The North Quay development - approximately 3.28 hectares - was previously used as a construction laydown area for the
Canary Wharf Elizabeth line station.
North Quay is bounded by various landmarks and thoroughfares. To the south lies
Crossrail Place, a prominent feature in the area, while
Aspen Way marks its northern boundary.
Hertsmere Road and the Marriott Hotel define the western edge, and to the east, one can find
Billingsgate Market.
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colin Passfield Added: 1 Jan 2021 15:28 GMT |
Dora Street, E14
My grandmother was born in 1904 at 34 Dora Street
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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.
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Added: 31 Oct 2022 18:47 GMT |
Memories
I lived at 7 Conder Street in a prefab from roughly 1965 to 1971 approx - happy memories- sad to see it is no more ?
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Loraine Brocklehurst 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.
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Jen Williams 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.
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sofia Added: 19 May 2023 08:57 GMT |
43 MELLITUS STREET
43 MELLITUS STREET
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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.
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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.
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Sandra Field 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.
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Sue Germain 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.
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David Gleeson 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.
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Canary Wharf Canary Wharf is a large business development on the Isle of Dogs, centred on the old West India Docks. La Trompette Poplar Baths is a former public bath house dating from 1933. 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. Railway Tavern The Railway Tavern was generally known as Charlie Brown’s. 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. Tower Hamlets College Tower Hamlets College is a large further education and a constituent college of New City College. 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. 1 West India Quay, E14 1 West India Quay is a skyscraper designed by HOK in the Docklands area which was completed in 2004. Bank Street, E14 Bank Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area. Berber Place, E14 Berber Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area. Boardwalk, E14 Sophia Street was built in 1823 and demolished in 1939. Cabot Square, E14 Cabot Square is one of the central squares of the Canary Wharf Development. Canada Place, E14 Canada Place is a block and named route in the centre of Canada Square. Canary Wharf, E14 Canary Wharf is a location rather than a road but one which has addresses assigned to it. Castor Lane, E14 Castor Lane is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area. Heron Quay, E14 Heron Quay is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area. Hertsmere Road, E14 Hertsmere Road - a 1980s-era road - curves around the back of the Museum of London Docklands. Mackrow Walk, E14 Mackrow Walk is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area. Ming Street, E14 Ming Street - the former King Street - was renamed in recognition of the then local Chinese community Nash Court, E14 Nash Court is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area. Newby Place, E14 Newby Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area. Rook Street, E14 Rook Street - at first called Mary Street - ran between Poplar High Street and East India Road. Wades Place, E14 Wades Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area. Wren Landing, E14 Wren Landing is an open area between Cabot Square and the footbridge over to the Museum of London Docklands. Railway Tavern The Railway Tavern was generally known as Charlie Brown’s.
Canary Wharf is a large business development on the Isle of Dogs, centred on the old West India Docks.Canary Wharf was the site of cargo warehouses that served the docks based in London E14, taking its name from sea trade with the Canary Islands. The docks were, as recently as 1961, the busiest in the world but fell into declie after containerisation.
The project to revitalise eight square miles of derelict London docks began in 1981 with the establishment of the London Docklands Development Corporation. At first, redevelopment was focused on light industrial schemes and
Canary Wharf’s largest occupier was Limehouse Studios, a TV production company.
In 1984, Michael von Clem, head of the investment bank Credit Suisse First Boston, was visiting the Docklands looking for a site for a client’s food processing plant and noticed that there was empty land. Thinking of relocating City of London offices, von Clem contacted his opposite number at Morgan Stanley who said that a large scheme with critical mass would be necessary. It was also agreed that a new Tube line would be required to make the scheme viable.
Canadian developer Olympia and York bought the project idea. Critically, Olympia and York agreed to meet 50% of the proposed cost of an extension to the Jubilee Line. Construction of
Canary Wharf began in 1988 with phase one completed in 1992.
The property market collapsed in the early 1990s. Tenant demand evaporated and the Jubilee Line work had not started as Olympia & York collapsed. The scheme went into administration. For a while it seemed that
Canary Wharf would be a white elephant, accessible only by the Docklands Light Railway.
In December 1995, an international consortium backed by the former owners of Olympia & York bought the scheme. At this time its working population was around 13 000 and over half the office space was empty. Probably the critical event in the recovery of
Canary Wharf was the much-delayed start of work on the Jubilee Line, which the government wanted ready for the Millennium celebrations. From this point, potential tenants began to see
Canary Wharf as a alternative to traditional office locations. The remaining phases were completed and new phases were built.
Canary Wharf is now very successful with tenants including major banks and news media firms. Jubilee Place opened as a shopping mall in 2004.
The immediate impact of
Canary Wharf was to raise land values in the surrounding area.
Canary Wharf is now connected to central London via the
Canary Wharf DLR station, opened in 1991, and the extension of the Jubilee Line to
Canary Wharf tube station, opened in 2000. A river boat service from Canary Waterside connects
Canary Wharf to the City of London and Greenwich.
