Waterloo Gardens, E2

Waterloo Gardens was built as an access road to the local workhouse.

Cambridge Heath

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Jacqueline Mico

Minerva Street, E2

Added: 14 Jan 2024 07:29 GMT

Robert Bolam
This is where my grandad was born, he went on to be a beautiful man, he became a shop owner, a father, and grandfather, he lost a leg when he was a milkman and the horse kicked him, then opened a shop in New Cross and then moved to Lewisham where he had a Newsagents and tobacconists.

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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

Bonners Hall Bonners Hall was named for sometime resident Bishop Bonner.

Bonners Hall

Cambridge Heath Cambridge Heath is a district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, north of Bethnal Green.

Cambridge Heath

The Hare The Hare is situated at 505 Cambridge Heath Road.

The Hare

NEARBY STREETS

Achilles House, E2 Achilles House is a block on Old Bethnal Green Road (Bethnal Green)

Achilles House, E2

Ajax House, E2 Ajax House is a block on Old Bethnal Green Road (Bethnal Green)

Ajax House, E2

Albert Close, E9 Albert Close is a cul-de-sac in an area just north of the Regents Canal (Hackney)

Albert Close, E9

Allen McAuliffe House, E2 Allen McAuliffe House is a block on Approach Road (Mile End)

Allen McAuliffe House, E2

Alma Road West, Alma Road West is an old East End street (Mile End)

Alma Road West,

Alzette House, E2 Alzette House is a block on Mace Street (Mile End)

Alzette House, E2

Ames House, E2 Ames House is a block on Bonner Street (Mile End)

Ames House, E2

Andrews Road, E2 Andrews Road runs along the north bank of the Regents Park Canal (Hackney)

Andrews Road, E2

Anstey House, E9 Anstey House is a block on Templecombe Road

Anstey House, E9

Antenor House, E2 Antenor House is located on Old Bethnal Green Road (Cambridge Heath)

Antenor House, E2

Apollo House, E2 Apollo House is a block on St Jude’s Road (Bethnal Green)

Apollo House, E2

Approach Road, E2 Approach Road crosses Bonner Road (Bethnal Green)

Approach Road, E2

Argos House, E2 Argos House can be found on Old Bethnal Green Road (Bethnal Green)

Argos House, E2

Barnes House, E2 Barnes House can be found on Wadeson Street (Cambridge Heath)

Barnes House, E2

Barossa Place, E2 Barossa Place was also known by the name Barossa Terrace (Cambridge Heath)

Barossa Place, E2

Beck Road, E9 Beck Road is one of the streets of London in the E8 postal area

Beck Road, E9

Beckwith House, E2 Beckwith House is a block on Wadeson Street (Cambridge Heath)

Beckwith House, E2

Bishops Way, E2 Bishops Way was built as an eastern extension to Prospect Place during the 1830s (Cambridge Heath)

Bishops Way, E2

Bocking Street, E8 Bocking Street is one of the streets of London in the E8 postal area

Bocking Street, E8

Bonner Road, E2 Bonner Road is one of a series of streets named for Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London (Bethnal Green)

Bonner Road, E2

Booth Close, E9 A street within the E9 postcode

Booth Close, E9

Brookfield House, E2 Brookfield House is a block on Mowlem Street (Cambridge Heath)

Brookfield House, E2

Bucknell House, E9 Bucknell House is a block on Victoria Park Road

Bucknell House, E9

Burrard House, E2 Burrard House is a block on Bishops Way (Cambridge Heath)

Burrard House, E2

Bush Road, E9 Bush Road is a road in the E8 postcode area

Bush Road, E9

Cambridge Court, E2 Cambridge Court can be found on Cambridge Heath Road (Cambridge Heath)

Cambridge Court, E2

Cambridge Crescent, E2 Cambridge Crescent received its name by being originally part of the Cambridge Heath Estate (Cambridge Heath)

Cambridge Crescent, E2

Carbroke House, E9 Carbroke House is located on Templecombe Road

Carbroke House, E9

Carlton House, E9 Carlton House is a block on Victoria Park Road

Carlton House, E9

Centre Street, E2 Centre Street arrived in the 1820s (Cambridge Heath)

Centre Street, E2

Chad Apartments, E2 Chad Apartments is a building on Vyner Street (Cambridge Heath)

Chad Apartments, E2

Clare Street, E2 Clare Street was built in the second decade of the nineteenth century (Cambridge Heath)

Clare Street, E2

Cleland House, E2 Cleland House is a block on Sewardstone Road (Cambridge Heath)

Cleland House, E2

Clermont Road, E9 Clermont Road is a road in the E9 postcode area

Clermont Road, E9

Colville House, E2 Colville House is a block on Waterloo Gardens (Cambridge Heath)

Colville House, E2

Connor Street, E9 Connor Street is one of the streets of London in the E9 postal area

Connor Street, E9

Corbridge Crescent, E2 Corbridge Crescent is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Hackney)

Corbridge Crescent, E2

Crystal Court, E8 Crystal Court is a block on Sheep Lane (Hackney)

Crystal Court, E8

Cube Apartments, E2 Cube Apartments is a block on Vyner Street (Cambridge Heath)

Cube Apartments, E2

Curate Apartments, E2 Curate Apartments is a block on Approach Road (Cambridge Heath)

Curate Apartments, E2

Cyprus Street, E2 Cyprus Street is a road in the E2 postcode area (Mile End)

Cyprus Street, E2

Derby Road, E9 Derby Road is one of the streets of London in the E9 postal area

Derby Road, E9

Dinmore House, E9 Dinmore House is located on Templecombe Road

Dinmore House, E9

Doric House, E2 Doric House is a block on Mace Street (Mile End)

Doric House, E2

Earlston Grove, E9 A street within the E9 postcode

Earlston Grove, E9

Edinburgh Close, E2 Edinburgh Close lies off Russia Lane (Cambridge Heath)

Edinburgh Close, E2

Emma Street, E2 Emma Street started as a street bounding the Bethnal Green Gas Works (Cambridge Heath)

Emma Street, E2

Esker Place, E2 Esker Place was formed after post-war reconstruction (Cambridge Heath)

Esker Place, E2

Evesham House, E2 Evesham House can be found on Old Ford Road (Mile End)

Evesham House, E2

Felix Street, E2 Felix Street was part of the Parmiter’s Estate when built in 1812 (Cambridge Heath)

Felix Street, E2

Finn Apartments, E2 Finn Apartments can be found on Vyner Street (Cambridge Heath)

Finn Apartments, E2

Fremont Street, E9 This is a street in the E9 postcode area

Fremont Street, E9

Goodrich House, E2 Goodrich House is a block on Sewardstone Road (Cambridge Heath)

Goodrich House, E2

Gore Road, E9 Gore Road is one of the streets of London in the E9 postal area

Gore Road, E9

Greenham House, E9 Greenham House is a block on Templecombe Road

Greenham House, E9

Grove Passage, E2 Grove Passage runs along the line of the former Cambridge Place (Cambridge Heath)

Grove Passage, E2

Halkett House, E2 Halkett House is sited on Waterloo Gardens (Cambridge Heath)

Halkett House, E2

Hare Row, E2 Hare Row now runs under the railway tracks (Cambridge Heath)

Hare Row, E2

Heath Place, E2 Heath Place was a former terrace along Cambridge Heath Road (Cambridge Heath)

Heath Place, E2

Hector House, E2 Hector House is a block on Old Bethnal Green Road (Bethnal Green)

Hector House, E2

Helen House, E2 Helen House is sited on Temple Street (Cambridge Heath)

Helen House, E2

Helena Place, E9 A street within the E9 postcode

Helena Place, E9

Howard Place, E2 Howard Place was formerly part of Hackney Road (Cambridge Heath)

Howard Place, E2

Huddleston Close, E2 Huddleston Close was built by the Victoria Park Housing Association (Cambridge Heath)

Huddleston Close, E2

Hugh Platt House, E2 Hugh Platt House is a block on Patriot Square (Bethnal Green)

Hugh Platt House, E2

Jacquard Court, E2 Jacquard Court is a block on Bishops Way (Cambridge Heath)

Jacquard Court, E2

James Docherty House, E2 James Docherty House, on the Approach Estate, stands on Patriot Square (Bethnal Green)

James Docherty House, E2

James Pennethorne Square, E2 James Pennethorne Square lies next to railway tracks (Cambridge Heath)

James Pennethorne Square, E2

Jameson Court, E2 Jameson Court is a block on Russia Lane (Cambridge Heath)

Jameson Court, E2

Keltan House, E8 Keltan House is a block on Westgate Street

Keltan House, E8

Kemp House, E2 Kemp House is sited on Sewardstone Road (Bethnal Green)

Kemp House, E2

Lark Row, E2 Lark Row originally ran west of the Bethnal Green workhouse (Cambridge Heath)

Lark Row, E2

Lauriston Centre, E9 A street within the E9 postcode

Lauriston Centre, E9

Leopold Mews, E9 Leopold Mews is one of the streets of London in the E9 postal area

Leopold Mews, E9

Longman House, E2 Longman House is a block on Mace Street (Mile End)

Longman House, E2

Mace Street, E2 Mace Street is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Mile End)

Mace Street, E2

Maitland House, E2 Maitland House is sited on Bishops Way (Cambridge Heath)

Maitland House, E2

Mare Street, E9 Mare Street is a road in the E9 postcode area

Mare Street, E9

Margerie Court, E2 Margerie Court can be found on Clare Street (Cambridge Heath)

Margerie Court, E2

Mark House, E2 Mark House is a block on Sewardstone Road (Mile End)

Mark House, E2

Matilda Street, E2 Bellona Street became Matilda Street before it disappeared from the map in the 1940s (Bethnal Green)

Matilda Street, E2

Mayfield House, E2 Mayfield House is a block on Cambridge Heath Road (Mile End)

Mayfield House, E2

Merton House, E9 Merton House is a block on Victoria Park Road

Merton House, E9

Millennium Place, E2 Millennium Place dates from 1993 (Cambridge Heath)

Millennium Place, E2

Minerva Street, E2 Minerva Street was developed as part of the Cambridge Heath Estate (Cambridge Heath)

Minerva Street, E2

Mödling House, E2 Mödling House is sited on Mace Street (Mile End)

Mödling House, E2

Morpeth Grove, E9 This is a street in the E9 postcode area

Morpeth Grove, E9

Morpeth Road, E9 Morpeth Road is one of the streets of London in the E9 postal area

Morpeth Road, E9

Mowlem Street, E2 Mowlem Street began in the first decade of the nineteenth century (Cambridge Heath)

Mowlem Street, E2

Nestor House, E2 Nestor House is a block on Old Bethnal Green Road (Cambridge Heath)

Nestor House, E2

Netil House, E8 Netil House is a block on Westgate Street

Netil House, E8

Northiam Street, E2 Northiam Street is in an area north of the Regent’s Canal (Hackney)

Northiam Street, E2

Norton House, E2 Norton House is a block on Mace Street (Mile End)

Norton House, E2

Offenbach House, E2 Offenbach House is a block on Mace Street (Mile End)

Offenbach House, E2

Old Ford Road, E2 Old Ford Road runs eastwards from Cambridge Heath Road, eventually leading to Old Ford (Mile End)

Old Ford Road, E2

Oldford Road, Oldford Road is an old East End street (Mile End)

Oldford Road,

Palestine Place, E2 Palestine Place led east from Cambridge Heath Road (Cambridge Heath)

Palestine Place, E2

Paris House, E2 Paris House is a block on Old Bethnal Green Road (Cambridge Heath)

Paris House, E2

Parmiter Street, E2 Parmiter Street was originally Gloucester Street - laid out in 1826 and built by 1836 (Cambridge Heath)

Parmiter Street, E2

Patriot Square, E2 Patriot Square was built on a portion of the Pyotts estate (Bethnal Green)

Patriot Square, E2

Peel Grove, E2 Peel Grove is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Bethnal Green)

Peel Grove, E2

Pennethorne Close, E9 Pennethorne Close is one of the streets of London in the E9 postal area

Pennethorne Close, E9

Piggott House, E2 Piggott House is a building on Sewardstone Road (Bethnal Green)

Piggott House, E2

Priam House, E2 Priam House is a block on Old Bethnal Green Road (Cambridge Heath)

Priam House, E2

Prince of Wales Apartments, E2 Prince of Wales Apartments is a block on Bishops Way (Cambridge Heath)

Prince of Wales Apartments, E2

Prospect Place, E2 Prospect Place was a former street of Cambridge Heath (Cambridge Heath)

Prospect Place, E2

Puteaux House, E2 Puteaux House is a block on Mace Street (Mile End)

Puteaux House, E2

Red Path, E9 Red Path is a road in the E9 postcode area

Red Path, E9

Redruth Road, E9 Redruth Road is a road in the E9 postcode area

Redruth Road, E9

Regency Court, E9 Regency Court is a block on Park Close

Regency Court, E9

Reynolds House, E2 Reynolds House is a block on Approach Road (Bethnal Green)

Reynolds House, E2

Robinson Road, E2 Robinson Road is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Cambridge Heath)

Robinson Road, E2

Roger Dowley Court, E2 Roger Dowley Court is a block on Russia Lane (Cambridge Heath)

Roger Dowley Court, E2

Rosebery House, E2 Rosebery House is a block on Sewardstone Road (Bethnal Green)

Rosebery House, E2

Royal Gate Apartments, E9 Royal Gate Apartments is a block on Rutland Road

Royal Gate Apartments, E9

Royston Street, E2 Royston Street is a road in the E2 postcode area (Mile End)

Royston Street, E2

Russia Lane, E2 Russia Lane was formerly called Rushy Lane (Cambridge Heath)

Russia Lane, E2

Rutland Road, E9 Rutland Road is one of the streets of London in the E9 postal area

Rutland Road, E9

Sankey House, E2 Sankey House is sited on St James’s Avenue (Bethnal Green)

Sankey House, E2

Seth Court, E2 Seth Court is a block on Parmiter Street (Cambridge Heath)

Seth Court, E2

Sewardstone Road, E2 Sewardstone Road was built over the site of Bonners Hall (Cambridge Heath)

Sewardstone Road, E2

Sharon Gardens, E9 Sharon Gardens is a road in the E9 postcode area

Sharon Gardens, E9

Sheep Lane, E8 Sheep Lane is one of the streets of London in the E8 postal area

Sheep Lane, E8

Sidney House, E2 Sidney House is a block on Old Ford Road (Mile End)

Sidney House, E2

Silk Weaver Way, E2 Silk Weaver Way connects Bishops Way and Parmiter Street (Cambridge Heath)

Silk Weaver Way, E2

Skipworth Road, E9 Skipworth Road is one of the streets of London in the E9 postal area

Skipworth Road, E9

Sotherby Court, E2 Sotherby Court is a block on Sewardstone Road (Cambridge Heath)

Sotherby Court, E2

St Agnes Close, E9 St Agnes Close is a turning off Victoria Park Road

St Agnes Close, E9

St Gilles House, E2 St Gilles House is located on Mace Street (Mile End)

St Gilles House, E2

St James’s Avenue, E2 St James’s Avenue is adjacent to the London Chest Hospital (Bethnal Green)

St James’s Avenue, E2

St Judes Road, E2 St Judes Road is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Bethnal Green)

St Judes Road, E2

Suffolk Place, E2 Suffolk Place, built in 1812, became part of Hackney Road in 1862 (Cambridge Heath)

Suffolk Place, E2

Swingfield House, E9 Swingfield House is a block on Templecombe Road

Swingfield House, E9

Tate House, E2 Tate House is a block on Mace Street (Mile End)

Tate House, E2

Ted Roberts House, E2 Ted Roberts House is a block on Parmiter Street (Cambridge Heath)

Ted Roberts House, E2

Templecombe Road, E9 A street within the E9 postcode

Templecombe Road, E9

The Green House, E2 The Green House is a block on Cambridge Heath Road (Cambridge Heath)

The Green House, E2

The Oval, E2 The Oval, with 36 cottages and a chapel, was built on the eastern boundary of the Bullocks Estate by 1836 (Cambridge Heath)

The Oval, E2

Thomas Hollywood House, E2 Thomas Hollywood House is located on Russia Lane (Mile End)

Thomas Hollywood House, E2

Treadway Street, E2 Treadway Street was originally called Hope Street (Cambridge Heath)

Treadway Street, E2

Tussah House, E2 Tussah House is a block on Russia Lane (Cambridge Heath)

Tussah House, E2

Velletri House, E2 Velletri House is a block on Mace Street (Mile End)

Velletri House, E2

Vyner Street, E2 Vyner Street is a cobblestone canal-side walkway, originally known as John Street (Cambridge Heath)

Vyner Street, E2

Wadeson Street, E2 Wadeson Street was originally called Martha Street (Cambridge Heath)

Wadeson Street, E2

Warneford Street, E9 Warneford Street is one of the streets of London in the E9 postal area

Warneford Street, E9

Waterloo Gardens, E2 Waterloo Gardens was built as an access road to the local workhouse (Cambridge Heath)

Waterloo Gardens, E2

Waxham Apartments, E8 Waxham Apartments is a block on Bocking Street

Waxham Apartments, E8

William Caslon House, E2 William Caslon House is a block on Patriot Square (Cambridge Heath)

William Caslon House, E2

Windlass Court, E2 Windlass Court is a block on Vyner Street (Cambridge Heath)

Windlass Court, E2

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Bethnal Green railway station entrance, some distance away from its namesake Central line tube station. The photo was taken on 25 October 2008 Credit: Wiki Commons/Sunil060902 TUM image id: 1606480779 Licence: CC BY 2.0	View of Bonner’s Hall, Bethnal Green, an old occasional seat of the Bishops of London (1844) Credit: Thomas Hosmer Shepherd TUM image id: 1655460283 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Hare in Cambridge Heath Road TUM image id: 1658757525 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Weavers Fields and the former Hague Street School Hague Street School moved out of this building in the 1960s, when Weavers Fields park was expanded and numerous streets that had provided children to the school were curtailed or obliterated. Credit: Geograph/Christopher Hilton TUM image id: 1677662482 Licence:	Houses in Cambridge Road, Bethnal Green. Cambridge Road was renamed to Cambridge Heath Road in 1938. Credit: English Heritage TUM image id: 1622038350 Licence:
Three-dimensional model showing a row of houses in Ellingfort Road in Hackney (1994) It was made from photographic images, paper and wood - and produced by artists Tom Hunter and James McKinnon. Credit: Tom Hunter/James McKinnon TUM image id: 1630580773 Licence:	17-21 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green (2019) Built in 1753 by Anthony Natt Senior, No 21 to the right had, by 1815, become a girls school for Promoting Christianity among the Jews, by 1873 it was an asylum for "fallen women". Since 1900 it has been occupied by St Margaret’s House a womens Settlement associated with Oxford House. Credit: Wiki Commons/Reading Tom TUM image id: 1620383266 Licence:	Rear of buildings in Wilmot Street, Bethnal Green (c.1869). These are possibly under construction judging by the scaffolding. This photograph taken from what is now Finnis Street. Photo info from www.wilmotst.com Credit: Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives TUM image id: 1677668158 Licence:	Corfield Street TUM image id: 1580167928 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Bonner Street (1960s) TUM image id: 1580137546 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Palestine Place, led east from Cambridge Heath Road and featured the Episcopal Jews’ chapel. The chapel was built by the ’London Society for Promoting Christianity among the Jews’. The site was later the Bethnal Green Infirmary. TUM image id: 1655463342 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Dinmont Estate was designed by G. Topham Forrest for the LCC and completed in 1935-6. Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1655467493 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Seabright Street, Bethnal Green The houses which formerly lined the road were old Weavers Houses - you can tell by the wide upstairs windows. They let in more light for the weavers to work. There is now a park where these houses stood. Old London postcard TUM image id: 1620205976 Licence:	Beer in the evening Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1675427151 Licence:	Beer in the evening Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1675427151 Licence: