Glass Blowers House, E14

A block along the East India Dock Road.

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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 STREETS

Abbott Road, E14 Abbott Road is the longest road in this part of Poplar, named after its builder (Poplar)

Abbott Road, E14

Aberfeldy Street, E14 Aberfeldy Street runs south from Abbott Road (Poplar)

Aberfeldy Street, E14

Accra Close, Accra Close lies within the postcode (Poplar)

Accra Close,

Ada Gardens, E14 Ada Gardens runs north-south linking Blair Street and Dee Street (Poplar)

Ada Gardens, E14

Adams House, E14 Adams House is a block on Aberfeldy Street (Poplar)

Adams House, E14

Andrew Street, E14 Andrew Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Andrew Street, E14

Arniston Way, E14 Arniston Way is a location in London (Blackwall)

Arniston Way, E14

Artisans House, E14 Artisans House is a block on Abbott Road (Poplar)

Artisans House, E14

Ashton Street, E14 Ashton Street was named for a local landowner (All Saints)

Ashton Street, E14

Athol Square, E14 Athol Square lies over the former location of Athol Street (Poplar)

Athol Square, E14

Athol Street, E14 A pun on Scottish-themed road names probably caused Athol Street to be named and positioned below Blair Street - causing Blair Athol to be spelt out (Poplar)

Athol Street, E14

Balfron Tower, E14 Balfron Tower is a building on Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approac (Poplar)

Balfron Tower, E14

Balmore Close, E14 Balmore Close is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Balmore Close, E14

Benledi Road, E14 Benledi Road is an ’Italianised; version of a Scottish mountain - Ben Ledi (Poplar)

Benledi Road, E14

Benledi Street, E14 Benledi Street is one of the older streets in the district (Poplar)

Benledi Street, E14

Blackwall Trading Estate, E14 The Blackwall Trading Estate lies along Bow Creek and off Lanrick Road (Poplar)

Blackwall Trading Estate, E14

Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach, E14 Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach, E14

Blair Street, E14 Blair Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Blair Street, E14

Blairgowrie Court, E14 Blairgowrie Court is a block on Blair Street (Poplar)

Blairgowrie Court, E14

Blashill Court, E14 Blashill Court is a block on Cotton Street (All Saints)

Blashill Court, E14

Braithwaite House, E14 Braithwaite House was built in 1949 by the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar (Poplar)

Braithwaite House, E14

Bridge Court, E14 Bridge Court is a block on Newport Avenue (East India)

Bridge Court, E14

Brunswick Road, E14 Brunswick Road, still extant at the southern end, was largely buried under the Blackwall Tunnel northern approach road (Poplar)

Brunswick Road, E14

Buchany House, E14 Buchany House is a block on Lanrick Road (Poplar)

Buchany House, E14

Bullivant Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (All Saints)

Bullivant Street, E14

Camellia House, E14 Camellia House is a block on Cotton Street (All Saints)

Camellia House, E14

Carradale House, E14 Carradale House is a building on St Leonards Road (Poplar)

Carradale House, E14

Clove Crescent, E14 Clove Crescent is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Blackwall)

Clove Crescent, E14

Colliers House, E14 Colliers House is a block on Blair Street (Poplar)

Colliers House, E14

Coriander Avenue, E14 Coriander Avenue is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (East India)

Coriander Avenue, E14

Cotton Street, E14 Cotton Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (All Saints)

Cotton Street, E14

Culloden Street, E14 Culloden Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Culloden Street, E14

Darnaway Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Darnaway Place, E14

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

Deauville Close, E14

Dee Street, E14 Dee Street dates from the late nineteenth century (Poplar)

Dee Street, E14

Delta Building, E14 Delta Building is a block on Ashton Street (All Saints)

Delta Building, E14

Doune House, E14 Doune House is a block on Lanrick Road (Poplar)

Doune House, E14

Drumvaich House, E14 Drumvaich House is a block on Portree Street (Poplar)

Drumvaich House, E14

East India Dock House, E14 East India Dock House is a block on East India Dock Road (East India)

East India Dock House, E14

East India Dock Wall Road, E14 East India Dock Wall Road followed an early 19th century high stock brick wall leading to the former East India Dock (East India)

East India Dock Wall Road, E14

Elektron Tower, E14 Elektron Tower is a block on Blackwall Way (East India)

Elektron Tower, E14

Elligood Court, E14 Elligood Court is a block on Poplar High Street (Blackwall)

Elligood Court, E14

Ettrick Street, E14 Ettrick Street is nowadays split into two sections by post war developments (Poplar)

Ettrick Street, E14

Exeter House, E14 Exeter House is a block on St Ives Place (Poplar)

Exeter House, E14

Findhorn Street, E14 Findhorn Street is one of a series of local roads with a Scottish highlands name (Poplar)

Findhorn Street, E14

Follett Street, E14 Follett Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (All Saints)

Follett Street, E14

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

Fortrose Close, E14

Glass Blowers House, E14 A block along the East India Dock Road (Poplar)

Glass Blowers House, E14

Glencoe House, E14 Glencoe House is a block on Lanrick Road (Poplar)

Glencoe House, E14

Goodway Gardens, E14 Goodway Gardens is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Goodway Gardens, E14

Grosvenor Buildings, E14 Grosvenor Buildings were a late nineteenth century development (Poplar)

Grosvenor Buildings, E14

Heather House, E14 Heather House is a block on Dee Street (Poplar)

Heather House, E14

Helen Mackay House, E14 Helen MacKay House is a block on Blair Street (Poplar)

Helen Mackay House, E14

Indigo Mews, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (All Saints)

Indigo Mews, E14

Java House, E14 Java House is a block on Botanic Square (East India)

Java House, E14

Jennifer House, E14 Jennifer House is sited on St Leonards Road (Poplar)

Jennifer House, E14

John Smith Mews, E14 John Smith Mews is a road of the Virginia Quay development (East India)

John Smith Mews, E14

Jones House, E14 Jones House is a block on Blair Street (Poplar)

Jones House, E14

Joshua Street, E14 Joshua Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Joshua Street, E14

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

Julius House, E14

Jura House, E14 Jura House is a block on Aberfeldy Street (Poplar)

Jura House, E14

Keel Court, E14 Keel Court is a block on Newport Avenue (East India)

Keel Court, E14

Kilbrennan House, E14 Kilbrennan House is a block on Findhorn Street (Poplar)

Kilbrennan House, E14

Lanrick Road, E14 Lanrick Road is named after an estate in Doune, Perthshire (Poplar)

Lanrick Road, E14

Lansbury Gardens, E14 British politician and social reformer who led the Labour Party from 1932 to 1935 (Poplar)

Lansbury Gardens, E14

Lea Place, E14 Four pairs of semi-detached houses on the north side of East India Dock Road called Lea Place were built around 1824 (Poplar)

Lea Place, E14

Leamouth Road, E14 Leamouth Road was one of the access roads into Leamouth - the area later called City Island (East India)

Leamouth Road, E14

Leven Road, E14 Leven Road is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)

Leven Road, E14

Lodore Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Lodore Street, E14

Lower Lea Crossing, E14 Lower Lea Crossing is a bridge crossing Bow Creek (East India)

Lower Lea Crossing, E14

Merchants House, E14 Merchants House can be found on New Village Avenue (Poplar)

Merchants House, E14

Mermaid House, E14 Mermaid House is a block on Bazely Street (Poplar)

Mermaid House, E14

Mulberry Place, E14 Mulberry Place is a block beside the entrance to the Blackwall Tunnel (Blackwall)

Mulberry Place, E14

Nairn Street, E14 Nairn Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

Nairn Street, E14

Naval House, E14 Naval House is a building on Naval Row (Blackwall)

Naval House, E14

Naval Row, E14 Naval Row is an old road in Blackwall (Blackwall)

Naval Row, E14

Neutron Tower, E14 Neutron Tower is a block on Blackwall Way (East India)

Neutron Tower, E14

New Village Avenue, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

New Village Avenue, E14

Nutmeg Lane, E14 Nutmeg Lane is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (East India)

Nutmeg Lane, E14

Oakes Mews, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)

Oakes Mews, E14

Oban House, E14 Oban House is a block on Oban Street (Poplar)

Oban House, E14

Oban Street, E14 Oban Street is one of a number of Scottish-themed streetnames in Poplar (Poplar)

Oban Street, E14

Oliphant Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (All Saints)

Oliphant Street, E14

Oregano Drive, E14 Oregano Drive is a road in the E14 postcode area (East India)

Oregano Drive, E14

Pilgrims Mews, E14 Pilgrims Mews is a road in the E14 postcode area (East India)

Pilgrims Mews, E14

Pomfret Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (All Saints)

Pomfret Place, E14

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

Portree Street, E14

Proton Tower, E14 Proton Tower is a block on Blackwall Way (East India)

Proton Tower, E14

Pumping House, E14 Pumping House is a block on Naval Row (Blackwall)

Pumping House, E14

Quixley Street, E14 Quixley Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Blackwall)

Quixley Street, E14

Robin Hood Gardens, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Blackwall)

Robin Hood Gardens, E14

Robin Hood Lane, E14 Robin Hood Lane is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (All Saints)

Robin Hood Lane, E14

Romney House, E14 Romney House is located on Naval Row (Blackwall)

Romney House, E14

Rosemary Drive, E14 Rosemary Drive is a road in the E14 postcode area (East India)

Rosemary Drive, E14

Saffron Avenue, E14 Saffron Avenue is a road in the E14 postcode area (East India)

Saffron Avenue, E14

Sail Court, E14 Sail Court is one of a number of nautically-themed blocks in Virginia Quay (East India)

Sail Court, E14

Salcombe Court, E14 Salcombe Court is a building on St Ives Place (Poplar)

Salcombe Court, E14

Scouler Street, E14 Scouler Street lies off of Quixley Street (Blackwall)

Scouler Street, E14

Settlers Court, E14 Settlers Court is the location of the Virginia Settlers’ Monument (East India)

Settlers Court, E14

Sexton Court, E14 Sexton Court is a block on Blackwall Way (East India)

Sexton Court, E14

Sherman House, E14 Sherman House is a block on Aberfeldy Street (Poplar)

Sherman House, E14

Silvocea Way, E14 Silvocea Way is a road in the E14 postcode area (East India)

Silvocea Way, E14

St Andrews Way, E14 St Andrews Way is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)

St Andrews Way, E14

St Frideswides Mews, SW18 St Frideswides Mews is a small street in Poplar (Poplar)

St Frideswides Mews, SW18

St Ives Place, E14 St Ives Place lies off Leven Road (Poplar)

St Ives Place, E14

St Leonards Road, SW18 St Leonard’s Road was once the only road through a rural Poplar - called Bow Lane and before that Poplar Lane (Poplar)

St Leonards Road, SW18

Switch House, E14 Switch House is a block on Blackwall Way (East India)

Switch House, E14

Tartan House, E14 Tartan House is a block on Ettrick Street (Poplar)

Tartan House, E14

Theseus House, E14 Theseus House is a block on Blair Street (Poplar)

Theseus House, E14

Thistle House, E14 Thistle House is located on Dee Street (Poplar)

Thistle House, E14

Torquay Court, E14 Torquay Court is a block on St Ives Place (Poplar)

Torquay Court, E14

Traders House, E14 Traders House is a block on Blair Street (Poplar)

Traders House, E14

Trident House, E14 Trident House is a block on Blair Street (Poplar)

Trident House, E14

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

Valencia Close, E14

Virginia Quay, E14 Virginia Quay was built by Barrett Homes in 2000 (East India)

Virginia Quay, E14

Watermans House, E14 Watermans House is a building on East India Dock Road (Poplar)

Watermans House, E14

Webber Path, E14 Webber Path serves Blashill Court (All Saints)

Webber Path, E14

Wharf Street, E16 A street within the E16 postcode (Canning Town)

Wharf Street, E16

Wharf View Court, E14 Wharf View Court is a block on Blair Street (Poplar)

Wharf View Court, E14

Wharfside Road, E14 Wharfside Road is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canning Town)

Wharfside Road, E14

Wharfside Road, E14 Wharfside Road is a road in the E16 postcode area (Canning Town)

Wharfside Road, E14

Woolmore Street, E14 Woolmore Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (All Saints)

Woolmore Street, E14

Wooster Gardens, E14 Wooster Gardens runs from Dee Street to Blair Street (Poplar)

Wooster Gardens, E14

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Northern entrance to the Blackwall Tunnel (1899) Credit: Unknown TUM image id: 1515421361 Licence:	West India Docks Old London postcard TUM image id: 1603381839 Licence:	East India Road, Poplar It takes it name from the former East India Docks and its route was constructed between 1806 and 1812 as a branch of the Commercial Road. The road begins in the west at Burdett Road and continues to the River Lea bridge in the east in Canning Town. Old London postcard TUM image id: 1562851965 Licence:	Air raid damage at Athol Street bus garage, Poplar View of the damage caused to the garage roof. It can be seen that several of the roofing panels are missing, whilst others are damaged. A line-up of seven STL-type buses can be seen on the left. Credit: Topical Press/London Transport Collection TUM image id: 1665500763 Licence:	Lochnagar Street, looking east towards Islay Wharf Before the coming of the Blackwall Tunnel approach road, there was a road called Brunswick Road from which Lochnagar Street ran and from which this photo was taken. This area of Poplar contains a large number of streets with Scottish names because they were built on an estate which had been bought by the McIntosh family in 1823. The initial letters of local street names were chosen alphabetically - Aberfeldy Street, Ailsa Street, Blair Street, Culloden Street, Dee Street, Ettrick Street, Findhorn Street, Leven Road, Oban Street, Portree Street, Spey Street, Teviot Street, Wyvis Street and Zetland Street. TUM image id: 1562852551 Licence:
Blackwall station and its pier in the early 20th century. East India Dock Wall Road led to it. Credit: http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/ TUM image id: 1607093206 Licence:	The Brunswick Hotel at Blackwall in March 1929. Credit: A.G. Linney (Museum of London) TUM image id: 1607128127 Licence:	East India Dock Gates and the entrance to Blackwall Tunnel (1929) Photograph taken from the corner of Woolmore Street and Robin Hood Lane. In the background is the Poplar Hospital for Accidents TUM image id: 1620309368 Licence:	Milestone erected on a highway in Baluchistan, Pakistan marking the distance to London (1960) TUM image id: 1719244606 Licence:	. TUM image id: 1719244183 Licence:
Pirates were publicly hanged at Execution Dock in Wapping. The bodies of the pirates amongst them were placed in a cage and brought further downstream to Blackwall Point, the northernmost tip of the Greenwich Peninsula. They would then be left in the cages and left to rot - a warning to ships passing through into London. TUM image id: 1622644786 Licence:

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Air raid damage at Athol Street bus garage, Poplar View of the damage caused to the garage roof. It can be seen that several of the roofing panels are missing, whilst others are damaged. A line-up of seven STL-type buses can be seen on the left.
Credit: Topical Press/London Transport Collection
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Lochnagar Street, looking east towards Islay Wharf Before the coming of the Blackwall Tunnel approach road, there was a road called Brunswick Road from which Lochnagar Street ran and from which this photo was taken. This area of Poplar contains a large number of streets with Scottish names because they were built on an estate which had been bought by the McIntosh family in 1823. The initial letters of local street names were chosen alphabetically - Aberfeldy Street, Ailsa Street, Blair Street, Culloden Street, Dee Street, Ettrick Street, Findhorn Street, Leven Road, Oban Street, Portree Street, Spey Street, Teviot Street, Wyvis Street and Zetland Street.
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Blackwall station and its pier in the early 20th century. East India Dock Wall Road led to it.
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The Brunswick Hotel at Blackwall in March 1929.
Credit: A.G. Linney (Museum of London)
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East India Dock Gates and the entrance to Blackwall Tunnel (1929) Photograph taken from the corner of Woolmore Street and Robin Hood Lane. In the background is the Poplar Hospital for Accidents
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