in London - was renamed Viscount Street in 1939 (Poplar)

Charles Street, EC1Y

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

Chilcot Close, 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

Columbus Courtyard, E14 Columbus Courtyard is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)

Columbus Courtyard, E14

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

Commodore House, 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

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

Crossrail Walk, E14

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

Cruse House, E14

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

Cygnet House, 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

Dockmasters House, E14 Dockmasters House is a block on Hertsmere Road (Westferry)

Dockmasters 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

Eldersfield House, E14 Eldersfield House is sited on Pennyfields (Poplar)

Eldersfield House, E14

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

Elizabeth Close, 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

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

Fonda Court, E14

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

Fusion Building, E14

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

Garford 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

Gladstone House, E14 Gladstone House is a residential block (Poplar)

Gladstone House, 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

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

Gorsefield House, E14

Gough Street, E14 Gough Street was originally laid out as Thomas Street (Poplar)

Gough Street, E14

Gough Walk, E14 Gough Walk is a walkway which follows the former route of a street called Gough Street (Poplar)

Gough Walk, E14

Granville House, E14 Granville House is a residential block (Poplar)

Granville House, 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

Hertsmere Road, E14 Hertsmere Road - a 1980s-era road - curves around the back of the Museum of London Docklands (Westferry)

Hertsmere Road, E14

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

Holmsdale House, E14

Hopkins House, E14 Hopkins House is located on Canton Street (Poplar)

Hopkins 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

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

Kemps Drive, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Kemps Drive, E14

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

Kerbey Street, E14

Kildare Walk, E14 Kildare Walk is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Kildare Walk, E14

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

Kilmore House, E14

King Street, E14 King Street was renamed Ming Street in 1938 in reference to the local Chinese community (Poplar)

King Street, E14

Landon Walk, E14 Landon Walk is a small walkway (Poplar)

Landon Walk, E14

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

Lawless House, E14

Ledger Building, E14 Ledger Building is a block on Hertsmere Road (Westferry)

Ledger Building, E14

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

Leyland House, E14

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

Lubbock House, 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

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

Mary Jones Court, 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

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

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 Colonnade, E14 North Colonnade is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)

North Colonnade, 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

North Quay-Blood Alley, E14 This part of North Quay was known as Blood Alley when this was a docklands area (Canary Wharf)

North Quay-Blood Alley, 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

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

Ontario Way, E14

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

Overstone House, 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

Pennyfields, E14 Pennyfields is the western extension of Poplar High Street (Poplar)

Pennyfields, E14

Pigott Street, E14 When the Lansbury Estate was built, Pigott Street was the final part of the plan, hosting a block of flats from 1982 (Poplar)

Pigott Street, E14

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

Pinefield Close, 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

PO Box 4 (Poplar)

PO Box 4

PO Box 4 (Poplar)

PO Box 4

PO Box 4, (Poplar)

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