Warton Place, E1W

Warton Place, at the turn of the twentieth century, led to a glass factory.

Shadwell Basin Bridge (2006).
Credit: Fin Fahey

It appears on maps until the 1950s.

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

Beverly Sand Havering Street, E1 Added: 3 Apr 2021 17:19 GMT	Havering Street, E1 My mother was born at 48 Havering Street. That house no longer exists. It disappeared from the map by 1950. Family name Schneider, mother Ray and father Joe. Joe’s parents lived just up the road at 311 Cable Street Reply
Mike Levy Arbour Square, E1 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" Reply
Kim Johnson Limehouse Causeway (1908) Added: 24 Jun 2021 19:17 GMT	Limehouse Causeway (1908) My great grandparents were the first to live in 15 Tomlins Terrace, then my grandparents and parents after marriage. I spent the first two years of my life there. My nan and her family lived at number 13 Tomlins Terrace. My maternal grandmother lived in Maroon house, Blount Street with my uncle. Nan, my mum and her brothers were bombed out three times during the war. Reply
Conder Street, E14 Added: 31 Oct 2022 18:47 GMT	Memories I lived at 7 Conder Street in a prefab from roughly 1965 to 1971 approx - happy memories- sad to see it is no more ? 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

Limehouse Limehouse is a National Rail station, also connected to the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) network.

Limehouse

NEARBY STREETS

Albert Gardens, E1 Albert Gardens, an almost intact late-Georgian residential square (Shadwell)

Albert Gardens, E1

All Saints Court, E1 All Saints Court (together with St Mary’s Clergy House) is a symmetrical group with gabled wings and cut-away corner balconies (Shadwell)

All Saints Court, E1

Ann Street, E1 Ann Street is an old East End street (Shadwell)

Ann Street, E1

Antcliff Street, E1 Antcliff Street was probably built by William Antcliff of Newham Street (Stepney)

Antcliff Street, E1

Antill Terrace, E1 Antill Terrace was built off of Senrab Street (then Barbour Gardens) around 1865 (Stepney Green)

Antill Terrace, E1

Arbour House, E1 Arbour House was designed by B.J. Belsher, the Stepney Borough Surveyor (Stepney Green)

Arbour House, E1

Arbour Square, E1 Arbour Square is a late Georgian square in Stepney (Stepney Green)

Arbour Square, E1

Arta House, E1 Arta House is a block on Devonport Street (Shadwell)

Arta House, E1

Avis Square, E1 Avis Square was created in 1961 (Stepney Green)

Avis Square, E1

Barnardo Gardens, E1W Barnardo Gardens was created as local streets were swept away post-war (Shadwell)

Barnardo Gardens, E1W

Barnardo Street, E1 Dr Thomas John Barnardo founded a boy’s orphanage in Stepney Causeway (Shadwell)

Barnardo Street, E1

Barnes Street, E14 Barnes Street was built on land belonging to W.H. Pemberton Barnes (Stepney Green)

Barnes Street, E14

Barton Mews, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Limehouse)

Barton Mews, E14

Bath Court, E1W Bath Court is a block on Glamis Place (Shadwell)

Bath Court, E1W

Bekesbourne Street, E14 Bekesbourne Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Limehouse)

Bekesbourne Street, E14

Belgrave Street, E1 Belgrave Street connects Stepney High Street with Commercial Road (Stepney Green)

Belgrave Street, E1

Bere Street, Bere Street is an old East End street (Shadwell)

Bere Street,

Berglen Court, E14 Berglen Court is a block on Branch Road (Limehouse)

Berglen Court, E14

Bermuda Street, E1 Bermuda Street was an old East End street (Stepney Green)

Bermuda Street, E1

Billing House, E1 Billing House is a block on Commercial Road (Shadwell)

Billing House, E1

Boulcott Street, E1W Boulcott Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Ratcliff)

Boulcott Street, E1W

Bower Street, E1 Bower Street is a road in the E1 postcode area (Shadwell)

Bower Street, E1

Branch Road, E14 Branch Road is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Limehouse)

Branch Road, E14

Brayford Square, E1 Brayford Square is a small shopping area from 1978 (Stepney Green)

Brayford Square, E1

Brigantine Court, E14 Brigantine Court is a block on Spert Street (Limehouse)

Brigantine Court, E14

Brodlove Lane, E1W Brodlove Lane is a road in the E1W postcode area (Shadwell)

Brodlove Lane, E1W

Bromley Street, E1 Bromley Street was built between 1829 and 1843 by Daniel Goody (Stepney Green)

Bromley Street, E1

Brook Street, E1 Brook Street was an old name for this section of Cable Street (Ratcliff)

Brook Street, E1

Bull’s Buildings, E1W Bull’s Buildings was a close off White Horse Street (Ratcliff)

Bull’s Buildings, E1W

Butcher Row, E1W Butcher Row is a road in the E1W postcode area (Limehouse)

Butcher Row, E1W

Campania Building, E1W Campania Building is a block on The Highway (Ratcliff)

Campania Building, E1W

Caroline Street, E1 Caroline Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Ratcliff)

Caroline Street, E1

Chalkwell House, E1 Chalkwell House can be found on Commercial Road (Shadwell)

Chalkwell House, E1

Chamberlain House, E1 Chamberlain House probably dates from the 1960s (Shadwell)

Chamberlain House, E1

Chaseley Street, E14 Chaseley Street runs from Barnes Street to Yorkshire Road (Limehouse)

Chaseley Street, E14

Chudleigh Street, E1 Chudleigh Street was called Albany Street until 1938 (Stepney Green)

Chudleigh Street, E1

Clearbrook Way, E1 Clearbrook Way is a modern cul-de-sac, running west off West Arbour Street (Stepney Green)

Clearbrook Way, E1

Clovelly Way, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Stepney Green)

Clovelly Way, E1

Commercial Road East, Commercial Road East is an old East End street (Shadwell)

Commercial Road East,

Cornwood Drive, E1 Cornwood Drive runs off Jubilee Street (Stepney)

Cornwood Drive, E1

Corrigham House, E1 Corrigham House is a block on Pitsea Street (Ratcliff)

Corrigham House, E1

Cosmo Apartments, E1 Cosmo Apartments is sited on Westport Street (Shadwell)

Cosmo Apartments, E1

Cowley Street, Cowley Street is an old East End street (Shadwell)

Cowley Street,

Cranford Street, E1W Cranford Street is a road in the E1W postcode area (Ratcliff)

Cranford Street, E1W

Devonport Street, E1 Devonport Street connects Commercial Road and Cable Street (Shadwell)

Devonport Street, E1

Donovan House, E1 Donovan House probably dates from the 1960s (Shadwell)

Donovan House, E1

Dowson House, E1 Dowson House is located on Commercial Road (Shadwell)

Dowson House, E1

Drewton Street, E1 Drewton Street was previously James Street (Shadwell)

Drewton Street, E1

Dunstan Place, E1W Dunstan Place first appeared on the 1830 map, replacing an area called Globe Yard (Ratcliff)

Dunstan Place, E1W

East Arbour Street, E1 East Arbour Street leads north from Arbour Square (Stepney Green)

East Arbour Street, E1

Edward Mann Close East, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Ratcliff)

Edward Mann Close East, E1

Elf Row, E1W A street within the E1W postcode (Shadwell)

Elf Row, E1W

Elizabeth Square, SE16 Elizabeth Square is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Rotherhithe)

Elizabeth Square, SE16

Exmouth Court, E1 Exmouth Court appears on the 1900 map (Stepney Green)

Exmouth Court, E1

Exmouth Place, E1 Exmouth Place is on the 1860 map (Stepney Green)

Exmouth Place, E1

Fisher House, E1 Fisher House probably dates from the 1960s (Shadwell)

Fisher House, E1

Flamborough Street, E14 Flamborough Street is a Yorkshire place name, chosen by association with neighbouring York Square (Limehouse)

Flamborough Street, E14

Flamborough Walk, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Limehouse)

Flamborough Walk, E14

Frederick Square, SE16 Frederick Square is a location in London (Rotherhithe)

Frederick Square, SE16

Garth Street, Dean Street was renamed Garth Street, E1 in 1876 (Shadwell)

Garth Street,

Ginger Line Building, E1W Ginger Line Building is a block on The Highway (Shadwell)

Ginger Line Building, E1W

Glamis Place, E1W Glamis Place is a road in the E1W postcode area (Shadwell)

Glamis Place, E1W

Glamis Road, E1W Glamis Road is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area (Shadwell)

Glamis Road, E1W

Glasshouse Fields, E1W Glasshouse Fields was Glasshouse Street until 1862 (Shadwell)

Glasshouse Fields, E1W

Glasshouse Street, E1W Glasshouse Street was renamed Glasshouse Fields in 1862 (Shadwell)

Glasshouse Street, E1W

Gordon House, E1W Gordon House is a block on Glamis Road (Shadwell)

Gordon House, E1W

Gosling House, E1 Gosling House is a block near to the Martineau Estate (Shadwell)

Gosling House, E1

Grosvenor Street, E1 Grosvenor Street was renamed Mountmorres Road in 1939 (Stepney Green)

Grosvenor Street, E1

Hardinge Lane, E1W Hardinge Lane is a road in the E1 postcode area (Shadwell)

Hardinge Lane, E1W

Hardinge Street, E1W Hardinge Street existed in the 1750s or before as St George’s Path (Shadwell)

Hardinge Street, E1W

Havering Street, E1 Havering Street is a road in the E1 postcode area (Shadwell)

Havering Street, E1

Head Street, E1 Head Street replaced Heath Street in 1938 (Shadwell)

Head Street, E1

Heckford Street Business Centre, E1W A street within the E1W postcode (Ratcliff)

Heckford Street Business Centre, E1W

Heckford Street, E1W Heckford Street is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area (Ratcliff)

Heckford Street, E1W

Helena Square, SE16 Helena Square is a location in London (Rotherhithe)

Helena Square, SE16

High Street Shadwell, E1W High Street Shadwell eventually became part of The Highway (Shadwell)

High Street Shadwell, E1W

Horseferry Road, E14 Horseferry Road is a road in the E14 postcode area (Limehouse)

Horseferry Road, E14

Ikøn House, E1W Ikøn House is sited on Cable Street (Shadwell)

Ikøn House, E1W

Ionian Building, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Limehouse)

Ionian Building, E14

James Place, James Place is an old East End street (Shadwell)

James Place,

Jardine Road, E1W Jardine Road is a road in the E1W postcode area (Ratcliff)

Jardine Road, E1W

John Bowles Court, E1W John Bowles Court is a block on Schoolhouse Lane (Shadwell)

John Bowles Court, E1W

John Scurr House, E14 John Scurr House is located on Ratcliffe Lane (Limehouse)

John Scurr House, E14

Johnny Andrews House, E1 Johnny Andrews House is a block on Boulcott Street (Ratcliff)

Johnny Andrews House, E1

Johnson Street, E1 Johnson Street first appears as John Street on 1820s mapping, but not on 1810s maps (Shadwell)

Johnson Street, E1

Juniper Street, E1 Juniper Street is now simply a cul-de-sac (Shadwell)

Juniper Street, E1

King David Lane, E1 King David Lane connects Cable Street with The Highway (Shadwell)

King David Lane, E1

La Figa Restaurant, E14 La Figa Restaurant is a block on Narrow Street (Limehouse)

La Figa Restaurant, E14

Labour in Vain Street, E1W Labour in Vain Street is an old East End street (Shadwell)

Labour in Vain Street, E1W

Lake Street, E1 Lake Street was at first called Thomas Street (Shadwell)

Lake Street, E1

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

Latham House, E1

Lavender House, E1 Lavender House is a block on Commercial Road (Ratcliff)

Lavender House, E1

Leading Street, Leading Street is an old East End street (Shadwell)

Leading Street,

Len Bishop Court, E1W Len Bishop Court is a block on Schoolhouse Lane (Ratcliff)

Len Bishop Court, E1W

Lighterman Mews, E1 Lighterman Mews is 1990s development (Stepney Green)

Lighterman Mews, E1

Lion Court, E1W Lion Court is a block on The Highway (Shadwell)

Lion Court, E1W

Longford House, E1 Longford House is a one of a number of Irish county themed blocks dating from the late 1950s (Stepney)

Longford House, E1

Love Lane, Love Lane is an old East End street (Shadwell)

Love Lane,

Lower Shadwell Street, Lower Shadwell Street is an old East End street (Shadwell)

Lower Shadwell Street,

Lucas Street, Lucas Street is an old East End street (Shadwell)

Lucas Street,

Lukin Street, E1 Lukin Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Shadwell)

Lukin Street, E1

Malthouse Apartments, E1 Malthouse Apartments is a block on Caroline Street (Shadwell)

Malthouse Apartments, E1

Market Hill, Market Hill is an old East End street (Shadwell)

Market Hill,

Mauretania Building, E1W Mauretania Building is a block on Jardine Road (Ratcliff)

Mauretania Building, E1W

Medland House, E14 Medland House is a building on Branch Road (Limehouse)

Medland House, E14

Milk Yard, E1W Milk Yard is a road in the E1W postcode area

Milk Yard, E1W

Montpelier Place, E1 Montpelier Place is a road in the E1 postcode area (Shadwell)

Montpelier Place, E1

Monza Building, E1W Monza Building is located on Monza Street

Monza Building, E1W

Moore House, E1 Moore House is a block on the Martineau Estate (Shadwell)

Moore House, E1

Mountmorres Road, E1 Grosvenor Street was called Mountmorres Road after 1939 (Stepney Green)

Mountmorres Road, E1

New Belvedere House, E1 New Belvedere House is a block on White Horse Road (Stepney Green)

New Belvedere House, E1

Newlands Quay, E1W A street within the E1W postcode (Shadwell)

Newlands Quay, E1W

Ogilvie House, E1 Ogilvie House is a block on Stepney Causeway (Ratcliff)

Ogilvie House, E1

Old Church Road, E1 Old Church Road originally extended north from Commercial Road to Stepney Way, opposite St Dunstan’s Church. (Shadwell)

Old Church Road, E1

Peartree Lane, E1W Peartree Lane is a road in the E1W postcode area (Shadwell)

Peartree Lane, E1W

Perth Street, E1 Perth Street was created as St Vincent Street during the 1830s (Stepney Green)

Perth Street, E1

Pinchin Johnsons Yard, E1W Pinchin Johnsons Yard is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Shadwell)

Pinchin Johnsons Yard, E1W

Pique Mews, E1W A street within the E1W postcode (Shadwell)

Pique Mews, E1W

Pitsea Street, E1 Pitsea Street is a road in the E1 postcode area (Ratcliff)

Pitsea Street, E1

Poonah Street, E1 Poonah Street first appears as a name in 1891 (Shadwell)

Poonah Street, E1

Portland Street, E1 Portland Street was replaced by Westport Street in 1939 (Stepney Green)

Portland Street, E1

Powlesland Court, E1 Powlesland Court is a block on White Horse Road (Stepney Green)

Powlesland Court, E1

Quantum Court, E1 Quantum Court is a block on King David Lane (Shadwell)

Quantum Court, E1

Railton House, E1 Railton House is a block on Arbour Square (Shadwell)

Railton House, E1

Ratcliffe Cross Street, E1W Ratcliffe Cross Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Ratcliff)

Ratcliffe Cross Street, E1W

Ratcliffe House, E14 Ratcliffe House is a block on Barnes Street (Stepney Green)

Ratcliffe House, E14

Ratcliffe Lane, E14 Ratcliffe Lane runs south of Limehouse station (Limehouse)

Ratcliffe Lane, E14

Recurrence Apartments, E1 Recurrence Apartments is located on Commercial Road (Stepney)

Recurrence Apartments, E1

Redcastle Close, E1 Redcastle Close arrived with the construction of the Glamis Estate (Shadwell)

Redcastle Close, E1

Regents Gate House, E14 Regents Gate House is a block on Horseferry Road (Limehouse)

Regents Gate House, E14

Riverside Mansions, E1W Riverside Mansions is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area

Riverside Mansions, E1W

Robert Sutton House, E1 Robert Sutton House is a block on Tarling Street (Shadwell)

Robert Sutton House, E1

Rochelle Court, E1 Rochelle Court are flats with shops underneath from 1938 (Shadwell)

Rochelle Court, E1

Ronald Street, E1 Ronald Street appeared in a series of parallel streets first emerging in the 1830s (Shadwell)

Ronald Street, E1

Rosea House, E1 Rosea House is sited on Boulcott Street (Ratcliff)

Rosea House, E1

Roslin House, E1W Roslin House can be found on Brodlove Lane (Shadwell)

Roslin House, E1W

Rotherhithe Tunnel, E14 Rotherhithe Tunnel is a road in the E14 postcode area (Limehouse)

Rotherhithe Tunnel, E14

School House Lane, School House Lane is an old East End street (Ratcliff)

School House Lane,

Schoolhouse Lane, E1W Schoolhouse Lane connects Cable Street and The Highway (Ratcliff)

Schoolhouse Lane, E1W

Scotia Building, E1W Scotia Building is a block on Jardine Road (Ratcliff)

Scotia Building, E1W

Shadwell Pierhead, E1W Shadwell Pierhead is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area (Shadwell)

Shadwell Pierhead, E1W

Shipwright House, E1 Shipwright House is a block on Boulcott Street (Ratcliff)

Shipwright House, E1

Sims House, E1 Sims House is a block on Havering Street (Shadwell)

Sims House, E1

Sirius Building, E1W Sirius Building is a block on Jardine Road (Limehouse)

Sirius Building, E1W

Sophia Square, SE16 Sophia Square is a development off of Sovereign Crescent (Rotherhithe)

Sophia Square, SE16

Sovereign Crescent, SE16 Sovereign Crescent is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Rotherhithe)

Sovereign Crescent, SE16

Spert Street, E14 Sir Thomas Spert, first Master of Trinity House after its incorporation in 1514, was a Stepney seaman. (Limehouse)

Spert Street, E14

St. Georges Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Limehouse)

St. Georges Square, E14

Stepney Causeway, E1 Stepney Causeway is associated with Thomas John Barnardo, who opened his first shelter for homeless children at number 18. (Shadwell)

Stepney Causeway, E1

Summercourt Road, E1 Summercourt Road is parallel with Commercial Road, one block north (Stepney Green)

Summercourt Road, E1

Sun Tavern Place, E1 Sun Tavern Place was not named directly after an inn but after Sun Tavern Fields, a ropewalk which it was built over (Shadwell)

Sun Tavern Place, E1

Sutton Street East, In Stepney E1, Church Road became Sutton Street East in 1862 (Shadwell)

Sutton Street East,

Sutton Street, E1 Sutton Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Shadwell)

Sutton Street, E1

Tarbert Walk, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Shadwell)

Tarbert Walk, E1

The Listed Building, E1W The Listed Building can be found on The Highway (Ratcliff)

The Listed Building, E1W

The Ship Apartments, E1 The Ship Apartments is a block on Hardinge Street (Shadwell)

The Ship Apartments, E1

Thirza House, E1 Thirza House is a block on Devonport Street (Shadwell)

Thirza House, E1

Thirza Street, E1W Thirza Street was situated off Hardinge Street, immediately south of the railway (Shadwell)

Thirza Street, E1W

Thomas Street, Thomas Street is an old East End street (Shadwell)

Thomas Street,

Thornwill House, E1 Thornwill House is a building on Martineau Street (Shadwell)

Thornwill House, E1

Topaz Court, E1W Topaz Court is a block on Elf Row (Shadwell)

Topaz Court, E1W

Trafalgar Court, E1W Trafalgar Court is a building on Wapping Wall

Trafalgar Court, E1W

Troon House, E1 Troon House is a block of flats situated west of White Horse Road (Stepney Green)

Troon House, E1

Troon Street, E14 Troon Street is a very short street and is the westward extension of Salmon Lane (Stepney Green)

Troon Street, E14

Unicorn Building, E1W Unicorn Building is a building on The Highway (Limehouse)

Unicorn Building, E1W

Unit Mosaic Building, E14 Unit Mosaic Building is a building on Narrow Street (Limehouse)

Unit Mosaic Building, E14

Vogler House, E1 Vogler House is a 6-storey block containing 24 dwellings (Shadwell)

Vogler House, E1

Wakeling Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Limehouse)

Wakeling Street, E14

Warren Place, E1W A street within the E1 postcode (Ratcliff)

Warren Place, E1W

Warton Court, E1W Warton Court is sited on Cable Street (Shadwell)

Warton Court, E1W

Warton Place, E1W Warton Place, at the turn of the twentieth century, led to a glass factory (Shadwell)

Warton Place, E1W

Westport Street, E1 Westport Street runs north from Commercial Road (Stepney Green)

Westport Street, E1

White Horse Street, E14 Until the early 20th century, White Horse Street stretched uninterrupted from Stepney Churchyard to Butcher Row, leading down to the riverside (Limehouse)

White Horse Street, E14

Yorkshire Road, E14 Yorkshire Road was named by association with nearby York Square (Limehouse)

Yorkshire Road, E14

Zenith Building, E14 Zenith Building is located on Commercial Road (Limehouse)

Zenith Building, E14

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Thames Tunnel TUM image id: 1554042170 Licence: CC BY 2.0	One of the side roads leading from The Highway to Pennington Street. Possibly Artichoke Hill which is now much wider with new buildings on both sides. TUM image id: 1556882495 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:	Stepney City Farm Credit: Wiki Commons/Adrian Scottow TUM image id: 1722409723 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Brook Street, E1 - looking east (c. 1910) Brook Street is now renamed as part of Cable Street. The side street with the posts is Schoolhouse Lane and the building on the far right is the Friends’ Meeting House. Credit: Vin Miles (contributor) TUM image id: 1642777905 Licence:	Juniper Street is a turning off of King David Lane, E1 Before the Glamis Estate arrived on the scene in the 1970s and largely replaced it, Juniper Street was a road of densely packed terraces. TUM image id: 1625068922 Licence:	Max Bygraves at 55 Swan Road, Rotherhithe (1974) There was a pub - The Watermans Arms - on the corner of Swan Road and Kenning Street. It closed in 1907 to be replaced by a corner shop. Max Bygraves was born in the council flat buildings next to the shop. (Caption adapted from an IanVisits article) Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1689334619 Licence:	Railway Avenue, Rotherhithe (2008) There is no railway visible on the surface here, but the street runs parallel to the nearby Thames Tunnel (now part of the London Overground). Credit: Geograph/Stephen Craven TUM image id: 1689336452 Licence:	The site of Limehouse Station taken in 1975. The station opened in 1840, closed in 1926 and took on new life at part of the DLR TUM image id: 1685013939 Licence:
Rotherhithe Street, Bermondsey with the ship ’Argo’ visible in the distance. By the mid 18th century Rotherhithe had a strong maritime and shipbuilding tradition. The Surrey Docks arrived during the 19th century and added 136 acres of interlinked waterways. TUM image id: 1606859545 Licence:	The Siege of Sidney Street of January 1911 was a gunfight in the East End between a combined police and army force and two revolutionaries. The siege was the culmination of a series of events that began in December 1910, with an attempted jewellery robbery at Houndsditch which resulted in the murder of three policemen, the wounding of two others, and the death of George Gardstein, the leader of a Latvian gang. TUM image id: 1721205890 Licence:	White Horse Street in the 1930s. The northern part of the long White Horse Street is now called White Horse Road. Credit: William Whiffin TUM image id: 1719588894 Licence:	Victorian-era London brickwork Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1642692980 Licence: CC BY 2.0