Emmett Street, E14

Emmett Street originated in the early 19th century.

Two unidentified girls, with tobacconist in the background on Emmett Street, Limehouse (1952)
Credit: Tate Britain/Nigel Henderson

Emmett Street provided a link from Three Colt Street to Bridge Road along the back of the buildings constructed along the river front.

The east, (non river) side of the road, was only partially developed before the 1802 opening of the West India Docks.

As the West India Dock Company was keen to divert public traffic away, the land owning Emmett family in 1807 built Bridge Road and Garford Street. The triangle of property bounded by the three roads was developed slowly during the nineteenth century.

About 1830, the informal road became known as Emmett Street.

It was largely given over to public housing in the 1930s and the thoroughfare was lost as part of the 1980s redevelopment of the area around Canary Wharf.

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

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

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Limekiln Dock bridge, E14 Limekiln Dock bridge is a road in the E14 postcode area (River Thames)

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Lockview Court, E14 Lockview Court is located on Northey Street (Limehouse)

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Milligan Street, E14 Milligan Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Westferry)

Milligan Street, E14

Ming Street, E14 Ming Street - the former King Street - was renamed in recognition of the then local Chinese community (Poplar)

Ming Street, E14

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Morant Street, E14

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Narrow Street, E14

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Northcote House, E14

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Northey Street, E14

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Oak Lane, E14

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Oast Court, E14

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Ontario Way, E14

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Oriana House, E14

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Osprey House, E14

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Overstone House, E14

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Padstow House, E14

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Pageant Crescent, SE16

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Pageant Stairs, SE16

Park Place, E14 Park Place ran south from Limehouse Causeway (Westferry)

Park Place, E14

Park Row, E14 Park Row is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)

Park Row, E14

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Pennyfields, E14

Pinefield Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Pinefield Close, E14

Playfair House, E14 Playfair House is a block on Nankin Street (Poplar)

Playfair House, E14

Premiere Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Westferry)

Premiere Place, E14

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Providence Cottages, E14

Pusey House, E14 Pusey House is located on Saracen Street (Poplar)

Pusey House, E14

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Queens Court, E14

Railway Arches, E14 Railway Arches is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Westferry)

Railway Arches, E14

Rich Street, E14 Rich Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Westferry)

Rich Street, E14

Roche House, E14 Roche House was built by Stepney Borough Council in 1939, containing 100 flats (Westferry)

Roche House, E14

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Rogers Court, E14

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Ropemaker’s Fields, E14

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Rosefield Gardens, E14

Roy Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Limehouse)

Roy Square, E14

Salter Street, E14 Salter Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Westferry)

Salter Street, E14

Saltwell Street, E14 Saltwell Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Saltwell Street, E14

Saunders Close, E14 Saunders Close is a road in the E14 postcode area (Westferry)

Saunders Close, E14

Shoulder of Mutton Alley, E14 Shoulder of Mutton Alley might derive its name from an inn - or something more earthy (Limehouse)

Shoulder of Mutton Alley, E14

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Spearman House, E14

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Stocks Place, E14

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Storehouse Mews, E14

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Taylor House, E14

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Tenbury Place, E14

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The Harbourmasters Building, E14

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The Mitre, E14

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The Warehouse, E14

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Thornfield House, E14

Three Colt Street, E14 Three Colt Street was first recorded in 1362 making it one of Limehouse’s oldest streets (Limehouse)

Three Colt Street, E14

Trinidad Street, E14 Trinidad Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Westferry)

Trinidad Street, E14

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Turner’s Buildings, E14

Ulmar Place, E14 Ulmar Place was a small turning off King Street (Poplar)

Ulmar Place, E14

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Victory Place, E14

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Welles Court, E14

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West India Avenue, E14

West India Dock Road, E14 West India Dock Road is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

West India Dock Road, E14

West India House, E14 West India House is sited on West India Dock Road (Poplar)

West India House, E14

Westferry Circus, E14 Westferry Circus is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)

Westferry Circus, E14

Westferry Studios, E14 Westferry Studios is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Westferry)

Westferry Studios, E14

Willow Row, E14 Willow Row is an old Limehouse street (Limehouse)

Willow Row, E14

Wren Landing, E14 Wren Landing is an open area between Cabot Square and the footbridge over to the Museum of London Docklands (Canary Wharf)

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Derrick Street, Rotherhithe in 1932. The street went under bulldozer after the Second World War and was replaced by the Redriff Estate. TUM image id: 1607621241 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Wells House on the Howland Estate, Lower Road, SE16 (2009) The estate is just south of Neptune Street and consists of two blocks - Wells House and behind it, Ritchie House. All the estate names are connected with the Great Howland Wet Dock. Credit: Geograph/Chris Lordan TUM image id: 1627909359 Licence:	George V and Queen Mary during their visit to Limehouse Town Hall on 25 May 1935 TUM image id: 1684942537 Licence:	The Grapes (1969) Founded in 1583 and mentioned in Dickens ’Our Mutual Friend’ TUM image id: 1671385760 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Alpha Grove (1962) Alpha Grove (previously Alpha Road) runs from Strafford Street to Tiller Road on the Isle of Dogs. Alpha Grove ran right through to the West India Dock fence dock - its cranes can be seen at the end of the road. When built in the 1800s, Alpha Road followed a section of the old island path, Dolphin Lane. The road running across the view in the photo is Byng Street. TUM image id: 1489324044 Licence:
1 Cabot Square Credit: Jack8080 TUM image id: 1481482264 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Burdett Road by Baggally Street (1906) TUM image id: 1622500053 Licence:	Two Men on a Bench is one of two sculptures in Canary Wharf by Giles Penny. Credit: www.walkmeblog.com TUM image id: 1685539374 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Quadrangle Stores have now been turned into the Cannon Workshops (2020) Credit: Wiki Commons/Hjamesberglen TUM image id: 1685543386 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Limehouse Barge-Builders (Narrow Street from the river). This painting can be seen in the South Shields Museum and Art Gallery. Credit: Charles Napier Hemy (1841-1917) TUM image id: 1620207534 Licence:
Chinatown, Limehouse (1930s) TUM image id: 1685034358 Licence:	Pennyfields, Poplar (around 1900) TUM image id: 1605021763 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The ’Queen’ beerhouse at 128 Rhodeswell Road. Limehouse (1897). Beerhouses weren’t licenced to sell wines and spirits - only beer. Old London postcard TUM image id: 1615402335 Licence:	Children wait outside a hall in Salmon Lane in the East End for free meals (1912) Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images TUM image id: 1685032383 Licence:	’Blood Alley’ in the West India Docks, circa 1930. This photograph was taken at the North Quay shows a gang of dockers trucking bags of sugar beneath an awning of washed sacks that are hung out for drying at. ‘Blood Alley’ was the nickname given to roadway between the transit sheds and sugar warehouses because handling the sacks of sticky West Indian sugar badly chafed and cracked the dockers’ skin. This quay is now home to the Museum of London Docklands Credit: PLA collection/Museum of London TUM image id: 1685546420 Licence: