Whitehead Street, E1

Union Street was renamed Whitehead Street in 1882.

The road ran from Cleveland Street to the side of the Trinity Almhouses.

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

Emma Beach Mile End Road, E1 Added: 18 Jan 2024 04:33 GMT	William Sutton Thwaites William Sutton Thwaites was the father of Frances Lydia Alice Knorr nee Thwaites�’�’she was executed in 1894 in Melbourne, Victoria Australia for infanticide. In the year prior to his marriage, to her mother Frances Jeanette Thwaites nee Robin, William Sutton was working as a tailor for Mr Orchard who employed four tailors in the hamlet of Mile End Old Town on at Crombies Row, Commercial Road East. Source: 1861 England Census Class: Rg 9; Piece: 293; Folio: 20; Page: 2; GSU roll: 542608 Reply
Boo Horton Stepney Green, E1 Added: 31 May 2021 13:39 GMT	Angel & Trumpet, Stepney Green The Angel & Trumpet Public House in Stepney Green was run by my ancestors in the 1930’s. Unfortunately, it was a victim on WWII and was badly damaged and subsequently demolished. I have one photograph that I believe to bethe pub, but it doesn’t show much more that my Great Aunt cleaning the steps. 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
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

LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

Parkers Row, SE1 Added: 9 Jan 2025 18:51 GMT	Parkers Row, SE1 My great great grandmother, and her soon to be husband, lived in Parker’s Row before their marriage in St James in June 1839. Thier names were - Jane Elizabeth Turner and Charles Frederick Dean. She was a hat trimmer and he was a tailor. Reply
Lindsay Trott Lockside, E14 Added: 1 Jan 2025 17:55 GMT	Lockside not on 1939 Register I have the Denby family living in Lockside in 1938 but it does not appear on the 1939 Register. Reply
Janelle Robbins Blossom Place, E1 Added: 27 Dec 2024 18:47 GMT	Harriet Robbins Please get in touch re Harriet Robbins Reply
Dave Hinves Bacon Street, E1 Added: 27 Nov 2024 03:55 GMT	he was a School Teacher Henry sailed from Graves End 1849 on ’The Woodbridge’ arrived South Australia 1850. In 1858 he married Julia Ann Walsh at Burra, South Australia, they had 3 children, and 36 grand children. Died 24 June 1896 at Wilmington, South Australia. He is my 1st cousin 3x removed. Reply
Kevin Pont St George’s Square, SW1V Added: 23 Nov 2024 17:03 GMT	St Georges Square This is rather lovely and well worth a visit! Reply
Simon Chapman Blossom Place, E1 Added: 22 Nov 2024 17:47 GMT	Blossom Place My Great Great Grandmother, Harriett Robbins lived in 2 Blossom Place in 1865 before marrying my Great Great Grandfather. They moved to 23 Spitall Square. Reply
Mark G Skidmore Street, E1 Added: 26 Oct 2024 21:54 GMT	Skidmore Street, E1 Skidmore Street was located where present day Ernest Street and Solebay Street now stand. They are both located above Shandy Street and Commodore Street. Reply
Alan Russell Cheshire Street, E1 Added: 26 Oct 2024 14:36 GMT	Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969 Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969 Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Black Boy The Black Boy public house stood on the Mile End Road.

Black Boy

Stepney Green Stepney Green tube station lies on the corner of Mile End Road and Globe Road in the Stepney neighbourhood of east London.

Stepney Green

Vine Tavern The Vine Tavern was situated on a site in the middle of Mile End Road, theoretically at number 31.

Vine Tavern

Weaver’s Fields Weavers Fields is an open space in Bethnal Green.

Weaver’s Fields

Wickhams Wickhams was a department store on the north side of the Mile End Road in London.

Wickhams

NEARBY STREETS

Abingdon Street, E1 Abingdon Street is an old East End street (Bethnal Green)

Abingdon Street, E1

Adams House, E1 Adams House is a Grade II listed block of offices (Stepney Green)

Adams House, E1

Adelina Grove, E1 Adelina Grove became an estate for people displaced by the London Wool Exchange building in 1929 (Stepney)

Adelina Grove, E1

Adelina Place, E1 Adelina Place was a very narrow side street of Adelina Grove (Stepney)

Adelina Place, E1

Allenbury Street, E2 Allenbury Street no longer exists (Bethnal Green)

Allenbury Street, E2

Allport Mews, E1 Allport Mews lies off Stepney Green itself (Stepney Green)

Allport Mews, E1

Amiel Street, E1 Amiel Street is one of ten streets commemorating Stepney residents killed in the air raids of the Second World War (Stepney Green)

Amiel Street, E1

Anchor House, E1 Anchor House is a block on Mile End Road (Stepney Green)

Anchor House, E1

Anchor Terrace, E1 Anchor Terrace is a named section of Cephas Avenue (Stepney Green)

Anchor Terrace, E1

Andover Court, E2 Andover Court is a building on Mint Street (Bethnal Green)

Andover Court, E2

Ansell House, E1 Ansell House was the first block built on the Sidney Estate (Stepney)

Ansell House, E1

Argyle Road, E1 Argyle Road followed Carlton Square as an 1850s development by William Pemberton Barnes (Stepney Green)

Argyle Road, E1

Ashington House, E1 Ashington House is a block on Barnsley Street (Bethnal Green)

Ashington House, E1

Assembly Passage, E1 Assembly Passage is a long, cobbled walkway that leads from Mile End Road to Redmans Road (Stepney Green)

Assembly Passage, E1

Bahram Court, E2 Bahram Court is a block on Mint Street (Bethnal Green)

Bahram Court, E2

Bancroft House, E1 Bancroft House is a block on Malcolm Road (Stepney Green)

Bancroft House, E1

Barbanel House, E1 Barbanel House is sited on Colebert Avenue (Stepney Green)

Barbanel House, E1

Barnsley Street, E1 Barnsley Street is a road in the E1 postcode area (Bethnal Green)

Barnsley Street, E1

Bath Street, In Poplar E14, Ann’s Place became Bath Street in 1891 (Whitechapel)

Bath Street,

Beatrice House, E1 Beatrice House was built after 1996 (Stepney Green)

Beatrice House, E1

Beaumont Grove, E1 Beaumont Grove runs south from Mile End Road (Stepney Green)

Beaumont Grove, E1

Beaumont Square, E1 Beaumont Square is a garden square that was laid out in 1840 as the centerpiece of the Beaumont Estate, a housing development by Captain J T Barber Beaumont. (Stepney Green)

Beaumont Square, E1

Beaumont Street, E1 Beaumont Street was the predecessor name to Beaumont Grove (Stepney Green)

Beaumont Street, E1

Beckett House, E1 Beckett House is part of a three block complex facing Jubilee Street (Stepney)

Beckett House, E1

Bedford Street, E1 Bedford Square, Shadwell was called Bedford Street after 1894 (Whitechapel)

Bedford Street, E1

Berry House, E1 Berry House is located on Headlam Street (Whitechapel)

Berry House, E1

Blackwood House, E1 Blackwood House is a block on Collingwood Street (Whitechapel)

Blackwood House, E1

Blitheale Court, E2 Blitheale Court is a block on Witan Street (Bethnal Green)

Blitheale Court, E2

Boyton Close, E1 Boyton Close covered half of the former Nicholas Street (Stepney Green)

Boyton Close, E1

Brady Street, E1 Brady Street is a road running north-south from Three Colts Lane to Whitechapel Road (Whitechapel)

Brady Street, E1

Braintree House, E1 Braintree House is named for the road it would have previously faced - Braintree Street (Stepney Green)

Braintree House, E1

Brilliant Street, E1 Brilliant Street was a tiny street linking Silver Street and Gold Street (Stepney Green)

Brilliant Street, E1

Buckhurst Street, E1 Buckhurst Street runs alongside St Bartholomew Gardens (Stepney Green)

Buckhurst Street, E1

Bullen House, E1 Bullen House is a building on Collingwood Street (Whitechapel)

Bullen House, E1

Cambridge Heath Road, E1 Cambridge Heath Road was originally Cambridge Road (Stepney Green)

Cambridge Heath Road, E1

Cannon Place, E1 Cannon Place is an old East End street (Whitechapel)

Cannon Place, E1

Carlton Square, E1 The houses in the Carlton Square area were developed in the 1850s by William Pemberton Barnes on open land known as Globe Fields. (Stepney Green)

Carlton Square, E1

Carmelo Mews, E1 Carmelo Mews is a mews behind the houses on the east side of Stepney Green (Stepney Green)

Carmelo Mews, E1

Cavell Street, E1 Cavell Street is a road in the E1W postcode area (Whitechapel)

Cavell Street, E1

Cephas Avenue, E1 Cephas Avenue was called St Peter’s Road until 1939 (Stepney Green)

Cephas Avenue, E1

Cephas House, E1 Cephas House is a block on Wickford Street (Stepney Green)

Cephas House, E1

Cephas Street, E1 One of two Silver Streets in the area along with Park Street and Peter Street became Cephas Street in 1865 (Stepney Green)

Cephas Street, E1

Chesworth Court, E1 Chesworth Court is one of the blocks grouped around Fulneck Place (Stepney Green)

Chesworth Court, E1

Chronos Building, E1 Chronos Building is a building on Mile End Road (Stepney Green)

Chronos Building, E1

Cleveland Grove, E1 Cleveland Grove, a cul-de-sac, leads west from Cleveland Street (Stepney Green)

Cleveland Grove, E1

Cleveland Street, E1 Cleveland Street replaced the delightfully-named Red Cow Lane (Stepney Green)

Cleveland Street, E1

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)

Cleveland Way, E1

Codrington Court, E1 Codrington Court is sited on Scott Street (Whitechapel)

Codrington Court, E1

Colebert Avenue, E1 Colebert Avenue was named in 1948 (Stepney Green)

Colebert Avenue, E1

Colebert House, E1 Colebert House can be found on Colebert Avenue (Stepney Green)

Colebert House, E1

Colin Winter House, E1 Colin Winter House is a block on Nicholas Road (Stepney Green)

Colin Winter House, E1

Collingwood House, E1 Collingwood House is a block on Cambridge Heath Road (Whitechapel)

Collingwood House, E1

Collingwood Street, E1 Collingwood Street is a road in the E1 postcode area (Whitechapel)

Collingwood Street, E1

Colmar Close, E1 Colmar Close was redeveloped out of the southern part of the former Carlton Road (now Portelet Road) (Stepney Green)

Colmar Close, E1

Colverson House, E1 Colverson House is a block on the Sidney Estate (Stepney)

Colverson House, E1

Coopers Close, E1 Coopers Close is a road built over the site of the Anchor Brewery (Stepney Green)

Coopers Close, E1

Cotherstone Court, E2 Cotherstone Court is a block on Mint Street (Bethnal Green)

Cotherstone Court, E2

Cottage Court, E1 Cottage Court was situated off Hayfield Passage, first visible on the 1860s mapping (Stepney Green)

Cottage Court, E1

Coventry Road, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Bethnal Green)

Coventry Road, E1

Coventry Street, E1 Suffolk Street was renamed to Coventry Street, E2 in 1881 (Bethnal Green)

Coventry Street, E1

Cressy Court, E1 Cressy Court was called Little Union Place until 1937 (Stepney Green)

Cressy Court, E1

Cressy House, E1 Cressy House was built at the corner of Cressy Place and Hannibal Road in 1894 (Stepney Green)

Cressy House, E1

Cressy Place, E1 Cressy Place is one of the older streets in Stepney Green (Stepney Green)

Cressy Place, E1

Cudworth Street, E1 Cudworth Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Bethnal Green)

Cudworth Street, E1

Cutters Court, E2 Cutters Court is sited on Three Colts Lane (Bethnal Green)

Cutters Court, E2

Dagobert House, E1 Dagobert House is a block on Smithy Street (Stepney)

Dagobert House, E1

Darling Place, E1 Darling Place was merged into Darling Row (Whitechapel)

Darling Place, E1

Darling Row, E1 Darling Row is a road in the E1 postcode area (Whitechapel)

Darling Row, E1

Devonshire Street, E1 Devonshire Street East (and West) became Devonshire Street in 1865 (Stepney Green)

Devonshire Street, E1

Donegal House, E1 Donegal House was built in 1970 as part of the Collingwood Estate (Bethnal Green)

Donegal House, E1

Doveton House, E1 Doveton House is a block on Doveton Street (Stepney Green)

Doveton House, E1

Doveton Street, E1 Doveton Street was formerly Queen Street (until 1883), Queen’s Court and Peacock Place (earlier) (Stepney Green)

Doveton Street, E1

Downey House, E1 Downey House is a block on Globe Road (Stepney Green)

Downey House, E1

Downy House, E1 Downy House is a residential block near to the Horn of Plenty (Stepney Green)

Downy House, E1

Dressage Court, E2 Dressage Court is a block on Three Colts Lane (Bethnal Green)

Dressage Court, E2

Driver’s Buildings, E1 Driver’s Buildings was a courtyard off Mile End Road (Stepney Green)

Driver’s Buildings, E1

Dron House, E1 Dron House is a block on Adelina Grove (Stepney)

Dron House, E1

Ducie Street, Ducie Street is an old East End street (Whitechapel)

Ducie Street,

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)

Dunstan Houses, E1

Eagle House, E1 Eagle House can be found on Headlam Street (Whitechapel)

Eagle House, E1

East Mount Street, E1 East Mount Street is a road in the E1 postcode area (Whitechapel)

East Mount Street, E1

Eastbury Terrace, E1 Eastbury Terrace has a complicated history as a street name (Stepney Green)

Eastbury Terrace, E1

Eastman, Eastman is an old East End street (Whitechapel)

Eastman,

Edward Street, E1 Edward Street connected Cephas Street with Nicholas Street (Stepney Green)

Edward Street, E1

Edwards Passage, E1 Edwards Passage leads north off Mile End Road beside the Trinity Almshouses (Stepney Green)

Edwards Passage, E1

Edwin Street, E1 Edwin Street runs south from Cephas Street (Stepney Green)

Edwin Street, E1

Elizabeth Bates Court, E1 Elizabeth Bates Court is a block on Mile End Road (Stepney Green)

Elizabeth Bates Court, E1

Elysium Apartments, E1 Elysium Apartments can be found on Theven Street (Stepney Green)

Elysium Apartments, E1

Embassy Court, E1 Embassy Court is a block on Brady Street (Bethnal Green)

Embassy Court, E1

Entick Street, E2 Entick Street was near to Malcolm Place - the course of the road still visible as a path parallel to Braintree Street (Bethnal Green)

Entick Street, E2

Epping Place, E1 Epping Place was an old name for the northernmost end of Sidney Street (Whitechapel)

Epping Place, E1

Essex Street, E1 Essex Street, at first called Isaac Street, was largely redeveloped after the Second World War (Bethnal Green)

Essex Street, E1

Fellbrigg Street, E1 Norfolk Street, E1 was renamed as Fellbrigg Street, E1 in 1883 (Whitechapel)

Fellbrigg Street, E1

Finnis Street, Finnis Street is an old East End street (Bethnal Green)

Finnis Street,

Foster Street, E1 Foster Street may date from the 1830s (Whitechapel)

Foster Street, E1

Fox Close, E1 Most local street names - Fox Close included - commemorated local victims of the Blitz (Stepney Green)

Fox Close, E1

Fremantle House, E1 Fremantle House is located on Brady Street (Whitechapel)

Fremantle House, E1

Friesian House, E2 Friesian House can be found on Buckhurst Street (Bethnal Green)

Friesian House, E2

Frimley Street, E1 The remaining evidence of Frimley Street is a short, unnamed alleyway off the Mile End Road (Stepney Green)

Frimley Street, E1

Frimley Way, E1 Frimley Way was built after 1966 by the London County Council (Stepney Green)

Frimley Way, E1

Fulneck Place, E1 Fulneck Place is a short cul-de-sac which runs under a modern arch (Stepney Green)

Fulneck Place, E1

Garrod Building, E1 Garrod Building is a block on Turner Street (Whitechapel)

Garrod Building, E1

Gibson Close, E1 Gibson Close originated in 1948 (Stepney Green)

Gibson Close, E1

Glass Street, E2 Glass Street is a road in the E2 postcode area (Bethnal Green)

Glass Street, E2

Globe Road, E1 Globe Road is an older road of Stepney, mentioned as ’the lane from Bethnal Green to Mile End’ in 1581 (Stepney Green)

Globe Road, E1

Greenheath Business Centre, E2 Greenheath Business Centre is a Bethnal Green commercial area (Bethnal Green)

Greenheath Business Centre, E2

Grindall House, E1 Grindall House is a building on Collingwood Street (Whitechapel)

Grindall House, E1

Grove Dwellings, E1 Grove Dwellings - in separate blocks - were built in 1910 on land leased from the Mercers company (Stepney)

Grove Dwellings, E1

Hadleigh Close, E1 Hadleigh Close is a right-angled road, part of the Rogers Estate (Stepney Green)

Hadleigh Close, E1

Hadleigh House, E1 Hadleigh House is located on Lang Street (Stepney Green)

Hadleigh House, E1

Hadleigh Street, E1 Hadleigh Street is one of a number of local streets with an Essex connection (Bethnal Green)

Hadleigh Street, E1

Hadleigh Walk, E1 Hadleigh Walk connects Hadleigh Street to the west (Stepney Green)

Hadleigh Walk, E1

Hannibal Road, E1 Hannibal Road leads south from the junction of Mile End Road and Stepney Green (Stepney Green)

Hannibal Road, E1

Hare Street, E1 Hare Street once ran from Silver Street to Pole Street (Stepney Green)

Hare Street, E1

Harpley Square, E1 Harpley Square lies to the east of Globe Road (Stepney Green)

Harpley Square, E1

Harvey House, E1 Harvey House is a block on Brady Street (Whitechapel)

Harvey House, E1

Hawkins Street, E1 Hawkins Street is an old East End street, appearing on maps during the 1840s (Stepney)

Hawkins Street, E1

Hayfield Court, E1 Hayfield Court is a block on Hayfield Passage (Stepney Green)

Hayfield Court, E1

Hayfield House, E1 Hayfield House is a block on Hayfield Passage (Stepney Green)

Hayfield House, E1

Hayfield Passage, E1 Hayfield Passage leads down to Stepney Green from Mile End Road (Stepney Green)

Hayfield Passage, E1

Hayfield Place, E1 Hayfield Place was an old courtyard leading south off Mile End Road (Stepney Green)

Hayfield Place, E1

Hayfield Yard, E1 Hayfield Yard appears to date from the turn of the nineteenth century and possibly before (Stepney Green)

Hayfield Yard, E1

Headlam Street, E1 Headlam Street is a road in the E1 postcode area (Whitechapel)

Headlam Street, E1

Heathpool Court, E1 Heathpool Court is a block on Brady Street (Whitechapel)

Heathpool Court, E1

Herald Street, E2 Herald Street is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Bethnal Green)

Herald Street, E2

Ibbott Street, E1 The name Ibbott Street was approved in 1948 (Stepney Green)

Ibbott Street, E1

Jarman House, E1 Jarman House, Beckett House and Wingrand House were built as a single block on the Sidney Estate (Stepney)

Jarman House, E1

Kempton Court, E1 Kempton Court is a block on Durward Street, built in 1995 (Whitechapel)

Kempton Court, E1

Kenton House, E1 Kenton House is a building on Mantus Road (Stepney Green)

Kenton House, E1

Key Close, E1 Key Close lies off Cambridge Heath Road (Stepney Green)

Key Close, E1

King Street, E1 King Street was renamed Wickford Street in 1912 (Stepney Green)

King Street, E1

King Street, E1 King Street was one of two King Streets in Stepney, the other being nearer to Bethnal Green (Stepney)

King Street, E1

Lang Street, E1 Lang Street is a post-war road (Stepney Green)

Lang Street, E1

Leatherdale Street, E2 After 1882, the new name for York Street was Leatherdale Street, E2 (Stepney Green)

Leatherdale Street, E2

Lindley House, E1 Lindley House is a block on Lindley Street (Stepney)

Lindley House, E1

Lindley Street, E1 Lindley Street first appeared on a Stepney map during the 1840s (Stepney)

Lindley Street, E1

Lisbon Street, Lisbon Street is an old East End street (Whitechapel)

Lisbon Street,

Little Collingwood Street, E1 Little Collingwood Street once ran parallel with Collingwood Street (Whitechapel)

Little Collingwood Street, E1

Louisa Street, E1 Louisa Street leads off Beaumont Grove (Stepney Green)

Louisa Street, E1

Louise De Marillac House, E1 Louise De Marillac House is a block on Jubilee Street (Stepney)

Louise De Marillac House, E1

Malcolm Place, E1 Malcolm Place runs along the railway and the south edge of Bethnal Green Gardens (Stepney Green)

Malcolm Place, E1

Malcolm Road, E1 Malcolm Road was a new name for the southern section of Braintree Street after 1949 (Stepney Green)

Malcolm Road, E1

Malplaquet House, E1 Malplaquet House is a Grade II listed Georgian building at 137-139 Mile End Road in Stepney (Stepney Green)

Malplaquet House, E1

Mantus Close, E1 Mantus Close was named after one of the Stepney victims of the Blitz (Stepney Green)

Mantus Close, E1

Mantus Road, E1 Mantus Road runs south of the railway line into Bethnal Green, (Stepney Green)

Mantus Road, E1

Maples Place, E1 Cannon Place became Maples Place in 1938 (Whitechapel)

Maples Place, E1

Maria Terrace, E1 Maria Terrace lies off Beaumont Square (Stepney Green)

Maria Terrace, E1

Mariana Court, E1 Mariana Court is a block on Assembly Passage (Stepney)

Mariana Court, E1

Massingham Street, E1 Massingham Street was called Norfolk Street until 1938 (Stepney Green)

Massingham Street, E1

Matcham Court, E1 Matcham Court is a block on Hannibal Road (Stepney Green)

Matcham Court, E1

Mayo House, E1 Mayo House is a block on Lindley Street (Stepney)

Mayo House, E1

Mccoy House, E2 Mccoy House is a building on Three Colts Lane (Bethnal Green)

Mccoy House, E2

Merceron Street, E1 Merceron Street is a road in the E1 postcode area (Whitechapel)

Merceron Street, E1

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)

Mile End Road, E1

Milrood House, E1 Milrood House is a block on Stepney Green (Stepney Green)

Milrood House, E1

Milward Street, E1 Milward Street is a road in the E1 postcode area (Whitechapel)

Milward Street, E1

Mocatta House, E1 Mocatta House is a block on Brady Street (Whitechapel)

Mocatta House, E1

Morecambe Close, E1 Morecambe Close is a modern road leading off Beaumont Square (Stepney Green)

Morecambe Close, E1

Neath Terrace , Neath Terrace is an old East End street (Whitechapel)

Neath Terrace ,

Nicholas Road, E1 Nicholas Road replaced the pre-war Nicholas Street (Stepney Green)

Nicholas Road, E1

Nicholas Street, E1 The former Green Street was given the name Nicholas Street in 1882 (Stepney Green)

Nicholas Street, E1

Norfolk Street, E1 Norfolk Street ran east from Globe Road (Stepney Green)

Norfolk Street, E1

Northampton Street, Northampton Street is an old East End street (Whitechapel)

Northampton Street,

Northesk House, E1 Northesk House is a block on Tent Street (Bethnal Green)

Northesk House, E1

O’Leary Square, E1 O’Leary Square is a development of the Sidney Estate (Stepney)

O’Leary Square, E1

Oasis Court, E1 Oasis Court is a block on Mile End Road (Stepney Green)

Oasis Court, E1

Octagon Street, E1 Octagon Street appears on maps between 1900 and 1950 (Whitechapel)

Octagon Street, E1

Oley Place, E1 Oley Place - originally Wellington Street - was part of an estate belonging to Clare College, Cambridge (Stepney Green)

Oley Place, E1

Orion House, E1 Orion House is an 11-storey block on the Collingwood Estate (Whitechapel)

Orion House, E1

Osier Court, E1 Osier Court is a block on Osier Street (Stepney Green)

Osier Court, E1

Osier Street, E1 Osier Street inherited part of the former Willow Street (Stepney Green)

Osier Street, E1

Pacific Court, E1 Pacific Court is a building on Assembly Passage (Stepney)

Pacific Court, E1

Park House, E1 Park House is a block on Mile End Road (Stepney Green)

Park House, E1

Pegasus House, E1 Pegasus House is one of the post-war blocks surrounding Beaumont Square (Stepney Green)

Pegasus House, E1

Pelican House, E1 Pelican House is a block on Cambridge Heath Road (Stepney Green)

Pelican House, E1

Pellew House, E1 Pellew House is a block on Somerford Street (Whitechapel)

Pellew House, E1

Pemell Close, E1 Pemell Close marks one of the names - chosen by lot - of Stepney residents killed in Second World War air raids (Stepney Green)

Pemell Close, E1

Pemell House, E1 Pemell House is a block on Pemell Close (Stepney Green)

Pemell House, E1

Pereira Street, E1 Pereira Street ran north/south in Bethnal Green (Whitechapel)

Pereira Street, E1

Peretra Street, Peretra Street is an old East End street (Whitechapel)

Peretra Street,

Phoenix Court, E1 Phoenix Court is a block on Cudworth Street (Bethnal Green)

Phoenix Court, E1

Platinium Court, E1 Platinium Court is a block on Cephas Avenue (Stepney Green)

Platinium Court, E1

Portelet Road, E1 Portelet Road runs north from Carlton Square (Stepney Green)

Portelet Road, E1

Princes Street, E1 Princes Street was a former name for the northern section of Dempsey Street (Stepney)

Princes Street, E1

Raven Row, E1 Raven Row appears in 1832, probably named for the builder. (Whitechapel)

Raven Row, E1

Raynham House, E1 Raynham House is a building on Harpley Square (Stepney Green)

Raynham House, E1

Red Cow Lane, E1 Red Cow Lane was an ancient Stepney thoroughfare linking Dog Row with Mile End Road (Stepney Green)

Red Cow Lane, E1

Redclyf House, E1 Redclyf House is a block on Stothard Street (Stepney Green)

Redclyf House, E1

Redmans Road, E1 Redmans Road is a long east-west road of Stepney (Stepney Green)

Redmans Road, E1

Redmill House, E1 Redmill House is a block on Headlam Street (Whitechapel)

Redmill House, E1

Richardson Street, E1 Richardson Street ran from Lindley Street to Wolsey Street (Stepney)

Richardson Street, E1

Rickman House, E1 Rickman House is a block on Rickman Street (Stepney Green)

Rickman House, E1

Rickman Street, E1 Rickman Street was a street from the immediate post-war period (Stepney Green)

Rickman Street, E1

Rochester Court, E2 Rochester Court is a block on Wilmot Street (Bethnal Green)

Rochester Court, E2

Roland Mews, E1 Roland Mews emerges through an archway under Roland House (Stepney Green)

Roland Mews, E1

Russell Street, E1 Little Russell Street became Russell Street in 1864 (7996) (Whitechapel)

Russell Street, E1

Rutherford House, E1 Rutherford House is a block on Brady Street (Whitechapel)

Rutherford House, E1

Ryder House, E1 Ryder House is a block on Colebert Avenue (Stepney Green)

Ryder House, E1

Sambrook House, E1 Sambrook House is a block on Stepney Way (Stepney)

Sambrook House, E1

Sandhurst House, E1 Sandhurst House can be found on Wolsey Street (Stepney)

Sandhurst House, E1

Sceptre House, E1 Sceptre House is a block on Malcolm Road (Stepney Green)

Sceptre House, E1

Sceptre Street, E1 The southernmost section of Sceptre Road was called Sceptre Street (Stepney Green)

Sceptre Street, E1

Sherren House, E1 Sherren House can be found on Nicholas Road (Stepney Green)

Sherren House, E1

Silver Street, E1 Silver Street ran parallel with Gold Street, though it was narrower (Stepney Green)

Silver Street, E1

Sligo House, E1 Sligo House is a block on Beaumont Grove (Stepney Green)

Sligo House, E1

Smith Street, E1 Because of the number of Smith Streets in London, the road became Smithy Street during the 1930s (Stepney)

Smith Street, E1

Smithy Street, E1 Smithy Street was called Smith Street until 1938 (Stepney)

Smithy Street, E1

Somerford Street, E1 Somerford Street is a road in the E1 postcode area (Whitechapel)

Somerford Street, E1

Sovereign House, E1 Sovereign House dates from 1970 (Stepney Green)

Sovereign House, E1

Soyeux Apartments, E1 Soyeux Apartments is a block on Scott Street (Whitechapel)

Soyeux Apartments, E1

St Peters Court, E1 St Peters Court is sited on Cephas Street (Stepney Green)

St Peters Court, E1

St Peters Road, E1 St Peters Road ran along the line of modern Cephas Avenue (Stepney Green)

St Peters Road, E1

St Philip’s House, E1 St Philip’s House is located on Stepney Way (Whitechapel)

St Philip’s House, E1

Stayners Road, E1 Stayners Road connects the Mile End Road with Boyton Close (Stepney Green)

Stayners Road, E1

Steeple Court, E1 Steeple Court is a block on Coventry Road (Bethnal Green)

Steeple Court, E1

Stepney Green Court, E1 Stepney Green Court was built in 1895 (Stepney Green)

Stepney Green Court, E1

Stocks Court, E1 Stocks Court is a building on Globe Road (Stepney Green)

Stocks Court, E1

Stothard House, E1 Stothard House is located on Colebert Avenue (Stepney Green)

Stothard House, E1

Stothard Street, E1 Stothard Street was named after a victim of Second World War bombing (Stepney Green)

Stothard Street, E1

Summerford Street, Summerford Street is an old East End street (Whitechapel)

Summerford Street,

Swan Place, E1 Swan Place was an old road absorbed during the nineteenth century into Sidney Street (Stepney)

Swan Place, E1

Tap Street, Tap Street is an old East End street (Bethnal Green)

Tap Street,

Tapp Street, E2 Tapp Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Bethnal Green)

Tapp Street, E2

Teal Street, Teal Street is an old East End street (Bethnal Green)

Teal Street,

Tent Street, E1 Tent Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Bethnal Green)

Tent Street, E1

Three Colt Lane, Three Colt Lane is an old East End street (Bethnal Green)

Three Colt Lane,

Three Colts Lane, E1 Three Colts Lane is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Bethnal Green)

Three Colts Lane, E1

Tillotson Street, E1 Tillotson Street was built on land belonging to Clare College, Cambridge (Stepney Green)

Tillotson Street, E1

Tollet Street, E1 Tollet Street was the home of George Lusk, leader of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee (Stepney Green)

Tollet Street, E1

Tree House, E1 Tree House is located on Jubilee Street (Stepney)

Tree House, E1

Trinity Green, E1 Trinity Green is the nominal address of the Trinity Green Almshouses (Stepney Green)

Trinity Green, E1

Trinity Mews, E1 Trinity Mews is a modern development (Stepney)

Trinity Mews, E1

Vawdrey Close, E1 Vawdrey Close replaced an older street called Whitehead Street (Stepney Green)

Vawdrey Close, E1

Violet Street, Violet Street is an old East End street (Bethnal Green)

Violet Street,

Wexford House, E1 Wexford House is a 6-storey block containing 44 dwellings (Stepney)

Wexford House, E1

Whitehead Street, E1 Union Street was renamed Whitehead Street in 1882 (Stepney Green)

Whitehead Street, E1

Wickford House, E1 Wickford House is part of the 1948-built Cleveland estate (Stepney Green)

Wickford House, E1

Wickford Street, E1 Wickford Street was a new name for King Street (Stepney Green)

Wickford Street, E1

Wickham Close, E1 Wickham Close is a modern cul-de-sac leading east off Jamaica Street (Stepney)

Wickham Close, E1

Willow Street, E1 Willow Street, once redeveloped, became Osier Street (Stepney Green)

Willow Street, E1

Wilmot Street, E2 Wilmot Street is one of the older Bethnal Green streets (Bethnal Green)

Wilmot Street, E2

Winthrop Street, E1 Winthrop Street was formerly a narrow street running east-west from Brady Street to Durward Street (Whitechapel)

Winthrop Street, E1

Witan Street, E2 Witan Street is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Bethnal Green)

Witan Street, E2

Wolsey Street, E1 Wolsey Street is an old East End street of which a tiny remnant remains (Stepney)

Wolsey Street, E1

Wood’s Buildings, E1 Wood’s Buildings, a narrow passageway, extended north from Whitechapel Road and led to Winthrop Street. (Whitechapel)

Wood’s Buildings, E1

Wyllen Close, E1 Wyllen Close is the name of both a road and blocks to which the road leads (Stepney Green)

Wyllen Close, E1

XX Place, E1 XX Place is one of the oddest street names that ever existed in London (Stepney Green)

XX Place, E1

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Bethnal Green railway station entrance, some distance away from its namesake Central line tube station. The photo was taken on 25 October 2008 Credit: Wiki Commons/Sunil060902 TUM image id: 1606480779 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The original Black Boy pub. TUM image id: 1530023663 Licence: CC BY 2.0	George Tavern (2015) Situated at 373 Commercial Road, the George Tavern’s building contains original brickwork some 700 years old, and is mentioned in texts by Geoffrey Chaucer, Samuel Pepys and Charles Dickens. Credit: Wiki Commons/Jimmyketchup TUM image id: 1642691257 Licence:	The Vine Tavern, Mile End Road (1870) The sign promises that it WILL be rebuilt. Let’s hope that it was to everybody’s satisfaction. TUM image id: 1660666220 Licence:	Weavers Fields and the former Hague Street School Hague Street School moved out of this building in the 1960s, when Weavers Fields park was expanded and numerous streets that had provided children to the school were curtailed or obliterated. Credit: Geograph/Christopher Hilton TUM image id: 1677662482 Licence:
Stepney City Farm Credit: Wiki Commons/Adrian Scottow TUM image id: 1722409723 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Horn of Plenty, Stepney Green Credit: Stephen Harris TUM image id: 1722331449 Licence:	Lost department stores of London: Wickhams on the Mile End Road The photo shows a foggy day in November 1933. The story of the weird shop that separated the two halves of Wickhams will no doubt be told by somebody! TUM image id: 1695653034 Licence:	Brady Street looking toward the junction with Durward Street, 1979. Brady Street began its existence as Ducking Pond Lane, a short pathway to the ducking pond which stood at the junction with Ducking Pond Row (later Buck’s Row). By 1800 it had been renamed North Street and was extended northward as Upper North Street during the early 19th century. The entire thoroughfare was renamed Brady Street on 7 May 1875. TUM image id: 1490912211 Licence:	Houses in Cambridge Road, Bethnal Green. Cambridge Road was renamed to Cambridge Heath Road in 1938. Credit: English Heritage TUM image id: 1622038350 Licence:
Cannon Street Road in the early 1940s TUM image id: 1682607957 Licence:	Buck's Row (Durward Street) in 1938. TUM image id: 1490922288 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Florida Street, Bethnal Green, looking east from Pollard Row (1939) The Hope pub on the left TUM image id: 1660579336 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Trinity Almshouses, Mile End Road, c. 1920 Credit: Bishopsgate Institute TUM image id: 1686152752 Licence:	17-21 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green (2019) Built in 1753 by Anthony Natt Senior, No 21 to the right had, by 1815, become a girls school for Promoting Christianity among the Jews, by 1873 it was an asylum for "fallen women". Since 1900 it has been occupied by St Margaret’s House a womens Settlement associated with Oxford House. Credit: Wiki Commons/Reading Tom TUM image id: 1620383266 Licence: