New Crane Stairs, E1W

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Brunel Museum The Brunel Museum is a museum at the Brunel Engine House in Rotherhithe.

Canary Wharf to Canada Water walk An unusual walk between stations on the Jubilee Line which involves asphyxiation

Execution Dock Execution Dock, on the shoreline at Wapping, was used to execute pirates, smugglers and mutineers who had been sentenced to death by Admiralty courts.

Execution Dock

Lowder Street (1918) Lowder Street in Wapping at the end of the First World War.

Lowder Street (1918)

Thames Tunnel The Thames Tunnel connects Rotherhithe and Wapping and was built between 1825 and 1843.

Thames Tunnel

NEARBY STREETS

Agatha Close, E1W Agatha Close is a modern redevelopment

Agatha Close, E1W

Agatha Street, E1W St James’s Place, marked on 1860s mapping, was renamed as Agatha Street in 1897

Agatha Street, E1W

Ainsty Street, SE16 York Street until 1873, Ainsty Street was one of a group of Rotherhithe Streets commemorating royal names (Rotherhithe)

Ainsty Street, SE16

Amos Court, E1W Amos Court, off Wapping High Street, was previously Church Court (Wapping)

Amos Court, E1W

Angelica Warehouse, SE16 The Angelica Warehouse is a block facing the River Thames (Rotherhithe)

Angelica Warehouse, SE16

Anne Boleyn House, E1W Anne Boleyn House is a block on Pearl Street

Anne Boleyn House, E1W

Balkan Walk, E1W Balkan Walk is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area

Balkan Walk, E1W

Baltic Court, E1W Baltic Court is a block on Clave Street (Wapping)

Baltic Court, E1W

Beechey House, E1W Beechey House is a block on Watts Street

Beechey House, E1W

Benson Quay, E1W Benson Quay is a road in the E1W postcode area

Benson Quay, E1W

Binnacle House, E1W Binnacle House is a building on Cobblestone Square

Binnacle House, E1W

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

Bray Crescent, SE16

Brewhouse Lane, E1W Brewhouse Lane is a road in the E1W postcode area

Brewhouse Lane, E1W

Bridewell Place, E1W A street within the E1W postcode

Bridewell Place, E1W

Brunel Court, SE16 Brunel Court is sited on Brunel Road (Rotherhithe)

Brunel Court, SE16

Brunel Engine House, SE16 Brunel Engine House can be found on Railway Avenue (Rotherhithe)

Brunel Engine House, SE16

Canon Beck Road, SE16 Canon Beck Road is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Rotherhithe)

Canon Beck Road, SE16

Capstan Court, E1W Capstan Court can be found on Wapping Wall

Capstan Court, E1W

Carronade House, E1W Carronade House is a block on Wapping High Street (Wapping)

Carronade House, E1W

Chancellor House, E1W Chancellor House is a block on Greenbank

Chancellor House, E1W

Chandler Street, E1W Chandler Street is a road in the E1W postcode area

Chandler Street, E1W

Chigwell Hill, E1W Chigwell Hill is a road in the E1W postcode area

Chigwell Hill, E1W

Chimney Court, E1W Chimney Court is a block on Brewhouse Lane

Chimney Court, E1W

Choppins Court, E1W Choppins Court is a building on Choppins Court

Choppins Court, E1W

Cinnamon Street, E1W Cinnamon Street is a road in the E1W postcode area (Wapping)

Cinnamon Street, E1W

Clarence Mews, SE16 A street within the SE16 postcode (Rotherhithe)

Clarence Mews, SE16

Clave Street, E1W Clave Street is a road in the E1W postcode area (Wapping)

Clave Street, E1W

Clegg Street, E1W A street within the E1W postcode (Wapping)

Clegg Street, E1W

Cobblestone Square, E1W A street within the E1W postcode

Cobblestone Square, E1W

Columbus Court, SE16 Columbus Court is a block on Rotherhithe Street (Rotherhithe)

Columbus Court, SE16

Columbus House, E1W Columbus House is a block on Wapping Lane

Columbus House, E1W

Compass House, E1W Compass House is a block on Raine Street

Compass House, E1W

Cook Court, SE16 Cook Court is sited on Rotherhithe Street (Rotherhithe)

Cook Court, SE16

Cordage House, E1W Cordage House is a block on Cobblestone Square

Cordage House, E1W

Discovery Walk, E1W A street within the E1W postcode

Discovery Walk, E1W

Dolphin Close, SE16 Dolphin Close is a cul-de-sac off Kinburn Street (Rotherhithe)

Dolphin Close, SE16

Dundee Court, E1W Dundee Court is a block on Wapping High Street (Wapping)

Dundee Court, E1W

Dundee Street, E1W Dundee Street is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area

Dundee Street, E1W

Eluna Apartments, E1W Eluna Apartments is a block on Wapping Lane

Eluna Apartments, E1W

Emery Way, E1W Emery Way is location of London

Emery Way, E1W

Execution Dock House, E1W Execution Dock House is a block on Wapping High Street (Wapping)

Execution Dock House, E1W

Falconet Court, E1W Falconet Court is a block on Wapping High Street (Wapping)

Falconet Court, E1W

Farthing Fields, E1W A street within the E1W postcode

Farthing Fields, E1W

Fenner House, E1W Fenner House is a block on Watts Street

Fenner House, E1W

Flinders House, E1W Flinders House is located on Watts Street

Flinders House, E1W

Franklin House, E1W Franklin House is a block on Watts Street

Franklin House, E1W

Frobisher House, E1W Frobisher House is located on Watts Street

Frobisher House, E1W

Garnet House, E1W Garnet House is a block on Garnet Street

Garnet House, E1W

Garnet Street, E1W Garnet Street is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area

Garnet Street, E1W

Green Bank, E1W Green Bank is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area

Green Bank, E1W

Greenbank, E1W Greenbank is a road in the E1W postcode area

Greenbank, E1W

Gun Court, E1W Gun Court can be found on Wapping Lane

Gun Court, E1W

Gun House, E1W Gun House is a block on Wapping High Street (Wapping)

Gun House, E1W

Gun Wharf, E1W Gun Wharf is a residential block and part of an historic wharf (Wapping)

Gun Wharf, E1W

Hilliard House, E1W Hilliard House is sited on Prusom Street (Wapping)

Hilliard House, E1W

Hilliards Court, E1W Hilliards Court is a road in the E1W postcode area (Wapping)

Hilliards Court, E1W

Horatio Court, SE16 Horatio Court is a block on Rotherhithe Street (Rotherhithe)

Horatio Court, SE16

Hythe House, SE16 Hythe House can be found on Railway Avenue (Rotherhithe)

Hythe House, SE16

Inglefield Square, E1W A street within the E1W postcode

Inglefield Square, E1W

Jackman House, E1W Jackman House was created as part of the Wapping Housing Estate

Jackman House, E1W

Jewel Square, E1W A street within the E1W postcode

Jewel Square, E1W

John Rennie Walk, E1W A street within the E1W postcode

John Rennie Walk, E1W

Katherine Close, SE16 Katherine Close is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Rotherhithe)

Katherine Close, SE16

Kinburn Street, SE16 Kinburn Street is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Rotherhithe)

Kinburn Street, SE16

King Charles Terrace, E1W King Charles Terrace is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area

King Charles Terrace, E1W

King Henry’s Stairs, E1W King Henry’s Stairs lead down to King Henry’s Wharf (Wapping)

King Henry’s Stairs, E1W

Kingsley Mews, E1W A street within the E1W postcode

Kingsley Mews, E1W

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

Labour in Vain Street, E1W

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

Leading Street,

Lowder House, E1W Lowder House is a block on Wapping Lane

Lowder House, E1W

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

Lower Shadwell Street,

Malay House, E1W Malay House is a block on Prusom Street

Malay House, E1W

Marble Quay, E1W Marble Quay is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area

Marble Quay, E1W

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

Market Hill,

Martingale House, E1W Martingale House is a block on Raine Street

Martingale House, E1W

Maynards Quay, E1W Maynards Quay is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area

Maynards Quay, E1W

Meeting House Alley, E1W Alley is a road in the E1W postcode area

Meeting House Alley, E1W

Merchant Court, E1W Merchant Court can be found on Wapping Wall

Merchant Court, E1W

Metropolitan Wharf, E1W Metropolitan Wharf is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area

Metropolitan Wharf, E1W

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

Milk Yard, E1W

Monza Building, E1W Monza Building is located on Monza Street

Monza Building, E1W

Monza Street, E1W Monza Street lies south of the Shadwell Basin

Monza Street, E1W

Moran House, E1W Moran House can be found on Wapping Lane

Moran House, E1W

Mountbatten Court, SE16 Mountbatten Court can be found on Rotherhithe Street (Rotherhithe)

Mountbatten Court, SE16

Nelson Court, SE16 Nelson Court is a block on Brunel Road (Rotherhithe)

Nelson Court, SE16

New Crane Place, E1W New Crane Place is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area (Wapping)

New Crane Place, E1W

New Crane Stairs, E1W New Crane Stairs is a road in the E1W postcode area (Wapping)

New Crane Stairs, E1W

New Crane Wharf, E1W New Crane Wharf is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area (Wapping)

New Crane Wharf, E1W

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

Newlands Quay, E1W

Old Gravel, Old Gravel is an old East End street

Old Gravel,

Olivers Wharf, E1W A street within the E1W postcode (Wapping)

Olivers Wharf, E1W

Oswell House, E1W Oswell House is a block on Farthing Fields

Oswell House, E1W

Park Vista Tower, E1W Park Vista Tower can be found on Cobblestone Square

Park Vista Tower, E1W

Parry House, E1W Parry House can be found on Watts Street

Parry House, E1W

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

Peartree Lane, E1W

Pelican Stairs, E1W Pelican Stairs is a road in the E1W postcode area

Pelican Stairs, E1W

Penang House, E1W Penang House can be found on Prusom Street

Penang House, E1W

Penang Street, E1W Penang Street is a road in the E1W postcode area

Penang Street, E1W

Porters Walk, E1W Porters Walk is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area

Porters Walk, E1W

Portland Square, E1W Portland Square is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area

Portland Square, E1W

President Drive, E1W A street within the E1W postcode

President Drive, E1W

Princes Court Business Centre, E1W A street within the E1W postcode

Princes Court Business Centre, E1W

Princes Court, E1W Princes Court is sited on Princes Court

Princes Court, E1W

Prospect Place, E1W Prospect Place is a road in the E1W postcode area

Prospect Place, E1W

Prusom Street, E1W Prusom Street is situated north of Wapping High Street

Prusom Street, E1W

Queen Victoria Terrace, E1W Queen Victoria Terrace is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area

Queen Victoria Terrace, E1W

Railway Avenue, SE16 Railway Avenue is named after the East London lines which run through the parallel Thames Tunnel (Rotherhithe)

Railway Avenue, SE16

Raine Street, E1W Raine Street is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area

Raine Street, E1W

Raine’s House, E1W Raine’s House is a block on Farthing Fields

Raine’s House, E1W

Raleigh Court, SE16 Raleigh Court is a block on Clarence Mews (Rotherhithe)

Raleigh Court, SE16

Reardon House, E1W Reardon House is a block on Reardon Street

Reardon House, E1W

Reardon Path, E1W This is a street in the E1W postcode area

Reardon Path, E1W

Reardon Street, E1W Reardon Street is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area

Reardon Street, E1W

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

Riverside Mansions, E1W

Ross House, E1W Ross House is sited on Cinnamon Street (Wapping)

Ross House, E1W

Rotherhithe Tunnel Approach Road, SE16 Rotherhithe Tunnel Approach Road is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Rotherhithe)

Rotherhithe Tunnel Approach Road, SE16

Rotherhithe Tunnel, SE16 The Rotherhithe Tunnel runs under the Thames (Rotherhithe)

Rotherhithe Tunnel, SE16

Rum Close, E1W A street within the E1W postcode (Shadwell)

Rum Close, E1W

Rye House, SE16 Rye House is a block on Kenning Street (Rotherhithe)

Rye House, SE16

Sandwich House, SE16 Sandwich House is a block between Hythe House and Winchelsea House (Rotherhithe)

Sandwich House, SE16

Scandrett Street, E1W A street within the E1W postcode (Wapping)

Scandrett Street, E1W

Seaford House, SE16 Seaford House is a block on Rotherhithe Street (Rotherhithe)

Seaford House, SE16

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

Shadwell Pierhead, E1W

Smith Close, SE16 Smith Close is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Rotherhithe)

Smith Close, SE16

Sovereign Close, E1W Sovereign Close is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area

Sovereign Close, E1W

Spirit Quay, E1W Spirit Quay is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area

Spirit Quay, E1W

St John’s Wharf, E1W The St John’s Wharves warehouses are now flats (Wapping)

St John’s Wharf, E1W

St Johns Court, E1W St Johns Court is a block on Scandrett Street

St Johns Court, E1W

St Katharine By The Tower, E1W St Katharine By The Tower is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area

St Katharine By The Tower, E1W

Stevedore Street, E1W A street within the E1W postcode

Stevedore Street, E1W

Sun Walk, E1W Sun Walk is a road in the E1W postcode area

Sun Walk, E1W

Tasman House, E1W Tasman House is a block on Prusom Street (Wapping)

Tasman House, E1W

Tench Street, E1W Tench Street is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area

Tench Street, E1W

Thames Tunnel Mills, SE16 Thames Tunnel Mills is a location in London (Rotherhithe)

Thames Tunnel Mills, SE16

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

Trafalgar Court, E1W

Tunnel Wharf, SE16 Tunnel Wharf is a location in London (Rotherhithe)

Tunnel Wharf, SE16

Vancouver House, E1W Vancouver House is a block on Reardon Path (Wapping)

Vancouver House, E1W

Vinegar Street, E1W A street within the E1W postcode

Vinegar Street, E1W

Wainwright House, E1W Wainwright House is a block on Wine Close

Wainwright House, E1W

Wapping Lane, E1W Wapping Lane is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area

Wapping Lane, E1W

Wapping New Stairs, E1W Wapping New Stairs is a road in the E1W postcode area (Wapping)

Wapping New Stairs, E1W

Wapping Wall, E1W Wapping Wall runs parallel to the northern bank of the Thames with many converted warehouses facing the river

Wapping Wall, E1W

Waterman Way, E1W Waterman Way is a road in the E1W postcode area

Waterman Way, E1W

Watts Street, E1W Watts Street lay at the heart of the 1926 Wapping housing scheme, undertaken by the London County Council

Watts Street, E1W

Wellington Terrace, E1W A street within the E1W postcode

Wellington Terrace, E1W

Welsh House, E1W Welsh House is a block on Wapping Lane

Welsh House, E1W

Western Place, SE16 Western Place is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Rotherhithe)

Western Place, SE16

Whitehorn House, E1W Whitehorn House is sited on Prusom Street

Whitehorn House, E1W

Willoughby House, E1W Willoughby House is located on Dundee Street (Wapping)

Willoughby House, E1W

Winchelsea House, SE16 Winchelsea House is a block on Swan Road (Rotherhithe)

Winchelsea House, SE16

Windrose Close, SE16 Windrose Close is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Rotherhithe)

Windrose Close, SE16

Wine Close, E1W Wine Close is a road in the E1W postcode area

Wine Close, E1W

Woolcombe Court, SE16 Woolcombe Court is a block on Princes Riverside Road (Rotherhithe)

Woolcombe Court, SE16

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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

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 Angel (1960) Credit: Ideal Homes TUM image id: 1537131220 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:
Cannon Street Road in the early 1940s TUM image id: 1682607957 Licence:	Slipper’s Place, Rotherhithe (1958) Situated between Southwark Park and Southwark Park Road, this terrace was built c1850 on ground particularly unsuited to building, as the area had previously been a series of ditches and islands that fed into a mill stream. The site was cleared and new flats erected shortly after this photograph was taken. TUM image id: 1661077092 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:	The corner of Johns Hill and Pennington Street, Wapping, December 1906. The long range of late 17th century dwellings of Pennington Street stood directly opposite the towering walls and warehouses of London Docks, which they pre-dated - hence the raised level of road surface which provided access to the Docks. By the early twentieth century, many older buildings such as these, offered rooms and lodgings for the working poor, who are gathered here outside their houses. TUM image id: 1681900774 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:	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:	St George’s Street (now part of The Highway) in 1896 Old London postcard TUM image id: 1669931242 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Swan Road Mosaic is 3.35 metres by 9.60 metres and was made from vitreous glass by the artist David John in 1992. The mural is one of a number of environmental art projects in which the artist was involved. The work consists of around 350,000 pieces of Italian vitreous glass specially designed for mosaics. The background shows the skyline along Rotherhithe’s riverfront, as seen from Wapping on the opposite shore. The buildings include 19th century dock warehouses, cranes and industrial chimney stacks. The scene is dominated by the clock tower of St Mary’s church. It is from this ancient waterfront that the Mayflower is said to have started its voyage which took the Pilgrim Fathers from Plymouth to New England. Credit: David John/waymarking.com TUM image id: 1689335731 Licence:	The Fighting Temeraire (1838) This is a renowned oil painting created by the English artist J.M.W. Turner, born on 23 April 1775. The painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1839 and is currently housed in the National Gallery in London. The painting depicts the HMS Temeraire, a famous 98-gun ship that played a significant role in the Battle of Trafalgar, being towed by a steam tug along the Thames in 1838. The ship was being taken to Rotherhithe in order to be dismantled and sold as scrap. Turner seems to have painted his famous painting - The Fighting Temeraire - from the balcony at the Angel Inn, situated at 101 Bermondsey Wall East. Credit: JWW Turner TUM image id: 1685624673 Licence:

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