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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

Bank of England The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom.

Bank of England

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

Bevis Marks Synagogue

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

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

St Ethelburga’s 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

NEARBY STREETS

99 Bishopsgate, EC2N 99 Bishopsgate is a commercial skyscraper located on Bishopsgate, a major thoroughfare in the City of London financial district. (City of London)

99 Bishopsgate, EC2N

Adams Court, EC2R Adam’s Court is thought to be named for Sir Thomas Adams (City of London)

Adams Court, EC2R

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

Alleyne Park, EC2N

Angel Court Tower, EC2R Angel Court Tower is a block on Angel Court (City of London)

Angel Court Tower, EC2R

Angel Court, EC2R Angel Court is named after a long demolished inn of this name (City of London)

Angel Court, EC2R

Arab Banking Corp. House, EC2R Arab Banking Corp. House can be found on Moorgate (City of London)

Arab Banking Corp. House, EC2R

Austin Friars, EC2N Austin Friars was an Augustinian friary from its foundation in the 1260s, until its dissolution in 1538 (City of London)

Austin Friars, EC2N

Ball Court, EC3V Ball Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area (City of London)

Ball Court, EC3V

Bartholomew Lane, EC3V Bartholomew Lane runs between the junction of Lothbury and Throgmorton Street in the north to Threadneedle Street in the south. (City of London)

Bartholomew Lane, EC3V

Basildon House, EC2R Basildon House is a block on Moorgate (City of London)

Basildon House, EC2R

Bells Alley, EC2N Bells Alley is a road in the SW6 postcode area (City of London)

Bells Alley, EC2N

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

Bishopsgate, EC3V Bishopsgate is named after one of the original eight gates in the London Wall. (City of London)

Bishopsgate, EC3V

Boston House, EC2M Boston House is a building on New Broad Street (City of London)

Boston House, EC2M

Broad Street House, EC2M Broad Street House is a block on Old Broad Street (Liverpool Street)

Broad Street House, EC2M

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

Camomile Street, EC3A Camomile Street is a short street in the City of London (City of London)

Camomile Street, EC3A

Capel Court, EC2R On the east side of the Bank of England turn into Bartholomew Lane. Capel Court is off to the east (City of London)

Capel Court, EC2R

Carter Street, EC3A Carter Street was off Cutler Street (City of London)

Carter Street, EC3A

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

Cavendish Court, EC3A

Clark’s Place, EC3V Clark’s Place - formerly Clark’s Alley - was a courtyard in the City of London (City of London)

Clark’s Place, EC3V

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

Clothier Street, EC3A

Coleman Street, EC2V Coleman Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Coleman Street, EC2V

Copthall Avenue, EC2N Copthall Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC2N postal area (City of London)

Copthall Avenue, EC2N

Copthall Avenue, EC2R Copthall Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area (City of London)

Copthall Avenue, EC2R

Cornhill, EC3V Cornhill is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area (City of London)

Cornhill, EC3V

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

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

Crosby Square, EC3A

Cross Key Court, EC2R After 1939, the new name for Sun Court, Great Swan Alley was Cross Key Court, EC2 (City of London)

Cross Key Court, EC2R

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

Cunard Place, EC3A

Cutler Street, EC3A Cutler Street runs north off Houndsditch (City of London)

Cutler Street, EC3A

Dashwood House, EC2M Dashwood House is a block on Old Broad Street (Liverpool Street)

Dashwood House, EC2M

Devonshire Row, EC3A Devonshire Row leads off Bishopsgate (City of London)

Devonshire Row, EC3A

Devonshire Square, E1 Devonshire Square lies at the end of Devonshire Row (City of London)

Devonshire Square, E1

Drapers Gardens, EC2N Drapers Gardens is a block in Copthall Avenue (City of London)

Drapers Gardens, EC2N

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

Finch Lane, EC3V Finch Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area (City of London)

Finch Lane, EC3V

Fleur De Lys Court, EC3A Fleur De Lys Court was situated off Houndsditch (City of London)

Fleur De Lys Court, EC3A

Founders Court, EC2R Founders Court is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area (City of London)

Founders Court, EC2R

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

Goring Street, EC3A

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

Great St Helen’s, EC3A

Great Swan Alley, EC2R Great Swan Alley is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area (City of London)

Great Swan Alley, EC2R

Great Winchester Street, EC2N Great Winchester Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2N postal area (City of London)

Great Winchester Street, EC2N

Habib House, EC2R Habib House is a block on Moorgate (City of London)

Habib House, EC2R

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

Heneage Lane, EC3A

Heron Tower, EC2N Heron Tower is a block on Bishopsgate (City of London)

Heron Tower, EC2N

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

Holland House, EC3A

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

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

James Court, EC3A

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

John Stow House, EC3A

King’s Arms Yard, EC2R King’s Arms Yard runs east from Moorgate Street (City of London)

King’s Arms Yard, EC2R

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

Landmark House, EC3A

Langthorn Court, EC2N Langthorn Court is an historic courtyard in the City of London (City of London)

Langthorn Court, EC2N

Leadenhall Avenue, EC3M Leadenhall Avenue was built on the first site of Leadenhall Market (City of London)

Leadenhall Avenue, EC3M

Leadenhall Place, EC3V Leadenhall Place is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area (City of London)

Leadenhall Place, EC3V

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

Leadenhall Street, EC3A

Leadenhall Street, EC3M Leadenhall Street is a road in the EC3N postcode area (City of London)

Leadenhall Street, EC3M

Leadenhall Street, EC3V Leadenhall Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area (City of London)

Leadenhall Street, EC3V

Leadenhall Street, EC3V Leadenhall Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area (City of London)

Leadenhall Street, EC3V

Little Winchester Street, EC2N Little Winchester Street used to run south off London Wall (City of London)

Little Winchester Street, EC2N

London Wall, EC2M London Wall is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

London Wall, EC2M

Lothbury, EC2R Lothbury is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area (City of London)

Lothbury, EC2R

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

Minsters Pavement, EC3A

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

Moorgate Place, EC2R Moorgate Place is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area (City of London)

Moorgate Place, EC2R

Moorgate, EC2R Moorgate takes its name from a gate in the wall around London and is a rather late-built street within the City of London (City of London)

Moorgate, EC2R

New Broad Street House, EC2M New Broad Street House is a block on Old Broad Street (City of London)

New Broad Street House, EC2M

New Broad Street, EC2M New Broad Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

New Broad Street, EC2M

Newman’s Court, EC3V Newman’s Court is an old courtyard situated off Cornhill (City of London)

Newman’s Court, EC3V

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

NMB House, EC3A

Old Broad Street, EC2M Old Broad Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

Old Broad Street, EC2M

Old Broad Street, EC2N Old Broad Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2N postal area (City of London)

Old Broad Street, EC2N

Osborne House, EC2M Osborne House is a block on Devonshire Square (City of London)

Osborne House, EC2M

Popes Head Alley, EC3V Popes Head Alley is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area (City of London)

Popes Head Alley, EC3V

Princes Street, EC2R Princes Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area (City of London)

Princes Street, EC2R

Royal Court, EC3V Royal Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area (City of London)

Royal Court, EC3V

Royal Exchange Avenue, EC3V Royal Exchange Avenue connects Finch Lane with the Royal Exchange (City of London)

Royal Exchange Avenue, EC3V

Royal Exchange Buildings, EC3V Royal Exchange Buildings is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area (City of London)

Royal Exchange Buildings, EC3V

Royal Exchange Steps, EC2R Royal Exchange Steps is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area (City of London)

Royal Exchange Steps, EC2R

Royal Exchange, EC3V Royal Exchange is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area (City of London)

Royal Exchange, EC3V

Salesforce Tower, EC2N Salesforce Tower is a block on Bishopsgate (City of London)

Salesforce Tower, EC2N

Shield House, EC2M Shield House is a block on New Street (City of London)

Shield House, EC2M

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

St Helen’s Place, EC3A

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

St Mary Axe, EC3A

St Michaels Rectory, EC3V St Michaels Rectory is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area (City of London)

St Michaels Rectory, EC3V

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

St. Mary’s Grove, EC3A

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

Staple Hall, EC3A

Stock Exchange Tower, EC2N Stock Exchange Tower is a building on Old Broad Street (City of London)

Stock Exchange Tower, EC2N

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

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

Sugarloaf Court, EC3A

Sun Court, EC3V Sun Court is an old courtyard of Cornhill (City of London)

Sun Court, EC3V

Telegraph Street, EC2R Telegraph Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area (City of London)

Telegraph Street, EC2R

The Courtyard, EC3V The Courtyard is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area (City of London)

The Courtyard, EC3V

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

Threadneedle Street, EC2N Threadneedle Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area (City of London)

Threadneedle Street, EC2N

Threadneedle Street, EC3V Threadneedle Street is the location of the Bank of England and Royal Exchange (City of London)

Threadneedle Street, EC3V

Throgmorton Avenue, EC2N Throgmorton Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC2N postal area (City of London)

Throgmorton Avenue, EC2N

Throgmorton Street, EC3V The name of Throgmorton Street is a corruption of the name of Nicholas Throckmorton, Elizabeth I’s ambassador to France and Scotland. (City of London)

Throgmorton Street, EC3V

Tokenhouse Yard, EC2R Tokenhouse Yard marked the site of the manufacturer of tokens that were used as the copper coinage of England before the reign of James I (City of London)

Tokenhouse Yard, EC2R

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

Undershaft, EC3P

Union Court, EC2N Union Court is an alleyway off of Broad Street (City of London)

Union Court, EC2N

Walbrook, EC4N Walbrook is one of the streets of the Bank area (City of London)

Walbrook, EC4N

Warnford Court, EC2N Warnford Court is one of the streets of London in the EC2N postal area (City of London)

Warnford Court, EC2N

White Lion Court, EC3V White Lion Court is an old courtyard situated off Cornhill (City of London)

White Lion Court, EC3V

Whittington Avenue, EC3M Whittington Avenue leads south from Leadenhall Street (City of London)

Whittington Avenue, EC3M

Wormwood Street, EC2N Wormwood Street refers to the wormwood plant which used to grow on the London Wall and in other areas of wasteland in the City (Liverpool Street)

Wormwood Street, EC2N

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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Bank station Credit: IG/steven.maddison TUM image id: 1653840363 Licence: CC BY 2.0	"Cheapside and Bow Church" engraved by W. Albutt (1837) First published in The History of London: Illustrated by Views in London and Westminster. Steel engraved print after a picture by T.H. Shepherd. Credit: W. Albutt TUM image id: 1507465321 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Georg Giese from Danzig, 34-year-old German merchant at the Steelyard, painted in London by Hans Holbein in 1532 Credit: Hans Holbein TUM image id: 1490827371 Licence:	Walbrook Wharf is an operating freight wharf located in the City of London adjacent to Cannon Street station. TUM image id: 1508582712 Licence:	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 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:	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 gravestone of English poet William Blake in Bunhill Fields Burial Ground Credit: https://careergappers.com/ TUM image id: 1622643378 Licence:	Byward Tower, 1893 TUM image id: 1556882285 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Southwark Cathedral Credit: IG/aleks london diary TUM image id: 1653856025 Licence:	The George and Vulture was built in 1746 as a public house in Castle Court, near Lombard Street. There has been an inn on the site for centuries. It was said to be a meeting place of the notorious Hellfire Club and is now a City chop house. It is mentioned at least 20 times in The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens, who frequently drank there himself. Credit: Wiki Commons/Jim Linwood TUM image id: 1726415637 Licence: CC BY 2.0