Ontario Tower, E14

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Block · Blackwall · E14 ·
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2002
Ontario Tower is a block on Fairmont Avenue.





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Lived here
Dawn Greene    
Added: 24 Aug 2017 13:08 GMT   

22 Emily Street
My dads family lived here in 1911 maybe before still checking that out the name was Emily Gladding lived at 22 Emily Street then she married George Cassilllo y

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Lived here
   
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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Jean Deane   
Added: 2 Oct 2023 16:43 GMT   

Advertisement for a laundry in Mill Lane, Brixton Hill, SW2 from early 1900’s
The New Imperial Laundry

Source: From a Ladies glance guide for Mistress and Maid

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Sue   
Added: 24 Sep 2023 19:09 GMT   

Meyrick Rd
My family - Roe - lived in poverty at 158 Meyrick Rd in the 1920s, moving to 18 Lavender Terrace in 1935. They also lived in York Rd at one point. Alf, Nell (Ellen), plus children John, Ellen (Did), Gladys, Joyce & various lodgers. Alf worked for the railway (LMS).

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Born here
Michael   
Added: 20 Sep 2023 21:10 GMT   

Momentous Birth!
I was born in the upstairs front room of 28 Tyrrell Avenue in August 1938. I was a breach birth and quite heavy ( poor Mum!). My parents moved to that end of terrace house from another rental in St Mary Cray where my three year older brother had been born in 1935. The estate was quite new in 1938 and all the properties were rented. My Father was a Postman. I grew up at no 28 all through WWII and later went to Little Dansington School

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Mike Levy   
Added: 19 Sep 2023 18:10 GMT   

Bombing of Arbour Square in the Blitz
On the night of September 7, 1940. Hyman Lubosky (age 35), his wife Fay (or Fanny)(age 32) and their son Martin (age 17 months) died at 11 Arbour Square. They are buried together in Rainham Jewish Cemetery. Their grave stones read: "Killed by enemy action"

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Lady Townshend   
Added: 8 Sep 2023 16:02 GMT   

Tenant at Westbourne (1807 - 1811)
I think that the 3rd Marquess Townshend - at that time Lord Chartley - was a tenant living either at Westbourne Manor or at Bridge House. He undertook considerable building work there as well as creating gardens. I am trying to trace which house it was. Any ideas gratefully received

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Alex Britton   
Added: 30 Aug 2023 10:43 GMT   

Late opening
The tracks through Roding Valley were opened on 1 May 1903 by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) on its Woodford to Ilford line (the Fairlop Loop).

But the station was not opened until 3 February 1936 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER, successor to the GER).

Source: Roding Valley tube station - Wikipedia

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Kevin Pont   
Added: 30 Aug 2023 09:52 GMT   

Shhh....
Roding Valley is the quietest tube station, each year transporting the same number of passengers as Waterloo does in one day.

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Kevin Pont   
Added: 30 Aug 2023 09:47 GMT   

The connection with Bletchley Park
The code-breaking computer used at Bletchley Park was built in Dollis Hill.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
All Saints’ Church All Saints’ is a church in Newby Place, Poplar.
All Saints’ Church
Blackwall Tunnel The Blackwall Tunnel is a pair of road tunnels which pass underneath the River Thames.
Blackwall Tunnel
Poplar Dock Poplar Dock is a small dock that connects to the Blackwall Basin of the West India Docks.
Poplar Dock

NEARBY STREETS
Adventurers Court, E14 Adventurers Court is a block on Newport Avenue.
Adventurers Court, E14
Arniston Way, E14 Arniston Way is a location in London.
Arniston Way, E14
Arora Tower, E14 Arora Tower can be found on Blackwall Tunnel.
Arora Tower, E14
Arran House, E14 Arran House is located on Prestons Road.
Arran House, E14
Aspen Way, E14 Aspen Way is a road in the E14 postcode area
Aspen Way, E14
Atlantic Court, E14 Atlantic Court is a block on Jamestown Way.
Atlantic Court, E14
Aurora Building, E14 Aurora Building is a building on Blackwall Way.
Aurora Building, E14
Baffin Way, E14 Baffin Way is a newer road, dating from the 1990s.
Baffin Way, E14
Bartholomew Court, E14 Bartholomew Court is a block on Jamestown Way.
Bartholomew Court, E14
Bazely Street, E14 Bazely Street was originally Bow Lane.
Bazely Street, E14
Biscayne Avenue, E14 Biscayne Avenue is a 1990s-vintage road
Biscayne Avenue, E14
Blackwall Way, E14 Blackwall Way dates from the seventeenth century.
Blackwall Way, E14
Boardwalk Place, E14 Boardwalk Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Boardwalk Place, E14
Bridge Court, E14 Bridge Court is a block on Newport Avenue.
Bridge Court, E14
Bridge House Quay, E14 Bridge House Quay was part of the Wates Built Homes scheme designed by Whittam, Cox, Ellis & Clayton on the site of the Blackwall Graving Dock.
Bridge House Quay, E14
Broadway Walk, E14 Broadway Walk is a road in the E14 postcode area
Broadway Walk, E14
Camellia House, E14 Camellia House is a block on Cotton Street.
Camellia House, E14
Cape Henry Court, E14 Cape Henry Court is located on Jamestown Way.
Cape Henry Court, E14
Carmichael House, E14 Carmichael House is a block on Poplar High Street.
Carmichael House, E14
Charrington Tower, E14 Charrington Tower is a block on Biscayne Avenue.
Charrington Tower, E14
Clove Crescent, E14 Clove Crescent is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Clove Crescent, E14
Collins House, E14 Collins House is located on Newby Place.
Collins House, E14
Commodore House, E14 Commodore House is a block on Poplar High Street.
Commodore House, E14
Corona Building, E14 Corona Building is a block on Blackwall Way.
Corona Building, E14
Cotton Street, E14 Cotton Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Cotton Street, E14
Discovery House, E14 Discovery House can be found on Newby Place.
Discovery House, E14
Dominion Walk, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Dominion Walk, E14
Dy, E14 Despite its name, Longitude House lies 0.0019 degrees west of the Prime Meridian.
Dy, E14
East India Dock Wall Road, E14 East India Dock Wall Road followed an early 19th century high stock brick wall leading to the former East India Dock.
East India Dock Wall Road, E14
Elektron Tower, E14 Elektron Tower is a block on Blackwall Way.
Elektron Tower, E14
Fairmont Avenue, E14 Fairmont Avenue is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Fairmont Avenue, E14
Gaselee Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Gaselee Street, E14
Grosvenor Buildings, E14 Grosvenor Buildings were a late nineteenth century development.
Grosvenor Buildings, E14
Harbour Quay, E14 Harbour Quay is an Isle of Dogs development.
Harbour Quay, E14
Horizons Tower, E14 Horizons Tower can be found on Yabsley Street.
Horizons Tower, E14
Jamestown Way, E14 Jamestown Way is a road in the E14 postcode area
Jamestown Way, E14
John Smith Mews, E14 John Smith Mews is a road of the Virginia Quay development.
John Smith Mews, E14
Keel Court, E14 Keel Court is a block on Newport Avenue.
Keel Court, E14
Kintyre House, E14 Kintyre House is a block on Cold Harbour.
Kintyre House, E14
Lancaster Drive, E14 Lancaster Drive was designed by WCEC Architects for the Wates Group and was completed circa 1985.
Lancaster Drive, E14
Landon Walk, E14 Landon Walk is a dockside walkway.
Landon Walk, E14
Landons Close, E14 Landons Close is part of the Jamestown Harbour development of 73 low-density homes, situated between Poplar Dock and Blackwall Marina
Landons Close, E14
Lawless House, E14 Lawless House is a block on Bazely Street.
Lawless House, E14
Leamouth Road, E14 Leamouth Road was one of the access roads into Leamouth - the area later called City Island.
Leamouth Road, E14
Lewis House, E14 Lewis House can be found on Cold Harbour.
Lewis House, E14
Longitude House, E14 Longitude House is a block on Prime Meridian Walk.
Longitude House, E14
Lovegrove Walk, E14 Lovegrove Walk is a road in the E14 postcode area
Lovegrove Walk, E14
Lower Lea Crossing, E14 Lower Lea Crossing is a bridge crossing Bow Creek.
Lower Lea Crossing, E14
Lumina Building, E14 Lumina Building is a block on Prestons Road.
Lumina Building, E14
Maple House, E14 Maple House is a block on Blackwall Way.
Maple House, E14
Mermaid House, E14 Mermaid House is a block on Bazely Street.
Mermaid House, E14
Michigan Building, E14 Michigan Building is a block on Biscayne Avenue.
Michigan Building, E14
Mikardo Court, E14 Mikardo Court is a building on Poplar High Street.
Mikardo Court, E14
Mountague Place, E14 This is a street in the E14 postcode area
Mountague Place, E14
Mulberry Place, E14 Mulberry Place is a block beside the entrance to the Blackwall Tunnel.
Mulberry Place, E14
Myers Walk, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Myers Walk, E14
Naval House, E14 Naval House is a building on Naval Row.
Naval House, E14
Naval Row, E14 Naval Row is an old road in Blackwall.
Naval Row, E14
Neutron Tower, E14 Neutron Tower is a block on Blackwall Way.
Neutron Tower, E14
New Providence Wharf, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
New Providence Wharf, E14
Newby Place, E14 Newby Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Newby Place, E14
Newport Avenue, E14 Newport Avenue is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Newport Avenue, E14
North Dockside, E14 North Dockside is a road in the E14 postcode area
North Dockside, E14
Oliphant Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Oliphant Street, E14
Paul Julius Close, E14 Paul Julius Close is a road in the E14 postcode area
Paul Julius Close, E14
Pilgrims Mews, E14 Pilgrims Mews is a road in the E14 postcode area
Pilgrims Mews, E14
Polaris Apartments, E14 Polaris Apartments is a block on Prestons Road.
Polaris Apartments, E14
Pomfret Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Pomfret Place, E14
Prestage Way, E14 Prestage Way is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Prestage Way, E14
Preston’s Road, E14 This is a street in the E14 postcode area
Preston’s Road, E14
Prime Meridian Walk, E14 Prime Meridian Walk is a location in London.
Prime Meridian Walk, E14
Proton Tower, E14 Proton Tower is a block on Blackwall Way.
Proton Tower, E14
Province Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Province Square, E14
Pumping House, E14 Pumping House is a block on Naval Row.
Pumping House, E14
Quixley Street, E14 Quixley Street is a road in the E14 postcode area
Quixley Street, E14
Raleana Road, E14 Raleana Road is a road in the E14 postcode area
Raleana Road, E14
Robin Hood Gardens, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Robin Hood Gardens, E14
Robin Hood Lane, E14 Robin Hood Lane is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Robin Hood Lane, E14
Romney House, E14 Romney House is located on Naval Row.
Romney House, E14
Saffron Avenue, E14 Saffron Avenue is a road in the E14 postcode area
Saffron Avenue, E14
Sail Court, E14 Sail Court is one of a number of nautically-themed blocks in Virginia Quay.
Sail Court, E14
Saint Leonards Road, E14 Albert Court South is a building in Blackwall.
Saint Leonards Road, E14
Scouler Street, E14 Scouler Street lies off of Quixley Street.
Scouler Street, E14
Settlers Court, E14 Settlers Court is the location of the Virginia Settlers’ Monument.
Settlers Court, E14
Sexton Court, E14 Sexton Court is a block on Blackwall Way.
Sexton Court, E14
St Lawrence Street, E14 St Lawrence Street connects Prestons Road with Blackwall Way.
St Lawrence Street, E14
St. Lawrence Street, E14 Albert Court North is a building in Blackwall.
St. Lawrence Street, E14
Streamlight Tower, E14 Streamlight Tower is a building on Blackwall Way.
Streamlight Tower, E14
Studley Court, E14 Studley Court is a block on Jamestown Way.
Studley Court, E14
Susan Constant Court, E14 Susan Constant Court can be found on Newport Avenue.
Susan Constant Court, E14
Switch House, E14 Switch House is a block on Blackwall Way.
Switch House, E14
The Old Pump House, E14 The Old Pump House is a block on Prestons Road.
The Old Pump House, E14
Trafalgar Way, E14 Trafalgar Way is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Trafalgar Way, E14
Up At The 02, SE10 Up At The 02 is a road in the SE10 postcode area
Up At The 02, SE10
Virginia House, E14 Virginia House is a block on Mountague Place.
Virginia House, E14
Virginia Quay, E14 Virginia Quay was built by Barrett Homes in 2000.
Virginia Quay, E14
Wickes House, E14 Wickes House is a block on Poplar High Street.
Wickes House, E14
Williamsburg Plaza, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Williamsburg Plaza, E14
Wingfield Court, E14 Wingfield Court is sited on Newport Avenue.
Wingfield Court, E14
Woolmore Street, E14 Woolmore Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
Woolmore Street, E14
Wotton Court, E14 Wotton Court can be found on Jamestown Way.
Wotton Court, E14
Yabsley Street, E14 Yabsley Street was a rebuilt Russell Street which had existed before the Blackwall Tunnell was built.
Yabsley Street, E14


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Poplar Baths (2005)
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Northern entrance to the Blackwall Tunnel (1899)
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West India Docks
Old London postcard
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Air raid damage at Athol Street bus garage, Poplar View of the damage caused to the garage roof. It can be seen that several of the roofing panels are missing, whilst others are damaged. A line-up of seven STL-type buses can be seen on the left.
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Handmade cababochon using a map of the London Underground
Credit: Jane Perrone
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Blackwall station and its pier in the early 20th century. East India Dock Wall Road led to it.
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Pirates were publicly hanged at Execution Dock in Wapping. The bodies of the pirates amongst them were placed in a cage and brought further downstream to Blackwall Point, the northernmost tip of the Greenwich Peninsula. They would then be left in the cages and left to rot - a warning to ships passing through into London.
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A view of the West India Docks when they were newly built in 1802.
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The Brunswick Hotel at Blackwall in March 1929.
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East India Dock Gates and the entrance to Blackwall Tunnel (1929). The photograph is taken from the corner of Woolmore Street and Robin Hood Lane. In the background is the Poplar Hospital for Accidents
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