St Thomas House, E1

St Thomas House is a block on East Arbour Street.

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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

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

St Dunstan’s and All Saints Church St Dunstan’s, Stepney is an Anglican church which stands on a site that has been used for Christian worship for over a thousand years.

St Dunstan’s and All Saints Church

NEARBY STREETS

Adam Meere House, E1 Adam Meere House is located on Tarling Street (Shadwell)

Adam Meere House, E1

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

Anne Goodman House, E1 Anne Goodman House is sited on Jubilee Street (Stepney Green)

Anne Goodman House, E1

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

Antcliff Street, E1

Antcliffe Street, E1 Antcliffe Street formerly ran off Bromehead Road (Stepney)

Antcliffe Street, E1

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

Antill Terrace, E1

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

Apsley House, E1

Apsley Street, E1 Apsley Street was off Redman’s Road (Stepney Green)

Apsley Street, 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

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

Armsby House, E1

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

Arta House, E1

Athlone House, E1 Athlone House is a block on Sidney Street (Stepney)

Athlone House, E1

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

Avis Square, E1

Aylward Street, E1 Aylward Street has a complicated history (Stepney Green)

Aylward Street, E1

Baltonsborough Court, E1 Baltonsborough Court is located on Ben Jonson Road (Stepney Green)

Baltonsborough Court, 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

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

Beckett House, E1

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,

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

Bermuda Street, E1

Bermuda Way, E1 Bermuda Way runs between two residential blocks (Stepney Green)

Bermuda Way, E1

Bill Faust House, E1 Bill Faust House is a block on Tarling Street (Shadwell)

Bill Faust House, E1

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

Billing House, E1

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

Bladen House, E1

Blakesley Street, Lower John Street was renamed to Blakesley Street, E1 in 1865 (Shadwell)

Blakesley Street,

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

Boisseau 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

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

Brayford Square, E1

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

Brilliant Street, E1

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

Brinsley House, E1

Bromehead Road, E1 Bromehead Road is a location in London (Stepney)

Bromehead Road, E1

Bromehead Street, E1 A vestige remains of Bromehead Street, formerly a main connecting street of the area (Stepney)

Bromehead Street, E1

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

Burley House, E1 Burley House is part of the Mountmorres Estate (Stepney Green)

Burley House, E1

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

Butcher Row, 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

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

Chudleigh Street, E1

Clark Street, E1 Clark Street is a long and old street of Stepney (Stepney Green)

Clark Street, E1

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

Clearbrook Way, E1

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

Clichy House, E1

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

Clovelly Way, E1

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

Colverson House, E1

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

Commercial Road East,

Copley Street, E1 Copley Street now runs south from Stepney Way (Stepney Green)

Copley Street, E1

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

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

Dagobert House, E1

Dakin Place, E1 Dakin Place is one of a confusion of small roads leading off White Horse Road (Stepney Green)

Dakin Place, E1

Dame Colet House, E1 Dame Colet House is a block on Ben Jonson Road (Stepney Green)

Dame Colet House, E1

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

Dean House, E1

Dean Street, Cross Street became Dean Street in 1865 (4777) (Shadwell)

Dean Street,

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

Deancross Street, E1

Dempsey Street, E1 Dempsey Street was created before 1830 along with surrounding streets (Stepney Green)

Dempsey Street, E1

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

Devonport Street, E1

Diggon Street, E1 Diggon Street is now a small remnant cul-de-sac off Stepney Way (Stepney Green)

Diggon Street, E1

Dongola Road, E1 Dongola Road connects Duckett Street and Harford Street (Stepney Green)

Dongola Road, 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

Drake House, E1 Drake House can be found on Stepney Way (Stepney)

Drake House, E1

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

Drewton Street, E1

Dundalk House, E1 Dundalk House faces Clark Street (Stepney Green)

Dundalk House, E1

Dunelm Street, E1 Fair Street was renamed Dunelm Street in 1939 (Stepney Green)

Dunelm Street, E1

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

Dunstan Place, E1W

Durham Row, E1 Durham Row is a path leading west from White Horse Road (Stepney Green)

Durham Row, E1

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

East Arbour Street, E1

Edith Ramsey House, E1 Edith Ramsey House is a block on Duckett Street (Stepney Green)

Edith Ramsey House, E1

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

Edward Mann Close East, E1

Ellen Julia Court, E1 Ellen Julia Court is a block on James Voller Way (Shadwell)

Ellen Julia Court, E1

Ellis Court, E1 Ellis Court is a block on James Voller Way (Shadwell)

Ellis Court, E1

Elsa Street, E14 Elsa Street is now in two sections - a street and a continuation as a walkway (Stepney Green)

Elsa Street, E14

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

Exmouth Street, E1 Exmouth Street was largely destroyed during the Second World War and replaced by residential blocks on the Clicky Estate (Stepney)

Exmouth Street, E1

Fair Street, E1 Fair Street ran from Oxford Street to Charles Street (Stepney Green)

Fair Street, E1

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

Fisher House, E1

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

Foley House, E1

Garden Street, E1 Garden Street lies to the rear of what was called ’King John’s Palace’ (Stepney Green)

Garden Street, E1

Gardom Street, E1 Gardom Street was a former street of Stepney (Stepney Green)

Gardom Street, E1

George Scott House, E1 George Scott House is a block on West Arbour Street (Stepney Green)

George Scott House, E1

Gold Street, E1 Prospect Place was renamed as Gold Street in 1882 (Stepney Green)

Gold Street, E1

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

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

Hare Street, E1

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

Harriott House, E1

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

Havering Street, E1

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

Hawkins Street, E1

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

Head Street, E1

Heath Street, E1 Heath Street was the location of a rope walk by the beginning of the nineteenth century (Stepney Green)

Heath Street, E1

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

Ikøn House, E1W

Jamaica Street, E1 Jamaica Street is the successor street to King Street (Stepney)

Jamaica Street, E1

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

James Place,

James Voller Way, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Shadwell)

James Voller Way, E1

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

Jarman House, E1

Jean Pardies House, E1 Jean Pardies House is a block on Stepney Way (Stepney)

Jean Pardies House, E1

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

Jubilee Mansions, E1 Jubilee Mansions is a block built by Stepney Borough Council between the wars (Stepney Green)

Jubilee Mansions, E1

Jubilee Street, E1 Jubilee Street was built off the then-new Commercial Road and named to commemorate the Jubilee of George III in 1810. (Stepney Green)

Jubilee Street, E1

Justice Apartments, E1 Justice Apartments is a block on Aylward Street (Stepney Green)

Justice Apartments, E1

Kerry House, E1 Kerry House is a block on the southern part of the Sidney Estate (Stepney)

Kerry House, E1

King John Street, E1 King John Street leads off Stepney Green (Stepney Green)

King John Street, E1

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

King Street, E1

Lady Micos Almshouses, E1 Lady Micos Almshouses offers lodgings exclusively for women in Stepney (Stepney Green)

Lady Micos Almshouses, E1

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

Le Moal House, E1 Le Moal House is a block on Stepney Way (Stepney)

Le Moal House, E1

Levitas House, E1 Levitas House are flats situated on Jubilee Street, dating from 2020 (Stepney Green)

Levitas House, E1

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

Lighterman Mews, E1

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

Lindley House, E1

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

Lindley Street, E1

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

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

Louise De Marillac House, E1

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

Marshgate House, E1 Marshgate House is a building on Bromehead Street (Stepney)

Marshgate House, E1

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

Martha Street, E1

Matlock Street, E14 Matlock Street is a surviving street of Stepney Green, its route intact after the war (Stepney Green)

Matlock Street, E14

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

Mayo House, E1

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

Milrood House, E1

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

Montpelier Place, E1

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

Moore House, E1

Morton Close, E1 This is a street in the E1 postcode area (Shadwell)

Morton Close, E1

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

Mountmorres Road, E1

Musbury Street, E1 Musbury Street is a street of post-war blocks of flats (Stepney Green)

Musbury Street, E1

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

New Belvedere House, E1

Newbold Cottages, E1 Newbold Cottages is a block in Stepney (Stepney Green)

Newbold Cottages, E1

Newbold Street, E1 First appearing on the 1870 map, Newbold Street disappeared during the post-war rebuilding of the area (Stepney Green)

Newbold Street, E1

Odette Duval House, E1 Odette Duval House is a 9-storey block containing 52 dwellings (Stepney)

Odette Duval House, E1

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

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

Oley Place, E1

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

Pattison House, E1

Pattison Street, E1 Pattison Street ran southeast from a junction with Jamaica Street (Stepney Green)

Pattison Street, E1

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

Perth Street, E1

Pevensey House, E1 Pevensey House is a block on Ben Jonson Road (Stepney Green)

Pevensey House, E1

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

Pitsea Street, E1

Pole Street, E1 Pole Street became part of Stepney Green Park (Stepney Green)

Pole 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

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

Princes Street, 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

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

Richardson Street, E1

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

Rosery Court, E1 Rosery Court was built on the site of St Dunstan’s Rectory (Stepney Green)

Rosery Court, E1

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

Rotherhithe Tunnel, E14

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

Sambrook House, E1

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

Sandhurst House, E1

Senrab Street, E1 Senrab Street is the name ’Barnes’ reversed (Stepney Green)

Senrab Street, E1

Shadwell Gardens, E1 Shadwell Gardens serves the Shadwell Gardens Estate (Shadwell)

Shadwell Gardens, E1

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

Shadwell Place, E1

Sheridan Street, John Street was given the name Sheridan Street, E1 in 1864 (Shadwell)

Sheridan Street,

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

Shipwright House, E1

Sidney Square, E1 Sidney Square is an old square dating from the 1820s (Stepney Green)

Sidney Square, E1

Sidney Street, E1 Sidney Street is a notably historic street of the East End (Stepney)

Sidney Street, E1

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

Silver Street, E1

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

Sims House, E1

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

Smith Street, E1

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

Smithy Street, E1

Solent House, E1 Solent House is a block on Ben Jonson Road (Stepney Green)

Solent House, E1

Spencer Street, E1 Spencer Street ran east-west north of Shadwell station (Shadwell)

Spencer Street, E1

St Dunstans Mews, E1 St Dunstans Mews faces St Dunstan’s Churchyard (Stepney Green)

St Dunstans Mews, E1

St Thomas House, E1 St Thomas House is a block on East Arbour Street (Stepney Green)

St Thomas House, E1

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

Stepney City Apartments, E1 Stepney City Apartments is a former Victorian school, converted into flats (Stepney Green)

Stepney City Apartments, E1

Stepney Green, E1 Stepney Green was originally a 15th century row of houses near to St Dunstan’s church (Stepney Green)

Stepney Green, E1

Stepney High Street, E1 Stepney High Street was previously the main street of Stepney (Stepney Green)

Stepney High Street, E1

Stepney Way, E1 Stepney Way is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Stepney)

Stepney Way, E1

Stifford House, E1 Stifford House is a block on Stepney Way (Stepney Green)

Stifford House, E1

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

Summercourt Road, 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

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

Swan Place, E1

Tarling Street, E1 Tarling Street appears on maps of 1832 and 1855 as Terling Street, and may have been named from the builder (Shadwell)

Tarling Street, E1

Temple Court, E1 Temple Court can be found on Rectory Square (Stepney Green)

Temple Court, E1

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

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

Tillotson Street, E1

Tottan Terrace, E1 Tottan Terrace is a pathway along the southern edge of the Belgrave Open Space (Stepney Green)

Tottan Terrace, E1

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

Vine Cottages, E1 Vine Cottages is the name of a 1960s block facing Jubilee Gardens (Stepney Green)

Vine Cottages, E1

Vista Court, E1 Vista Court is a block on Bermuda Way (Stepney Green)

Vista Court, E1

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

Waley Street, E1 Commemorates Henry le Waleys or Waleis, mayor of London in 1273, 1281-3 and 1298. (Stepney Green)

Waley Street, E1

Walter Street, E1 Walter Street was swept away after the Second World War (Stepney Green)

Walter Street, E1

Walter Terrace, E1 Walter Terrace is a renaming of the southern end of Walter Street in 1939 (Stepney Green)

Walter Terrace, E1

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

Wellesley Street, E1 Wellesley Street was severely truncated post-war (Stepney Green)

Wellesley Street, E1

West Arbour Street, E1 West Arbour Street runs north from Commercial Road to Aylward Street (Stepney Green)

West Arbour Street, E1

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

Westport Street, E1

Wetton House, E1 Wetton House overlooks the southern edge of Stepney Green Park (Stepney Green)

Wetton House, E1

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

Wexford House, E1

White Horse Road, E1 White Horse Road is an ancient lane, running to the east of St Dunstan’s church (Stepney Green)

White Horse Road, 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

Whittington Apartments, E1 Whittington Apartments is the name for a block of flats on East Arbour Street (Stepney Green)

Whittington Apartments, E1

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

Wickham Close, E1

William Fry House, E1 William Fry House is a block on the corner of West Arbour Street and Aylward Street (Stepney Green)

William Fry House, E1

Wingrad House, E1 Wingrad House is a block on the northern section of Jubilee Street (Stepney)

Wingrad House, E1

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

Wolsey Street, E1

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

Woollen House, E1

Yule Court, E1 Yule Court was replaced by the Shadwell Gardens Estate during the 1970s (Shadwell)

Yule Court, E1

Zion House, E1 Zion House is a residential building comprising 35 flats (Stepney Green)

Zion House, E1

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Map of the Ocean Estate Credit: https://www.towerblock.eca.ed.ac.uk/ TUM image id: 1719583826 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The original Black Boy pub. TUM image id: 1530023663 Licence: CC BY 2.0	QMUL TUM image id: 1721228513 Licence:	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:
The Novo Cemetery is England’s second largest Sephardic cemetery, first used for Jewish burials in 1733, now surrounded by a university campus. Credit: Flickr/diamond geezer TUM image id: 1722333874 Licence:	Stepney City Farm Credit: Wiki Commons/Adrian Scottow TUM image id: 1722409723 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The original People’s Palace (1920s) Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1721229072 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Horn of Plenty, Stepney Green Credit: Stephen Harris TUM image id: 1722331449 Licence:	Lost department stores of London: Wickhams on the Mile End Road The photo shows a foggy day in November 1933. The story of the weird shop that separated the two halves of Wickhams will no doubt be told by somebody! TUM image id: 1695653034 Licence:
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:	Trinity Almshouses, Mile End Road, c. 1920 Credit: Bishopsgate Institute TUM image id: 1686152752 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: