Swan Street,

Swan Street is an old East End street.

Tower Gateway DLR station entrance, a few days after reopening in March 2009
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It appears on the 1899 Booth map.

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

The Underground Map Pepys Street, EC3N Added: 20 Sep 2020 13:01 GMT	Pepys starts diary On 1 January 1659, Samuel Pepys started his famous daily diary and maintained it for ten years. The diary has become perhaps the most extensive source of information on this critical period of English history. Pepys never considered that his diary would be read by others. The original diary consisted of six volumes written in Shelton shorthand, which he had learned as an undergraduate on scholarship at Magdalene College, Cambridge. This shorthand was introduced in 1626, and was the same system Isaac Newton used when writing. Reply
The Underground Map Aldgate Added: 8 Mar 2021 15:05 GMT	A plague on all your houses Aldgate station is built directly on top of a vast plague pit, where thousands of bodies are apparently buried. No-one knows quite how many. Reply
Pearl Foster Dukes Place, EC3A Added: 20 Mar 2023 12:22 GMT	Dukes Place, EC3A Until his death in 1767, Daniel Nunes de Lara worked from his home in Dukes Street as a Pastry Cook. It was not until much later the street was renamed Dukes Place. Daniel and his family attended the nearby Bevis Marks synagogue for Sephardic Jews. The Ashkenazi Great Synagogue was established in Duke Street, which meant Daniel’s business perfectly situated for his occupation as it allowed him to cater for both congregations. Reply
Gillian Upper East Smithfield, Added: 17 Feb 2024 00:08 GMT	No 36 Upper East Smithfield My great great grandfather was born at No 36 Upper East Smithfield and spent his early years staring out at a "dead wall" of St Katharine’s Docks. His father was an outfitter and sold clothing for sailors. He describes the place as being backed by tenements in terrible condition and most of the people living there were Irish. 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

29 Aldgate High Street 29 Aldgate High Street is a demolished property, originally on the north side of Aldgate High Street..

29 Aldgate High Street

46 Aldgate High Street This Grade II Listed office building is one of the few timber-framed buildings in the City that predates the Great Fire of 1666.

46 Aldgate High Street

Aldgate Aldgate was one of the massive gates which defended the City from Roman times until 1760.

Aldgate

Aldgate bus station Aldgate Bus Station serves the Aldgate area of the City of London.

Aldgate bus station

Aldgate East In a land east of Aldgate, lies the land of Aldgate East ...

Aldgate East

Aldgate Holy Trinity Priory The Holy Trinity Priory, also known as Christchurch Aldgate, was a priory of Austin canons (Black Canons) founded around 1108 by Queen Matilda of England.

Aldgate Holy Trinity Priory

Aldgate Pump Aldgate Pump is a historic water pump, located at the junction where Aldgate meets Fenchurch Street and Leadenhall Street.

Aldgate Pump

All Hallows Staining All Hallows Staining was a church located at the junction of Mark Lane and Dunster Court.

All Hallows Staining

Bevis Marks Synagogue Bevis Marks Synagogue is the oldest synagogue in the United Kingdom.

Bevis Marks Synagogue

Boar’s Head Theatre The Boar’s Head Theatre was an inn-yard theatre in the Whitechapel area.

Boar’s Head Theatre

Eastminster Eastminster (The Abbey of St Mary de Graces) was a Cistercian abbey on Tower Hill and founded by Edward III in 1350.

Eastminster

Goodman’s Fields Goodman’s Fields was a farm beyond the walls of the City.

Goodman’s Fields

Goodman’s Fields Theatre Two 18th century theatres bearing the name Goodman’s Fields Theatre were located on Alie Street, Whitechapel.

Goodman’s Fields Theatre

Great Synagogue of London The Great Synagogue of London was, for centuries, the centre of Ashkenazi synagogue and Jewish life in London. It was destroyed during World War II, in the Blitz.

Great Synagogue of London

Holy Trinity, Minories Holy Trinity, Minories was a Church of England parish church outside the eastern boundaries of the City of London, but within the Liberties of the Tower of London.

Holy Trinity, Minories

London Metal Exchange The London Metal Exchange (LME) is the futures exchange with the world’s largest market in options and futures contracts on base and other metals.

London Metal Exchange

Mark Lane station Mark Lane is a disused Circle and District line Underground station.

Mark Lane station

Minories Minories was the western terminus of the London and Blackwall Railway.

Minories

Portsoken Portsoken is one of 25 wards in the City of London, each electing an alderman to the Court of Aldermen and commoners (the City equivalent of a councillor) elected to the Court of Common Council of the City of London Corporation.

Portsoken

St Augustine Papey St Augustine Papey was a mediaeval church in the City of London situated just south of London Wall.

St Augustine Papey

St Botolph’s St Botolph’s without Aldgate, located on Aldgate High Street, has existed for over a thousand years.

St Botolph’s

St Ethelburga’s church St Ethelburga-the-Virgin within Bishopsgate is a church in the City of London.

St Ethelburga’s church

St Gabriel Fenchurch St Gabriel Fenchurch (or Fen Church) was a parish church in the City of London, destroyed in the Great Fire and not rebuilt.

St Gabriel Fenchurch

St George’s German Lutheran Church St George’s German Lutheran Church is a church in Alie Street, Whitechapel.

St George’s German Lutheran Church

St James Duke’s Place St James Duke’s Place was an Anglican parish church in the Aldgate ward of the City of London.

St James Duke’s Place

St Katharine Cree St Katharine Cree is a Church of England church on the north side of Leadenhall Street near Leadenhall Market.

St Katharine Cree

St Mary Axe St Mary Axe was a medieval parish in the City of London whose name survives as that of the street which formerly occupied it.

St Mary Axe

St Mary Axe St Mary Axe was a mediaeval church situated just north of Leadenhall Street on a site now occupied by Fitzwilliam House.

St Mary Axe

St Olave Hart Street St Olave’s Church is a Church of England church located on the corner of Hart Street and Seething Lane.

St Olave Hart Street

Tower of London The Tower of London is a historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames and lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Tower of London

NEARBY STREETS

Admiralty House, E1W Admiralty House is a block on Vaughan Way (St Katherine Docks)

Admiralty House, E1W

AIG Building, EC3M AIG Building is sited on Fenchurch Street (City of London)

AIG Building, EC3M

Aldgate Avenue, EC3N Aldgate Avenue was off Aldgate High Street (Aldgate)

Aldgate Avenue, EC3N

Aldgate High Street, EC3N Once the route to one of the six original gates of the Wall of London, Aldgate High Street has an important place in medieval London’s history. (Aldgate)

Aldgate High Street, EC3N

Aldgate House, EC3N Aldgate House is a building adjacent to Aldgate station (Aldgate)

Aldgate House, EC3N

Aldgate Square, EC3N Aldgate Square is a location in London (City of London)

Aldgate Square, EC3N

Aldgate Tower, E1 Aldgate Tower is a block on Leman Street (Aldgate East)

Aldgate Tower, E1

Aldgate, EC3N Aldgate was the easternmost gateway through the London Wall leading from the City of London to Whitechapel and the East End (City of London)

Aldgate, EC3N

Alie Street, E1 Originally called Ayliff Street, Alie Street was named after a relative of William Leman, whose great-uncle, John Leman had bought Goodman’s Fields

Alie Street, E1

Alleyne Park, EC2N 100 Bishopsgate is a development of two mixed-use buildings on Bishopsgate in London. (City of London)

Alleyne Park, EC2N

America House, EC3 America House is a block on Crosswall (Tower Gateway)

America House, EC3

America House, EC3N America House is sited on America Square (Tower Gateway)

America House, EC3N

America Square, EC3N America Square is a street and small square, built in about 1760 and dedicated to the American colonies (Tower Gateway)

America Square, EC3N

Apollo Court, E1W Apollo Court is a block on Thomas More Street (St Katherine Docks)

Apollo Court, E1W

Arrival Square, E1W A street within the E1W postcode (St Katherine Docks)

Arrival Square, E1W

Arrivalley Square, E1W A street within the E1W postcode (St Katherine Docks)

Arrivalley Square, E1W

Artizan Street, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (City of London)

Artizan Street, E1

Assam Street, E1 Assam Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Aldgate East)

Assam Street, E1

Back Alley, EC3N Back Alley is a small alleyway off of Northumberland Alley (City of London)

Back Alley, EC3N

Back Church Lane, E1 Back Church Lane is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area

Back Church Lane, E1

Bakers Hall Court, EC3R Bakers’ Hall Court lies at the end of Harp Street (City of London)

Bakers Hall Court, EC3R

Barking Court, EC3R Barking Court ran south out of Great Tower Street, east of Beer Lane (Tower Hill)

Barking Court, EC3R

Beagle Street, E1 Nelson Street became Beagle Street in 1893 (Aldgate East)

Beagle Street, E1

Beer Lane, EC3R Beer Lane ran from the east end of Great Tower Street to Lower Thames Street (City of London)

Beer Lane, EC3R

Bell Tower, EC3N Bell Tower is a block on Unnamed Road (Tower Hill)

Bell Tower, EC3N

Bevis Marks House, EC3A Bevis Marks House is a block on Bevis Marks (City of London)

Bevis Marks House, EC3A

Bevis Marks, EC3A Bevis Marks is a short street in the ward of Aldgate in the City of London (City of London)

Bevis Marks, EC3A

Billiter Square, EC3M Billiter Square is a former square in the City of London (City of London)

Billiter Square, EC3M

Billiter Street, EC3M Billiter Street was once home to a medieval bell foundry (City of London)

Billiter Street, EC3M

Blue Anchor Yard, E1 Blue Anchor Yard is a road in the E1 postcode area (St George in the East)

Blue Anchor Yard, E1

Bowmans Mews, E1 Bowmans Mews is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area

Bowmans Mews, E1

Bowyer Tower, EC3N Bowyer Tower is a block on Unnamed Road (Tower Hill)

Bowyer Tower, EC3N

Boyard Street, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

Boyard Street, E1

Braham Street, E1 Braham Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Aldgate East)

Braham Street, E1

Brick Tower, EC3N Brick Tower is a block on Unnamed Road (Tower Hill)

Brick Tower, EC3N

Bridle Mews, E1 Bridle Mews is a location in London

Bridle Mews, E1

Buckle Street, E1 Buckle Street leads off Leman Street (Aldgate East)

Buckle Street, E1

Buckley Street, E1 Buckley Street is an old East End street (Aldgate East)

Buckley Street, E1

Bury Court, EC3A Bury Court is located off St Mary Axe (City of London)

Bury Court, EC3A

Bury House, EC3A Bury House is a building on Bury Street (City of London)

Bury House, EC3A

Bury Street, EC3A Bury Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)

Bury Street, EC3A

Byward Street, EC3R Byward Street was laid out between 1895 and 1906 (Tower Hill)

Byward Street, EC3R

Cable Street, E1 Cable Street started as a straight path along which hemp ropes were twisted into ships’ cables

Cable Street, E1

Calcutta House, E1 Calcutta House is a block on Old Castle Street (Aldgate East)

Calcutta House, E1

Camperdown Street, E1 Camperdown Street was formerly Duncan Street (Aldgate East)

Camperdown Street, E1

Canter Way, E1 Canter Way is a location in London (Aldgate East)

Canter Way, E1

Carlisle Avenue, EC3N Carlisle Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (City of London)

Carlisle Avenue, EC3N

Cartwright Street, E1 Cartwright Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (St George in the East)

Cartwright Street, E1

Cashmere House, E1 Cashmere House is a block on Leman Street

Cashmere House, E1

Cassia House, E1 Cassia House is a block on Piazza Walk

Cassia House, E1

Castle Alley, Castle Alley is an old East End street (Aldgate East)

Castle Alley,

Catalina House, E1 Catalina House is sited on Canter Way

Catalina House, E1

Catherine Court, Catherine Court is an old East End street (Tower Hill)

Catherine Court,

Cayzer House, E1W Cayzer House is located on Thomas More Street (St Katherine Docks)

Cayzer House, E1W

Central House, E1 Central House is a block on Whitechapel High Street (Aldgate East)

Central House, E1

Central Tower, E1 Central Tower is a block on Commercial Road (Aldgate East)

Central Tower, E1

Centurion House, EC3N Centurion House is a building on Jewry Street (City of London)

Centurion House, EC3N

Ceylon House, E1 Ceylon House is sited on Alie Street (Aldgate East)

Ceylon House, E1

Chamber Street, E1 Chamber Street is a thoroughfare running east-west from Leman Street to Mansell Street

Chamber Street, E1

Chandlery House, E1 Chandlery House is a block on Gower’s Walk

Chandlery House, E1

Chaucer Gardens, E1 Chaucer Gardens is a location in London (Aldgate East)

Chaucer Gardens, E1

Christopher Court, E1 Christopher Court is a block on Leman Street

Christopher Court, E1

Circle Place, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Aldgate East)

Circle Place, E1

Circus, EC3N Circus was built between 1768 and 1774 to the designs of George Dance the Younger (Tower Gateway)

Circus, EC3N

Clothier Street, EC3A A street within the E1, postcode (City of London)

Clothier Street, EC3A

Clothworkers Hall, EC3M Clothworkers Hall is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Clothworkers Hall, EC3M

Colchester Street, E1 Colchester Street connected Plough Street with Leman Street (Aldgate East)

Colchester Street, E1

Colchester Street, EC3N Before its was renamed and extended in 1923, Colchester Street was a side street near to the Tower of London (Tower Hill)

Colchester Street, EC3N

Commodity Quay, E1W A street within the E1W postcode (St Katherine Docks)

Commodity Quay, E1W

Coopers Row, Coopers Row is an old East End street (Tower Hill)

Coopers Row,

Coopers Row, EC3N Coopers Row is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (City of London)

Coopers Row, EC3N

Cornell Building, E1 Cornell Building is a block on Coke Street

Cornell Building, E1

Cree House, EC3A Cree House can be found on Creechurch Lane (City of London)

Cree House, EC3A

Creechurch Lane, EC3A Creechurch Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)

Creechurch Lane, EC3A

Crescent, EC3N Crescent lies behind Tower Gateway (Tower Gateway)

Crescent, EC3N

Crofts Street, E1 Crofts Street is a road in the E1 postcode area (St George in the East)

Crofts Street, E1

Crosby Square, EC3A Crosby Square is a location in London (City of London)

Crosby Square, EC3A

Cross Lane, EC3R Cross Lane connects St Dunstan’s Hill with Harp Lane (City of London)

Cross Lane, EC3R

Crosswall, EC3N Crosswall was formerly named John Street, after King John (Tower Gateway)

Crosswall, EC3N

Crutched Friars, EC3N Crutched Friars is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (City of London)

Crutched Friars, EC3N

Cullum Street, EC3M Cullum Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area (City of London)

Cullum Street, EC3M

Cunard Place, EC3A Cunard Place is an alleyway off Bury Street (City of London)

Cunard Place, EC3A

Darbishire Place, E1 Darbishire Place is a location in London (St George in the East)

Darbishire Place, E1

DeMazenod House, E1 DeMazenod House is a block on Chamber Street (Tower Gateway)

DeMazenod House, E1

District Court, E1 District Court is sited on Commercial Road (Aldgate East)

District Court, E1

Dixon House, EC3A Dixon House is a block on Fenchurch Street (City of London)

Dixon House, EC3A

Dock Street, E1 Dock Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (St George in the East)

Dock Street, E1

Dryden Building, E1 Dryden Building is a block on Commercial Road

Dryden Building, E1

Duke Street, EC3A Duke Street was once a street leading northwest from Aldgate (City of London)

Duke Street, EC3A

Dukes House, EC3A Dukes House is a block on Dukes Place (City of London)

Dukes House, EC3A

Dukes Place, EC3A Duke’s Place was formerly called Duke Street (City of London)

Dukes Place, EC3A

Duncart Street, E1 Duncan Street became Camperdown Street in 1921 (Aldgate East)

Duncart Street, E1

Dunster Court, EC3R Dunster Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Dunster Court, EC3R

East Flank, E1 East Flank is a road in the SE18 postcode area (St George in the East)

East Flank, E1

East Smithfield, E1W East Smithfield, an ancient street, derives from ’smooth field’. (St Katherine Docks)

East Smithfield, E1W

East Tenter Street, E1 East Tenter Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area

East Tenter Street, E1

Eastgate House, EC3A Eastgate House is a block on Dukes Place (City of London)

Eastgate House, EC3A

Education Square, E1 Education Square is a location in London (Aldgate East)

Education Square, E1

Ensign Street, E1 Ensign Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (St George in the East)

Ensign Street, E1

Ensigreen Street, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (St George in the East)

Ensigreen Street, E1

Exchange Buildings, EC3A Exchange Buildings is a former street (City of London)

Exchange Buildings, EC3A

Fen Court, EC3M Fen Court is a location in London (City of London)

Fen Court, EC3M

Fenchurch Avenue, EC3M Fenchurch Avenue runs from Lime Street to Billiter Street (City of London)

Fenchurch Avenue, EC3M

Fenchurch Buildings, EC3A Fenchurch Buildings is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area (City of London)

Fenchurch Buildings, EC3A

Fenchurch Place, EC3M Fenchurch Place is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area (City of London)

Fenchurch Place, EC3M

Fenchurch Street, EC3R Fenchurch Street links Gracechurch Street and Aldgate (City of London)

Fenchurch Street, EC3R

Flank Street, E1 Flank Street is a road in the E1 postcode area (St George in the East)

Flank Street, E1

Florin Court, E1 Florin Court is a block on Dock Street (St George in the East)

Florin Court, E1

Forbes Street, E1 Forbes Street replaced Splidts Street after the Second World War

Forbes Street, E1

Fountain House, EC3M Fountain House is a building on Fenchurch Street (City of London)

Fountain House, EC3M

Frazer House, E1 Frazer House can be found on Leman Street (Aldgate East)

Frazer House, E1

French Horn Yard, EC3N French Horn Yard is a former courtyard (Tower Hill)

French Horn Yard, EC3N

Gemini Court, E1W Gemini Court is a block on Thomas More Street (St Katherine Docks)

Gemini Court, E1W

George Leybourne House, E1 George Leybourne House is a block on Wellclose Square (St George in the East)

George Leybourne House, E1

Glass House Street, Glass House Street is an old East End street (St George in the East)

Glass House Street,

Gloucester Court, EC3N Gloucester Court is off Tower Hill to the north west side of the Tower, running northwest behind the church of All Hallows by the Tower (Tower Hill)

Gloucester Court, EC3N

Goodman Stile, E1 Goodman Stile is a location in London (Aldgate East)

Goodman Stile, E1

Goodman Street, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

Goodman Street, E1

Goodman’s Yard, E1 Goodman’s Yard is a street between Minories and Mansell Street (Tower Gateway)

Goodman’s Yard, E1

Goodmans Yard, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Tower Gateway)

Goodmans Yard, E1

Goring Street, EC3A Goring Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)

Goring Street, EC3A

Goulston Street, E1 Goulston Street is a thoroughfare running north-south from Wentworth Street to Whitechapel High Street (Spitalfields)

Goulston Street, E1

Gowers Row, Gowers Row is an old East End street

Gowers Row,

Gowers Walk, Gowers Walk is an old East End street

Gowers Walk,

Gower’s Walk, E1 Gower’s Walk leads south from Commercial Road

Gower’s Walk, E1

Graces Alley, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (St George in the East)

Graces Alley, E1

Gravel Lane, E1 Gravel Lane is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (City of London)

Gravel Lane, E1

Great Alie Street, Great Alie Street is an old East End street

Great Alie Street,

Great Prescot Street, Great Prescot Street is an old East End street

Great Prescot Street,

Great St Helen’s, EC3A This is a street in the EC3A postcode area (City of London)

Great St Helen’s, EC3A

Great Tower Hill, Great Tower Hill is an old East End street (Tower Hill)

Great Tower Hill,

Great Tower Street, EC3R Great Tower Street, originally known just as Tower Street, forms an eastern continuation of Eastcheap (City of London)

Great Tower Street, EC3R

Guinea Court, E1 Guinea Court is a building on Dock Street (St George in the East)

Guinea Court, E1

Guinness Court, E1 Guinness Court is a block on Guinness Court (Aldgate)

Guinness Court, E1

Half Moon Passage, E1 The southern part of Half Moon Passage remains (Aldgate East)

Half Moon Passage, E1

Harp Lane, EC3R Harp Lane once connected Thames Street with Great Tower Street (City of London)

Harp Lane, EC3R

Hart Street, Hart Street is an old East End street (City of London)

Hart Street,

Hart Street, EC3R Hart Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Hart Street, EC3R

Hawdon Street, Hawdon Street is an old East End street (Aldgate)

Hawdon Street,

Haydon Square, E1 Haydon Square commemorated Captain John Heydon, serving as Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance under Charles I (City of London)

Haydon Square, E1

Haydon Street, E1 The eastern end of Haydon Street was called Mansell Passage (City of London)

Haydon Street, E1

Haydon Street, EC3N Haydon Street heads east from the Minories. (Aldgate)

Haydon Street, EC3N

Heneage Lane, EC3A Heneage Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)

Heneage Lane, EC3A

Hogarth Court, EC3M Hogarth Court runs from Fenchurch Avenue to Fenchurch Street (City of London)

Hogarth Court, EC3M

Holland House, EC3A Holland House is a block on Bury Street (City of London)

Holland House, EC3A

Holloway Street, E1 Holloway Street is an old East End street

Holloway Street, E1

Hooper Street, E1 Hooper Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area

Hooper Street, E1

Houndsditch, EC3A Houndsditch runs through the Portsoken and Bishopsgate Without wards of the City of London - areas traditionally considered part of the East End (City of London)

Houndsditch, EC3A

Ibex House, EC3N Residential block (Tower Gateway)

Ibex House, EC3N

India Street, EC3N India Street, formerly George Street, was renamed in 1913 when the surrounding area consisted of the tea warehouses of the East and West India Docks Company. (City of London)

India Street, EC3N

Irongate House, EC3A Irongate House is a block on Dukes Place (City of London)

Irongate House, EC3A

Jacana Court, E1W Jacana Court is a block on Star Place (St Katherine Docks)

Jacana Court, E1W

James Court, EC3A James Court is an old East End street (City of London)

James Court, EC3A

Jewry Street, EC3N Jewry Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (City of London)

Jewry Street, EC3N

John Fisher Street, E1 A street within the SE1 postcode (St George in the East)

John Fisher Street, E1

John Sessions Square, E1 John Sessions Square lies off of Alie Street (Aldgate East)

John Sessions Square, E1

John Stow House, EC3A John Stow House is sited on Bevis Marks (City of London)

John Stow House, EC3A

John Street, John Street is an old East End street (Tower Gateway)

John Street,

Johnson Smirke Building, EC3N Johnson Smirke Building is a block on Royal Mint Court (Tower Hill)

Johnson Smirke Building, EC3N

Kent and Essex Yard, E1 Kent and Essex Yard ran north of Whitechapel High Street, close to the west side of Commercial Street (Aldgate East)

Kent and Essex Yard, E1

King Street, E1W King Street was once next to Queen Street (Tower Hill)

King Street, E1W

Lambeth Street, Lambeth Street is an old East End street

Lambeth Street,

Landmark House, EC3A Landmark House is a block on Leadenhall Street (City of London)

Landmark House, EC3A

Leadenhall Street, EC3A Leadenhall Street - historic home to both the East India Company and Lloyd’s of London. (Clerkenwell)

Leadenhall Street, EC3A

Leman Street, E1 Leman Street was named after Sir John Leman

Leman Street, E1

Liberty House, E1 Liberty House can be found on Ensign Street (St George in the East)

Liberty House, E1

Library Square, EC3N Library Square is a road in the E1 postcode area (Tower Hill)

Library Square, EC3N

Lime Street, EC3M The name Lime Street comes from the lime burners who once sold lime from there for use in construction (City of London)

Lime Street, EC3M

Little Alie Street, Little Alie Street is an old East End street (Aldgate East)

Little Alie Street,

Little Prescot Street, E1 Little Prescot Street once ran off Royal Mint Street (Tower Gateway)

Little Prescot Street, E1

Little Somerset Street, E1 Little Somerset Street was originally called Harrow Alley but colloquially known as ’Blood Alley.’ (Aldgate)

Little Somerset Street, E1

Lloyd’s Avenue, EC3N A street within the EC3N postcode (City of London)

Lloyd’s Avenue, EC3N

Lloyds Avenue, EC3N Lloyds Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (City of London)

Lloyds Avenue, EC3N

London Street, EC3M London Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

London Street, EC3M

Manningtree Street, E1 Manningtree Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Aldgate East)

Manningtree Street, E1

Mansell Street, E1 Mansell Street runs north-south on the City of London border (City of London)

Mansell Street, E1

Mark Lane, EC3R Mark Lane links Great Tower Street and Fenchurch Street (City of London)

Mark Lane, EC3R

Mary Graces Court, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (St George in the East)

Mary Graces Court, E1

Meranti House, E1 Meranti House can be found on Goodman’s Stile (Aldgate East)

Meranti House, E1

Merganser Court, E1W Merganser Court is located on Star Place (St Katherine Docks)

Merganser Court, E1W

Michael’s House, E1 Michael’s House is a block on Alie Street

Michael’s House, E1

Middle Tower, EC3N Middle Tower is a building on Three Quays Walk (Tower Hill)

Middle Tower, EC3N

Middlesex Street, EC3A Middlesex Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (Spitalfields)

Middlesex Street, EC3A

Mill Yard, E1 Mill Yard is a road in the E1 postcode area

Mill Yard, E1

Mincing Lane, EC3R Mincing Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Mincing Lane, EC3R

Minories, EC3N Minories is one of the old streets of the City of London (Aldgate)

Minories, EC3N

Minster Court, EC3R Minster Court can be found on Mincing Lane (City of London)

Minster Court, EC3R

Minsters Pavement, EC3A Minsters Pavement is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)

Minsters Pavement, EC3A

Mitali Passage, E1 A street within the E1 postcode

Mitali Passage, E1

Mitre Avenue, EC3A Mitre Avenue is one of the streets of London in the E17 postal area (City of London)

Mitre Avenue, EC3A

Mitre House, EC3A Mitre House is a block on Mitre Street (City of London)

Mitre House, EC3A

Mitre Square, EC3A Mitre Square is a small square in the City of London. (City of London)

Mitre Square, EC3A

Mitre Street, EC3A Mitre Street connects Creechurch Lane with the Aldgate (City of London)

Mitre Street, EC3A

Munster Court, EC3R Munster Court is a road in the SW6 postcode area (City of London)

Munster Court, EC3R

Muscovy Street, EC3R Muscovy Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (Tower Hill)

Muscovy Street, EC3R

Neroli House, E1 Neroli House is a building on Piazza Walk

Neroli House, E1

New Baltic House, EC3M New Baltic House is a block on Fenchurch Street (City of London)

New Baltic House, EC3M

New Castle Street, New Castle Street is an old East End street (Aldgate East)

New Castle Street,

New Drum Street, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Aldgate East)

New Drum Street, E1

New London Street, EC3R New London Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

New London Street, EC3R

New Loom House, E1 New Loom House is a block on Back Church Lane

New Loom House, E1

Newnham Street, Newnham Street is an old East End street

Newnham Street,

NMB House, EC3A NMB House is a block on Bevis Marks (City of London)

NMB House, EC3A

North Tenter Street, E1 North Tenter Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area

North Tenter Street, E1

Old Pump House, E1 Old Pump House is a block on Hooper Street

Old Pump House, E1

Osprey Court, E1W Osprey Court is a block on Star Place (St Katherine Docks)

Osprey Court, E1W

Penine House, E1 Penine House is a block on Camperdown Street (Aldgate East)

Penine House, E1

Pepys Street, EC3N Pepys Street links Seething Lane in the west to Cooper’s Row in the east (Tower Hill)

Pepys Street, EC3N

Perilla House, E1 Perilla House is a building on Bridle Mews

Perilla House, E1

Petticoat Tower, E1 Petticoat Tower is a block on Middlesex Street (City of London)

Petticoat Tower, E1

Petty Wales, EC3R Petty Wales is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (Tower Hill)

Petty Wales, EC3R

Piazza Walk, E1 Piazza Walk is a location in London

Piazza Walk, E1

Pimento House, E1 Pimento House is located on Gower’s Walk

Pimento House, E1

Port of London Authority Building, EC3N Port of London Authority Building can be found on Trinity Square (Tower Hill)

Port of London Authority Building, EC3N

Portsoken Street, EC3N Portsoken Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Tower Gateway)

Portsoken Street, EC3N

Prescot House, E1 Prescot House is a block on Prescot Street (Tower Gateway)

Prescot House, E1

Prescot Street, E1 Prescot Street was named for Rebecca Prescott, wife of William Leman

Prescot Street, E1

Queen Street, E1W Near the Tower of London was one of the many Queen Streets of London (Tower Hill)

Queen Street, E1W

Railway Place, Railway Place is an old East End street (City of London)

Railway Place,

Rangoon Street, EC3N The East and West India Docks Company’s eastern trade gave its name to Rangoon Street (City of London)

Rangoon Street, EC3N

Riga Mews, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Aldgate East)

Riga Mews, E1

Rix Court, E1 Rix Court was replaced by a wool warehouse sometime during the twentieth century

Rix Court, E1

Rotherwick House, E1W Rotherwick House is located on Thomas More Street (St Katherine Docks)

Rotherwick House, E1W

Royal Mint Court, E1 Royal Mint Court is a block on Royal Mint Court (St Katherine Docks)

Royal Mint Court, E1

Royal Mint Place, E1 Royal Mint Place is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (St George in the East)

Royal Mint Place, E1

Royal Mint Street, E1 Royal Mint Street began its life as Rosemary Lane (St George in the East)

Royal Mint Street, E1

Rupert Street, E1 Rupert Street was situated to the east of Leman Street

Rupert Street, E1

Sapphire Court, E1 Sapphire Court is a block on Ensign Street (St George in the East)

Sapphire Court, E1

Saracen’s Head Yard, EC3N Saracen’s Head Yard was to the south of Aldgate (City of London)

Saracen’s Head Yard, EC3N

Satin House, E1 Satin House is a block on Canter Way

Satin House, E1

Savage Gardens, EC3N Savage Gardens connects Crutched Friars in the north to Trinity Square in the south, crossing Pepys Street (Tower Hill)

Savage Gardens, EC3N

Scarborough Street, E1 This is a street in the E1 postcode area

Scarborough Street, E1

Seething Lane, EC3R Seething Lane is an old City of London street running north-south (City of London)

Seething Lane, EC3R

Shearwater Court, E1W Shearwater Court is a block on Star Place (St Katherine Docks)

Shearwater Court, E1W

Shorter Street, EC3N Shorter Street was once part of Royal Mint Street (Tower Gateway)

Shorter Street, EC3N

South Tenter Street, E1 South Tenter Street is a road in the E1 postcode area

South Tenter Street, E1

Splidts Street, E1 Splidts Street was formerly Splidts Terrace and before that, Cain’s Place

Splidts Street, E1

St Botolph Building, EC3A St Botolph Building is a block on Houndsditch (Aldgate)

St Botolph Building, EC3A

St Botolph Street, EC3A St Botolph Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (Aldgate)

St Botolph Street, EC3A

St Clare House, EC3N St Clare House is sited on Minories (Aldgate)

St Clare House, EC3N

St Clare Street, EC3N St Clare Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (Aldgate)

St Clare Street, EC3N

St Helen’s Place, EC3A St Helen’s Place runs east from Bishopsgate (City of London)

St Helen’s Place, EC3A

St James’s Passage, EC3N St James’s Passage was formerly known as Church Passage (City of London)

St James’s Passage, EC3N

St James’s Place, EC3A St James’s Place was an open square, formerly Broad Court, which held a daily market that sold fruits of various kinds. (City of London)

St James’s Place, EC3A

St Mark Street, E1 St Mark Street was built on the old Goodman’s Fields

St Mark Street, E1

St Marks Street, St Marks Street is an old East End street

St Marks Street,

St Mary Axe, EC3A St Mary Axe is an ancient street of the City of London (City of London)

St Mary Axe, EC3A

St Mary Grace’s Court, E1 St Mary Grace’s Court is a building on Cartwright Street (St Katherine Docks)

St Mary Grace’s Court, E1

St. Katharines Way, E1W A street within the E1W postcode (St Katherine Docks)

St. Katharines Way, E1W

St. Mary’s Grove, EC3A Jeffrey’s Square disappeared under the St Mary Axe development (City of London)

St. Mary’s Grove, EC3A

Stable Walk, E1 Stable Walk is a location in London

Stable Walk, E1

Standon House, E1 Standon House is a block on Mansell Street

Standon House, E1

Staple Hall, EC3A Staple Hall is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)

Staple Hall, EC3A

Star Place, E1W Star Place is a road in the E1W postcode area (St Katherine Docks)

Star Place, E1W

Stone House Court, EC3A Stone House Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)

Stone House Court, EC3A

Stoney Lane, EC3A Stoney Lane is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (City of London)

Stoney Lane, EC3A

Sugar House, E1 Sugar House is a block on Leman Street

Sugar House, E1

Sugar Quay Walk, EC3N Sugar Quay Walk is part of the Thames Path near to the Tower of London (River Thames)

Sugar Quay Walk, EC3N

Sugarloaf Court, EC3A Sugarloaf Court leads south off Leadenhall Street (City of London)

Sugarloaf Court, EC3A

Swan Court, E1W Swan Court is sited on Star Place (St Katherine Docks)

Swan Court, E1W

Swan Passage, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (St George in the East)

Swan Passage, E1

Swan Street, Swan Street is an old East End street (Tower Gateway)

Swan Street,

Symons House, E1 Symons House is a building on Alie Street

Symons House, E1

Teal Court, E1W Teal Court is a block on Star Place (St Katherine Docks)

Teal Court, E1W

Tenter Street East, Tenter Street East is an old East End street

Tenter Street East,

Tenter Street North, Tenter Street North is an old East End street

Tenter Street North,

Tenter Street South, Tenter Street South is an old East End street

Tenter Street South,

Tenter Street West, Tenter Street West is an old East End street

Tenter Street West,

The K Building, E1W The K Building is a block on East Smithfield (St Katherine Docks)

The K Building, E1W

The Leadenhall Building, EC3 The Leadenhall Building is located on Leadenhall Street (City of London)

The Leadenhall Building, EC3

The Leadenhall Building, EC3M The Leadenhall Building is a block on Leadenhall Street (City of London)

The Leadenhall Building, EC3M

The Queen’s House, EC3N The Queen’s House is sited on Unnamed Road (Tower Hill)

The Queen’s House, EC3N

The Queen’s Steps, EC3N The Queen’s Steps is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (Tower Hill)

The Queen’s Steps, EC3N

The Relay Building, E1 The Relay Building is a block on Commercial Street (Aldgate East)

The Relay Building, E1

The White Chapel Building, E1 The White Chapel Building is a block on Whitechapel High Street (Aldgate East)

The White Chapel Building, E1

Tower Bridge Approach, E1W Tower Bridge Approach is a road in the E1W postcode area (Tower Hill)

Tower Bridge Approach, E1W

Tower Hill Terrace, EC3N Tower Hill Terrace is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (Tower Hill)

Tower Hill Terrace, EC3N

Tower Hill, EC3N Tower Hill is a street and square, northwest of the Tower of London (Tower Hill)

Tower Hill, EC3N

Tower Pier, EC3N Tower Pier is a location in London (River Thames)

Tower Pier, EC3N

Tower Place East, EC3R A street within the EC3R postcode (Tower Hill)

Tower Place East, EC3R

Tower Place West, EC3R Tower Place West is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (Tower Hill)

Tower Place West, EC3R

Tower Place, EC3R Tower Place is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (Tower Hill)

Tower Place, EC3R

Tower Walk, E1W Tower Walk is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area (Tower Hill)

Tower Walk, E1W

Trinity Square, EC3N Trinity Square lies to the north of the Tower of London (Tower Hill)

Trinity Square, EC3N

Trinity Tower, E98 Trinity Tower is a block on Thomas More Square (St Katherine Docks)

Trinity Tower, E98

Turnstone House, E1W Turnstone House is located on Star Place (St Katherine Docks)

Turnstone House, E1W

Tyne Street, E1 Tyne Street is a location in London (Aldgate East)

Tyne Street, E1

Undershaft, EC3P Undershaft is a road in the EC3P postcode area (City of London)

Undershaft, EC3P

Upper East Smithfield, Upper East Smithfield is an old East End street (St Katherine Docks)

Upper East Smithfield,

Victoria Court, E1 Victoria Court is a block on Cartwright Street (St Katherine Docks)

Victoria Court, E1

Vine Street, EC3N Vine Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (City of London)

Vine Street, EC3N

Walsingham House, EC3N Walsingham House is a block on Seething Lane (Tower Hill)

Walsingham House, EC3N

Wardrobe Tower, EC3N Wardrobe Tower is a building on Unnamed Road (Tower Hill)

Wardrobe Tower, EC3N

West Tenter Street, E1 West Tenter Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area

West Tenter Street, E1

White Church Lane, E1 White Church Lane is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Aldgate East)

White Church Lane, E1

White Kennett Street, EC3A White Kennett Street was named after a Bishop of Peterborough (City of London)

White Kennett Street, EC3A

White Tower, EC3N White Tower is a block on Unnamed Road (Tower Hill)

White Tower, EC3N

Whitechapel High Street, E1 Whitechapel High Street runs approximately west-east from Aldgate High Street to Whitechapel Road and is designated as part of the A11 (Aldgate East)

Whitechapel High Street, E1

Willis Building, EC3M Willis Building is a block on Lime Street (City of London)

Willis Building, EC3M

Wiverton Tower, E1 Wiverton Tower is a block on New Drum Street (Aldgate East)

Wiverton Tower, E1

Wool House, E1 Wool House is a building on Back Church Lane

Wool House, E1

Wrestlers Court, EC3A Wrestlers Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)

Wrestlers Court, EC3A

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The Great Synagogue of London (1810) The Great Synagogue of London was, for centuries, the centre of Ashkenazi synagogue and Jewish life in London. It was destroyed during the Blitz. Credit: Thomas Rowlandson TUM image id: 1518368926 Licence:	The Boar’s Head was located on the north side of Whitechapel High Street. The Boar’s Head was originally an inn, which was built in the 1530s; it underwent two renovations for use as a playhouse: first, in 1598, when a simple stage was erected, and a second, more elaborate renovation in 1599. Credit: Unknown TUM image id: 1518792376 Licence:	The Aldgate Pump (1874) Aldgate Pump is a historic water pump located at the junction where Aldgate meets Fenchurch Street and Leadenhall Street. The pump is notable for its long, and sometimes dark history, as well as its cultural significance as a symbolic start point of the East End of London. The term "East of Aldgate Pump" is used as a synonym for the East End or for East London as a whole. Credit: Wellcome Images TUM image id: 1518792844 Licence:	Bevis Marks Synagogue Credit: John Salmon TUM image id: 1519475277 Licence: CC BY 2.0	St Katherine Cree, City of London St Katharine Cree is a Church of England church on the north side of Leadenhall Street near Leadenhall Market. The present church was built in 1628–30, retaining the Tudor tower of its predecessor. The church escaped the Great Fire of London in 1666 and suffered only minor damage in the London Blitz. Credit: Prioryman TUM image id: 1519729630 Licence:
St James Duke’s Place The church survived the Great Fire of London, but fell into disrepair and was rebuilt in 1727, retaining much of the original woodwork. The poverty of the Aldgate area made it increasingly difficult to raise funds to maintain the church; Godwin described it as being "in a very dirty and dilapidated state". In 1874, under the 1860 Union of Benefices Act, it was demolished and the parish joined to that of St Katherine Cree. The site of the church is now occupied by the Sir John Cass School. Credit: Robert William Billings and John Le Keux TUM image id: 1520552156 Licence:	The Third Goodmans Fields Theatre, Great Alie Street (1801) Credit: W. W. Hutchings TUM image id: 1520855916 Licence:	Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin) addressing a "smoking debate" at Toynbee Hall (1902) TUM image id: 1660651336 Licence:	A drawing published in 1907 of the west front of the Church of Holy Trinity, Minories Credit: Uncredited TUM image id: 1523993568 Licence:	Petticoat Lane in the 1920s Credit: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress) TUM image id: 1523993996 Licence:
The Whitechapel Gallery was designed by Charles Harrison Townsend and opened in 1901. It was one of the first publicly funded galleries in London. The gallery exhibited Pablo Picasso’s Guernica in 1938 as part of a touring exhibition organised by Roland Penrose to protest against the Spanish Civil War. Initiated by members of the Independent Group, the gallery brought Pop Art to the attention of the general public as well as introducing some of the artists, concepts, designers and photographers that would define the Swinging Sixties. Credit: LeHaye/Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1556738899 Licence:	Byward Tower, 1893 TUM image id: 1556882285 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Established in 1745 as The Old Jerusalem, a drinking house took the name of Dirty Dick’s in 1814 and adopted his story along with it. The original of Dirty Dick was Nathaniel Bentley, a successful merchant with a hardware shop and warehouse in Leadenhall Street in the mid-eighteenth century. After his bride-to-be died on their wedding day - so the legend goes - he never cleaned up again, never washed or changed his clothes. Bentley died in 1809, and the Bishopsgate Distillers appropriated this story of the notorious dirty hardware merchant, adorning their bar with dead cats and cobwebs to perpetuate the legend. Credit: Spitalfields Life TUM image id: 1641301488 Licence:	Front elevation of St. Botolph’s church Credit: Superbfc TUM image id: 1496493752 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Mark Lane station Credit: London Transport TUM image id: 1585759751 Licence: