Bishopsgate, EC2M

Bishopsgate was originally the entry point for travellers coming from the north east into London.

Liverpool Street
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Bishopsgate runs north from Gracechurch Street to Norton Folgate. The gate in the city wall was called ‘Porta Episcopi’ in Domesday Book, and this was anglicised as Bishopsgate by the 12th century. It is said that the name refers to Saint Erkenwald, who was Bishop of London for eleven years in the late seventh century.

Houses began to appear on both sides of the gate in the 13th century and by the 16th century the whole road was lined with buildings, including the merchants’ residences of Crosby Place and Gresham House and the churches of St Botolph, St Helen and St Ethelburga.

Like many of the gates in the City wall, Bishopsgate was demolished in 1761. Continuous rebuilding has left nothing of the medieval street except for the core fabric of the surviving churches.

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

Christine D Elliott Spitalfields Added: 11 Jun 2023 14:50 GMT	Spitalfields Charles Blutte came to Spitalfields from Walincourt, Picardie, France for reason of religious persecution. His brother Pierre Phillippe Blutte followed the following year. Between the two brothers they had eventually 20 children, they worked as silk weavers around the Brick Lane area. Member’s of Pierre’s family resided at 40 Thomas Street for over 100 years. Another residence associated with the Blutte family is Vine Court, Lamb Street, Spitalfields, number 16,17 & 18 Vine Court was owned by John Kindon, the father in law of Charles Blutte’s son Jean (John) who married Ann Kindon. This residence appears several times in the census records. Source: Quarto_52_Vol_LII_La_Providence Reply
Theresa Penney Whites Row, E1 Added: 16 Apr 2024 18:08 GMT	1 Whites Row My 2 x great grandparents and his family lived here according to the 1841 census. They were Dutch Ashkenazi Jews born in Amsterdam at the beginning of the 19th century but all their children were born in Spitalfields. Reply
jack stevens Whites Row, E1 Added: 26 Sep 2021 13:38 GMT	Mothers birth place Number 5 Whites Row which was built in around 1736 and still standing was the premises my now 93 year old mother was born in, her name at birth was Hilda Evelyne Shaw, Reply
margaret clark Thrawl Street, E1 Added: 15 Oct 2021 22:23 GMT	Margaret’s address when she married in 1938 ^, Josepine House, Stepney is the address of my mother on her marriage certificate 1938. Her name was Margaret Irene Clark. Her father Basil Clark was a warehouse grocer. Reply
Liverpool Street Added: 21 Apr 2021 16:21 GMT	Liverpool Street the Bishopsgate station has existed since 1840 as a passenger station, but does not appear in the site’s cartography. Evidently, the 1860 map is in fact much earlier than that date. Reply
Pearl Foster Dukes Place, EC3A Added: 20 Mar 2023 12:22 GMT	Dukes Place, EC3A Until his death in 1767, Daniel Nunes de Lara worked from his home in Dukes Street as a Pastry Cook. It was not until much later the street was renamed Dukes Place. Daniel and his family attended the nearby Bevis Marks synagogue for Sephardic Jews. The Ashkenazi Great Synagogue was established in Duke Street, which meant Daniel’s business perfectly situated for his occupation as it allowed him to cater for both congregations. 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
Janelle Robbins Blossom Place, E1 Added: 27 Dec 2024 18:47 GMT	Harriet Robbins Please get in touch re Harriet Robbins Reply
Jennifer Blossom Place, E1 Added: 9 Jan 2025 18:05 GMT	Blossom Place, E1 In the 1841 census my 4x greatgrandfather and family (wife and 6 children) also lived at 2 Blossom Place. His occupation was described as Watch Maker. Source: 1841 census 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

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190 Bishopsgate A 1912 view of the City.

190 Bishopsgate

29 Aldgate High Street 29 Aldgate High Street is a demolished property, originally on the north side of Aldgate High Street..

29 Aldgate High Street

Aldgate East In a land east of Aldgate, lies the land of Aldgate East ...

Aldgate East

Bevis Marks Synagogue Bevis Marks Synagogue is the oldest synagogue in the United Kingdom.

Bevis Marks Synagogue

Boar’s Head Theatre The Boar’s Head Theatre was an inn-yard theatre in the Whitechapel area.

Boar’s Head Theatre

Petticoat Lane Market Petticoat Lane Market is a fashion and clothing market in the East End.

Petticoat Lane Market

Portsoken Portsoken is one of 25 wards in the City of London, each electing an alderman to the Court of Aldermen and commoners (the City equivalent of a councillor) elected to the Court of Common Council of the City of London Corporation.

Portsoken

St Augustine Papey St Augustine Papey was a mediaeval church in the City of London situated just south of London Wall.

St Augustine Papey

St Ethelburga’s church St Ethelburga-the-Virgin within Bishopsgate is a church in the City of London.

St Ethelburga’s church

St Mary Axe St Mary Axe was a medieval parish in the City of London whose name survives as that of the street which formerly occupied it.

St Mary Axe

St Mary Axe St Mary Axe was a mediaeval church situated just north of Leadenhall Street on a site now occupied by Fitzwilliam House.

St Mary Axe

Tenter Ground Tenter Ground harks back to the seventeenth century when this patch of land was surrounded by weavers’ houses and workshops and used to wash and stretch their fabrics on ’tenters’ to dry.

Tenter Ground

The 1912 streets of Spitalfields The fascinating story of one man’s random walk in 1912

The 1912 streets of Spitalfields

Toynbee Hall Toynbee Hall is a building which is the home of a charity of the same name.

Toynbee Hall

Wentworth Street Turn-of-the-century fashion in east London.

Wentworth Street

NEARBY STREETS

99 Bishopsgate, EC2N 99 Bishopsgate is a commercial skyscraper located on Bishopsgate, a major thoroughfare in the City of London financial district. (City of London)

99 Bishopsgate, EC2N

Abs House, E1 Abs House is a block on Frying Pan Alley (Spitalfields)

Abs House, E1

Acorn Street, EC2M Acorn Street, Bishopsgate, was named from an old tavern sign. (City of London)

Acorn Street, EC2M

Adams Court, EC2R Adam’s Court is thought to be named for Sir Thomas Adams (City of London)

Adams Court, EC2R

Alderman’s Walk, EC2M Alderman’s Walk was formerly Dashwood’s Walk, for Francis Dashwood, who lived here in the 18th century (Liverpool Street)

Alderman’s Walk, EC2M

Aldgate Avenue, EC3N Aldgate Avenue was off Aldgate High Street (Aldgate)

Aldgate Avenue, EC3N

Aldgate House, EC3N Aldgate House is a building adjacent to Aldgate station (Aldgate)

Aldgate House, EC3N

Aldgate Tower, E1 Aldgate Tower is a block on Leman Street (Aldgate East)

Aldgate Tower, E1

Alley Street, Alley Street is an old East End street (Spitalfields)

Alley Street,

Alleyne Park, EC2N 100 Bishopsgate is a development of two mixed-use buildings on Bishopsgate in London. (City of London)

Alleyne Park, EC2N

Alphabeta Building, EC2A Alphabeta Building is sited on Worship Street (Shoreditch)

Alphabeta Building, EC2A

Angel Court Tower, EC2R Angel Court Tower is a block on Angel Court (City of London)

Angel Court Tower, EC2R

Angel Court, EC2R Angel Court is named after a long demolished inn of this name (City of London)

Angel Court, EC2R

Appold Street, EC2A Appold Street runs north-south on the City of London side of Liverpool Street station (City of London)

Appold Street, EC2A

Arcadia Court, E1 Arcadia Court is a block on Old Castle Street (Spitalfields)

Arcadia Court, E1

Artillery Lane, E1 The name Artillery Lane remembers the skills of the operators of the longbow (Spitalfields)

Artillery Lane, E1

Artillery Passage, E1 Artillery Passage dates from its time as part of The Old Artillery Ground (Spitalfields)

Artillery Passage, E1

Artillery Street, Artillery Street is an old East End street (Spitalfields)

Artillery Street,

Artizan Street, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (City of London)

Artizan Street, E1

Austin Friars, EC2N Austin Friars was an Augustinian friary from its foundation in the 1260s, until its dissolution in 1538 (City of London)

Austin Friars, EC2N

Barnett House, E1 Barnett House is sited on Bell Lane (Spitalfields)

Barnett House, E1

Bartholomew Lane, EC3V Bartholomew Lane runs between the junction of Lothbury and Throgmorton Street in the north to Threadneedle Street in the south. (City of London)

Bartholomew Lane, EC3V

Bartletts Place, EC2A Bartletts Place was Bartletts Buildings on the 1860s mapping, not appearing before then (City of London)

Bartletts Place, EC2A

Bavaria House, EC2A Bavaria House is sited on Appold Street (City of London)

Bavaria House, EC2A

Bedford House, E1 Bedford House is a block on Wheler Street (Spitalfields)

Bedford House, E1

Bell Lane, E1 Bell Lane has late C16/early C17 origins, dividing the Halifax estate from the nearby tenter ground (Spitalfields)

Bell Lane, E1

Bells Alley, EC2N Bells Alley is a road in the SW6 postcode area (City of London)

Bells Alley, EC2N

Bevis Marks House, EC3A Bevis Marks House is a block on Bevis Marks (City of London)

Bevis Marks House, EC3A

Bevis Marks, EC3A Bevis Marks is a short street in the ward of Aldgate in the City of London (City of London)

Bevis Marks, EC3A

Bishopgate, EC2M Bishopgate is location of London (Liverpool Street)

Bishopgate, EC2M

Bishops Square, E1 Bishops Square resulted from a 2005 project to regenerate Spitalfields Market (Spitalfields)

Bishops Square, E1

Bishopsgate Arcade, EC2M Bishopsgate Arcade is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (Liverpool Street)

Bishopsgate Arcade, EC2M

Bishopsgate Churchyard, EC2M Bishopsgate Churchyard is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (Liverpool Street)

Bishopsgate Churchyard, EC2M

Bishopsgate Court, E1 Bishopsgate Court is a block on Norton Folgate (Spitalfields)

Bishopsgate Court, E1

Bishopsgate Street Without, E1 Bishopsgate Street Without was absorbed into Bishopsgate (Liverpool Street)

Bishopsgate Street Without, E1

Bishopsgate, EC2M Bishopsgate was originally the entry point for travellers coming from the north east into London (Liverpool Street)

Bishopsgate, EC2M

Bishopsgate, EC3V Bishopsgate is named after one of the original eight gates in the London Wall. (City of London)

Bishopsgate, EC3V

Black Eagle Street, E1 John Stott, a mariner from Stepney, developed both Grey Eagle Street and Black Eagle Street between 1661 and 1670 (Spitalfields)

Black Eagle Street, E1

Blacksea House, EC2A Blacksea House is a block on Wilson Street (Shoreditch)

Blacksea House, EC2A

Blomfield Street, EC2M Charles James Blomfield was an energetic churchman who became Bishop of London in 1828 (City of London)

Blomfield Street, EC2M

Blossom Place, E1 Blossom Place ran west off Blossom Street (Spitalfields)

Blossom Place, E1

Blossom Street, E1 Blossom Street runs from Fleur De Lis Street to Folgate Street (Spitalfields)

Blossom Street, E1

Boston House, EC2M Boston House is a building on New Broad Street (City of London)

Boston House, EC2M

Bradbury Court, E1 Bradbury Court is a block on Old Castle Street (Aldgate East)

Bradbury Court, E1

Brick Lane, E1 Brick Lane runs north from the junction of Osborn Street, Old Montague Street and Wentworth Street, through Spitalfields to Bethnal Green Road (Spitalfields)

Brick Lane, E1

Britannic House, EC2M Britannic House is a block on Finsbury Circus (City of London)

Britannic House, EC2M

Broad Street House, EC2M Broad Street House is a block on Old Broad Street (Liverpool Street)

Broad Street House, EC2M

Broad Street Place, EC2M Broad Street Place is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

Broad Street Place, EC2M

Broadgate Circle, EC2M Broadgate Circle is situated at the centre of the Broadgate development (City of London)

Broadgate Circle, EC2M

Broadgate Tower, EC2A Broadgate Tower can be found on Primrose Street (City of London)

Broadgate Tower, EC2A

Broadwalk House, EC2A Broadwalk House is a block on Appold Street (City of London)

Broadwalk House, EC2A

Brody House, E1 Brody House is a block on Strype Street (Spitalfields)

Brody House, E1

Browns Lane, E1 Browns Lane is marked on the 1862 Stanford map (Spitalfields)

Browns Lane, E1

Brune House, E1 Brune House is located on Bell Lane (Spitalfields)

Brune House, E1

Brune Street, E1 Brune Street was laid out between 1810 and 1824 but redeveloped in the early 20th century (Spitalfields)

Brune Street, E1

Brushfield Street, E1 Brushfield Street is a thoroughfare running east-west from Commercial Street to Bishopsgate (Spitalfields)

Brushfield Street, E1

Bury Court, EC3A Bury Court is located off St Mary Axe (City of London)

Bury Court, EC3A

Bury Street, EC3A Bury Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)

Bury Street, EC3A

Calcutta House, E1 Calcutta House is a block on Old Castle Street (Aldgate East)

Calcutta House, E1

Calvin Street, E1 Calvin Street was part of the Wheler Estate (Spitalfields)

Calvin Street, E1

Camomile Street, EC3A Camomile Street is a short street in the City of London (City of London)

Camomile Street, EC3A

Capel Court, EC2R On the east side of the Bank of England turn into Bartholomew Lane. Capel Court is off to the east (City of London)

Capel Court, EC2R

Carter House, E1 Carter House is a block on Unnamed Road (Spitalfields)

Carter House, E1

Carter Street, EC3A Carter Street was off Cutler Street (City of London)

Carter Street, EC3A

Castle Alley, Castle Alley is an old East End street (Aldgate East)

Castle Alley,

Catherine Wheel Alley, EC2M Catherine Wheel Alley is an old alleyway here (Liverpool Street)

Catherine Wheel Alley, EC2M

Cavendish Court, EC3A Cavendish Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)

Cavendish Court, EC3A

Celia Blairman House, E1 Celia Blairman House is a block on Folgate Street (Spitalfields)

Celia Blairman House, E1

Chapel Place, E1 Chapel Place was a small alley in Spitalfields (Spitalfields)

Chapel Place, E1

Chapel Street, E1 Chapel Street run off the southern leg of Wheler Street (Spitalfields)

Chapel Street, E1

Charlotte De Rothschild Dwellings, E1 The Charlotte De Rothschild Dwellings replaced slum dwellings in 1886 (Spitalfields)

Charlotte De Rothschild Dwellings, E1

Christopher Street, EC2A Christopher Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2A postal area (Shoreditch)

Christopher Street, EC2A

City Gate House, EC2A City Gate House is a block on Finsbury Square (Clerkenwell)

City Gate House, EC2A

Clark’s Place, EC3V Clark’s Place - formerly Clark’s Alley - was a courtyard in the City of London (City of London)

Clark’s Place, EC3V

Clifton House, EC2A Clifton House is a block on Holywell Row (Shoreditch)

Clifton House, EC2A

Clothier Street, EC3A A street within the E1, postcode (City of London)

Clothier Street, EC3A

Cobb Street, E1 Cobb Street was laid out in 1899-1904 by Sir Algernon Osborn (City of London)

Cobb Street, E1

Cock Alley, EC2M Cock Alley was a rather risque streetname leading west off Norton Folgate (City of London)

Cock Alley, EC2M

College East, E1 College East is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Aldgate East)

College East, E1

Commercial House, E1 Commercial House is a block on Commercial Street (Spitalfields)

Commercial House, E1

Commercial Street, E1 Commercial Street is a major thoroughfare running north-south from Shoreditch High Street to Whitechapel High Street (Spitalfields)

Commercial Street, E1

Coney Way, E1 Coney Way is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Aldgate East)

Coney Way, E1

Coppergate House, E1 Residential block (Spitalfields)

Coppergate House, E1

Copthall Avenue, EC2N Copthall Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC2N postal area (City of London)

Copthall Avenue, EC2N

Corbet Place, E1 Corbet Place - an L-shaped street, onto which back several large industrial buildings of the early/mid-twentieth century (Spitalfields)

Corbet Place, E1

Crinoline Mews, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Spitalfields)

Crinoline Mews, E1

Crispin Place, E1 Crispin Place is the result of a regeneration programme within Spitalfields Market (Spitalfields)

Crispin Place, E1

Crispin Street, E1 Crispin Street was developed in the late 17th century as part of the Wheler estate (Spitalfields)

Crispin Street, E1

Crosby Square, EC3A Crosby Square is a location in London (City of London)

Crosby Square, EC3A

Crown Court, E1 Crown Court was a small courtyard off Little Pearl Street (Spitalfields)

Crown Court, E1

Crown Place, EC2A Crown Place is one of the streets of London in the EC2A postal area (Shoreditch)

Crown Place, EC2A

Cutler Street, EC3A Cutler Street runs north off Houndsditch (City of London)

Cutler Street, EC3A

Cutlers Gardens Arcade, EC2M Cutlers Gardens Arcade is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (Liverpool Street)

Cutlers Gardens Arcade, EC2M

Dashwood House, EC2M Dashwood House is a block on Old Broad Street (Liverpool Street)

Dashwood House, EC2M

Davies House, EC2A Davies House is a block on Sun Street (Shoreditch)

Davies House, EC2A

Denning Point 33 Commercial Street, E1 A block within the E1 postcode (Aldgate East)

Denning Point 33 Commercial Street, E1

Devonshire Row, EC3A Devonshire Row leads off Bishopsgate (City of London)

Devonshire Row, EC3A

Devonshire Square, E1 Devonshire Square lies at the end of Devonshire Row (City of London)

Devonshire Square, E1

Dominion Street, EC2M Dominion Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

Dominion Street, EC2M

Dorset Street, E1 Dorset Street was a small thoroughfare running east-west from Crispin Street to Commercial Street (Spitalfields)

Dorset Street, E1

Drapers Gardens, EC2N Drapers Gardens is a block in Copthall Avenue (City of London)

Drapers Gardens, EC2N

Dray Walk, E1 Dray Walk is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Spitalfields)

Dray Walk, E1

Dukes House, EC3A Dukes House is a block on Dukes Place (City of London)

Dukes House, EC3A

Duval Square, E1 Duval Square is a location in London (Spitalfields)

Duval Square, E1

Earl Street, EC2A Earl Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2A postal area (Shoreditch)

Earl Street, EC2A

East India House, E1 East India House is located on Devonshire Square (Spitalfields)

East India House, E1

East India House, EC2M East India House is a block on Middlesex Street (Spitalfields)

East India House, EC2M

East Street, E1 East Street was one of the entrances into Spitalfields Market (Spitalfields)

East Street, E1

East Street, EC2M East Street was the name of the road leading out of Finsbury Circus (City of London)

East Street, EC2M

Eastgate House, EC3A Eastgate House is a block on Dukes Place (City of London)

Eastgate House, EC3A

Eden House, E1 Eden House is a block on Spital Square (Spitalfields)

Eden House, E1

Edge Street , Edge Street is an old East End street (Spitalfields)

Edge Street ,

Elder Street, E1 Elder Street was laid out from 1722 as part of the St John and Tillard Estate (Spitalfields)

Elder Street, E1

Eldon Street, EC2M Eldon Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

Eldon Street, EC2M

Esprit Court, E1 Esprit Court is a block on Brune Street (Spitalfields)

Esprit Court, E1

Exchange Arcade, EC2A Exchange Arcade is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

Exchange Arcade, EC2A

Exchange Buildings, EC3A Exchange Buildings is a former street (City of London)

Exchange Buildings, EC3A

Exchange House, EC2A Exchange House is a block on Primrose Street (City of London)

Exchange House, EC2A

Exchange Place, EC2M Exchange Place is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (Liverpool Street)

Exchange Place, EC2M

Exchange Square, EC2A Exchange Square is one of the streets of London in the EC2A postal area (City of London)

Exchange Square, EC2A

Fashion Street, E1 Fashion Street is a thoroughfare running east-west from Brick Lane to Commercial Street. (Spitalfields)

Fashion Street, E1

Fen Court, EC3M Fen Court is a location in London (City of London)

Fen Court, EC3M

Finsbury Avenue, EC2M Finsbury Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

Finsbury Avenue, EC2M

Finsbury Circus Gardens, EC2M Finsbury Circus Gardens is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

Finsbury Circus Gardens, EC2M

Finsbury Circus House, EC2M Finsbury Circus House is a block on Eldon Street (City of London)

Finsbury Circus House, EC2M

Finsbury Circus, EC2M Finsbury Circus replaced the last of the open Moorfields in 1812 (City of London)

Finsbury Circus, EC2M

Finsbury Pavement, EC2M Finsbury Pavement was the first pavement of firm ground north of the marshy Moorfields (Moorgate)

Finsbury Pavement, EC2M

Finsbury Square, EC2A Finsbury Square is a 0.7-hectare square in central London which includes a six-rink grass bowling green (Clerkenwell)

Finsbury Square, EC2A

Fleur De Lis Street, E1 Fleur De Lis Street runs west from Commercial Street (Spitalfields)

Fleur De Lis Street, E1

Fleur De Lys Court, EC3A Fleur De Lys Court was situated off Houndsditch (City of London)

Fleur De Lys Court, EC3A

Flower and Dean Street, E1 Flower and Dean Street was a narrow street running east-west from Commercial Street to Brick Lane. (Spitalfields)

Flower and Dean Street, E1

Flower and Dean Walk, E1 Flower and Dean Walk is a street of social housing created in the 1980s (Spitalfields)

Flower and Dean Walk, E1

Folgate Street, E1 Folgate Street, formerly White Lion Yard and White Lion Street, has 17th century origins (Spitalfields)

Folgate Street, E1

Fort Street, E1 There was originally a second Fort Street - besides the renamed Duke Street (Spitalfields)

Fort Street, E1

Fort Street, E1 Fort Street was formerly Duke Street (Spitalfields)

Fort Street, E1

Fournier Street, E1 Fournier Street is a street running east-west from Brick Lane to Commercial Street alongside Christ Church (Spitalfields)

Fournier Street, E1

Freeman Street, Freeman Street is an old East End street (Spitalfields)

Freeman Street,

Frying Pan Alley, E1 Frying Pan Alley is situated close to Middlesex Street and its Petticoat Lane market (Spitalfields)

Frying Pan Alley, E1

George Street, E1 George Street was a street running north-south from Flower and Dean Street to Wentworth Street, crossing Thrawl Street approx. half way along its length (Spitalfields)

George Street, E1

Glyn House, EC1Y Glyn House is a block on City Road (Clerkenwell)

Glyn House, EC1Y

Goring Street, EC3A Goring Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)

Goring Street, EC3A

Goulston Street, E1 Goulston Street is a thoroughfare running north-south from Wentworth Street to Whitechapel High Street (Spitalfields)

Goulston Street, E1

Gravel Lane, E1 Gravel Lane is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (City of London)

Gravel Lane, E1

Great Pearl Street, E1 Great Pearl Street was once a major street of the area (Spitalfields)

Great Pearl Street, E1

Great St Helen’s, EC3A This is a street in the EC3A postcode area (City of London)

Great St Helen’s, EC3A

Great Winchester Street, EC2N Great Winchester Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2N postal area (City of London)

Great Winchester Street, EC2N

Grey Eagle Street, E1 Grey Eagle Street was part of the Wilkes Estate with building leases granted in 1761 (Spitalfields)

Grey Eagle Street, E1

Gun Street, E1 Gun Street was part of the Old Artillery Ground - land formerly designated one of the Liberties of the Tower of London (Spitalfields)

Gun Street, E1

Gun Yard, E1 Gun Yard ran west out of Norton Folgate (Spitalfields)

Gun Yard, E1

Half Moon Passage, E1 The southern part of Half Moon Passage remains (Aldgate East)

Half Moon Passage, E1

Hanbury Hall, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Spitalfields)

Hanbury Hall, E1

Harrow Place, E1 Harrow Place is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (City of London)

Harrow Place, E1

Harrow Place, E1 Harrow Place is an old East End street (City of London)

Harrow Place, E1

Herbert House, E1 Herbert House is sited on Old Castle Street (Spitalfields)

Herbert House, E1

Heron Tower, EC2N Heron Tower is a block on Bishopsgate (City of London)

Heron Tower, EC2N

Holderness House, EC2A Holderness House is a block on Clifton Street (Shoreditch)

Holderness House, EC2A

Horner Buildings, E1 The Horner Buildings are a vestige of the Victorian construction of Old Spitalfields Market (Spitalfields)

Horner Buildings, E1

Horner Square, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Spitalfields)

Horner Square, E1

Houndsditch, EC3A Houndsditch runs through the Portsoken and Bishopsgate Without wards of the City of London - areas traditionally considered part of the East End (City of London)

Houndsditch, EC3A

Irongate House, EC3A Irongate House is a block on Dukes Place (City of London)

Irongate House, EC3A

Iwelines , Iwelines is an old East End street (City of London)

Iwelines ,

Jackson & Joseph Building, E1 Jackson & Joseph Building is a building on Princelet Street (Spitalfields)

Jackson & Joseph Building, E1

Jacobson House, E1 Jacobson House is a block on Old Castle Street (Spitalfields)

Jacobson House, E1

Jerome Street, E1 Jerome Street was formerly Vine Street and part of the Wheler estate (Spitalfields)

Jerome Street, E1

John Stow House, EC3A John Stow House is sited on Bevis Marks (City of London)

John Stow House, EC3A

Kensington Apartments, E1 Kensington Apartments is a block on Pomell Way (Aldgate East)

Kensington Apartments, E1

Kent and Essex Yard, E1 Kent and Essex Yard ran north of Whitechapel High Street, close to the west side of Commercial Street (Aldgate East)

Kent and Essex Yard, E1

Lackington Street, EC2M Lackington Street is a road in the EC2A postcode area (City of London)

Lackington Street, EC2M

Ladbroke House, E1 Ladbroke House is a block on Commercial Street (Aldgate East)

Ladbroke House, E1

Lamb Street, E1 Lamb Street is an old road of Spitalfields, possibly dating from the 1600s (Spitalfields)

Lamb Street, E1

Leyden Street, E1 Leyden Street was laid out in 1899-1904 by Sir Algernon Osborn (Spitalfields)

Leyden Street, E1

Lilian Knowles House, E1 Lilian Knowles House is a block on Crispin Street (Spitalfields)

Lilian Knowles House, E1

Little Paternoster Row Little Paternoster Row was once known as French Alley (Spitalfields)

Little Paternoster Row

Little Pearl Street, E1 Little Pearl Street ran south from Great Pearl Street (Spitalfields)

Little Pearl Street, E1

Little Winchester Street, EC2N Little Winchester Street used to run south off London Wall (City of London)

Little Winchester Street, EC2N

Liverpool Street, EC2M Liverpool Street commemorates Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (Liverpool Street)

Liverpool Street, EC2M

Lolesworth Close, E1 Lolesworth Close is a short cul-de-sac on the east side of Commercial Street which was originally the western extremity of Flower and Dean Street. (Spitalfields)

Lolesworth Close, E1

Lolesworth Street, E1 Lolesworth Street was renamed from George Street in 1893 (Spitalfields)

Lolesworth Street, E1

London Wall Buildings, EC2M London Wall Buildings are a commercial development (Liverpool Street)

London Wall Buildings, EC2M

London Wall, EC2M London Wall is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

London Wall, EC2M

Lotus Court, E1 Lotus Court was approached through an archway on Hanbury Street (Spitalfields)

Lotus Court, E1

Magpie Alley, E1 Magpie Alley was an old name for the western section of Fleur de Lys Street (Spitalfields)

Magpie Alley, E1

Market Street, E1 Market Street serves Spitalfields Market (Spitalfields)

Market Street, E1

Middlesex Street, E1 Middlesex Street is home to the Petticoat Lane Market (City of London)

Middlesex Street, E1

Middlesex Street, EC3A Middlesex Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (Spitalfields)

Middlesex Street, EC3A

Miller’s Court, E1 Millers Court was a small court leading north from Dorset Street (Spitalfields)

Miller’s Court, E1

Minsters Pavement, EC3A Minsters Pavement is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)

Minsters Pavement, EC3A

Molesworth Street, E1 Molesworth Street is an old East End street (Spitalfields)

Molesworth Street, E1

Monmouth House, E1 Residential block (Spitalfields)

Monmouth House, E1

Montague Court, E1 Montague Court is an old East End street (Spitalfields)

Montague Court, E1

Moor Alley, EC2M Moor Alley ran from Norton Folgate to Moor’s Garden (City of London)

Moor Alley, EC2M

Moorâ€™s Garden, EC2P Moor’s Garden was buried under the platforms of Liverpool Street station (City of London)

Moorâ€™s Garden, EC2P

Moorgate House, EC2A Moorgate House is a block on Dysart Street (Shoreditch)

Moorgate House, EC2A

Nantes Passage, E1 Nantes Passage (also Church Passage) was built for Huguenot weavers (Spitalfields)

Nantes Passage, E1

Nathaniel Close, E1 Nathaniel Close consists of houses and flats built in the early 1980s (Spitalfields)

Nathaniel Close, E1

New Broad Street House, EC2M New Broad Street House is a block on Old Broad Street (City of London)

New Broad Street House, EC2M

New Broad Street, EC2M New Broad Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

New Broad Street, EC2M

New Castle Street, New Castle Street is an old East End street (Aldgate East)

New Castle Street,

New Court, E1 New Court was situated off Wentworth Street (Aldgate East)

New Court, E1

New Evershed House, E1 New Evershed House is located on Old Castle Street (Aldgate East)

New Evershed House, E1

New Goulston Street, E1 New Goulston Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (City of London)

New Goulston Street, E1

New Liverpool House, EC2M New Liverpool House can be found on Eldon Street (City of London)

New Liverpool House, EC2M

New Square, E1 New Square was a yard south of Quaker Street (Spitalfields)

New Square, E1

New Street, EC2M New Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (Liverpool Street)

New Street, EC2M

New Street, EC2M New Street was situated off Bishopsgate (Liverpool Street)

New Street, EC2M

NMB House, EC3A NMB House is a block on Bevis Marks (City of London)

NMB House, EC3A

North Street, E1 North Street was one of the named entrance streets into Old Spitalfields Market (Spitalfields)

North Street, E1

Norton Folgate, E1 Norton Folgate links Bishopsgate and Shoreditch High Street (Spitalfields)

Norton Folgate, E1

Norvin House, E1 Norvin House can be found on Commercial Street (Spitalfields)

Norvin House, E1

Octagon Arcade, EC2M Octagon Arcade is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (Liverpool Street)

Octagon Arcade, EC2M

Old Broad Street, EC2M Old Broad Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

Old Broad Street, EC2M

Old Broad Street, EC2N Old Broad Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2N postal area (City of London)

Old Broad Street, EC2N

Old Castle Street, E1 Old Castle Street runs north-south from Wentworth Street to Whitechapel High Street, the southern section of which incorporates the former Castle Alley, murder site of Ripper victim Alice McKenzie (Aldgate East)

Old Castle Street, E1

Osborn House, E1 Osborn House is a block on Middlesex Street (City of London)

Osborn House, E1

Osborne House, EC2M Osborne House is a block on Devonshire Square (City of London)

Osborne House, EC2M

Palmer Street, Palmer Street is an old East End street (Spitalfields)

Palmer Street,

Park House, EC2M Park House is a block on Finsbury Circus (City of London)

Park House, EC2M

Park Lane City Apartments, E1 Park Lane City Apartments is a block on Middlesex Street (Spitalfields)

Park Lane City Apartments, E1

Parliament Court, E1 Parliament Court was laid out in the 1680s as part of the development of the Old Artillery Ground (Spitalfields)

Parliament Court, E1

Paxton House, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Spitalfields)

Paxton House, E1

Pecks Yard, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Spitalfields)

Pecks Yard, E1

Petticoat Square, E1 A street within the postcode (City of London)

Petticoat Square, E1

Petticoat Tower, E1 Petticoat Tower is a block on Middlesex Street (City of London)

Petticoat Tower, E1

Pindar Street, EC2A Pindar Street is a road in the EC2A postcode area (City of London)

Pindar Street, EC2A

Pomell Way, E1 Pomell Way is a road in the E1 postcode area (Aldgate East)

Pomell Way, E1

Pool’s Square , E1 Pool’s Square - sometimes Poole’s Square - was a courtyard behind Quaker Street (Spitalfields)

Pool’s Square , E1

Pope’s Head Court, E1 Pope’s Head Court was a courtyard south of Quaker Street (Spitalfields)

Pope’s Head Court, E1

Primrose Street, EC2A Primrose Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2A postal area (City of London)

Primrose Street, EC2A

Primrose Street, EC2A Primrose Street is a location in London (Clerkenwell)

Primrose Street, EC2A

Princelet Street, E1 Princelet Street started its life as Princes Street (Spitalfields)

Princelet Street, E1

Principal Place, EC2A Principal Place is a location in London (City of London)

Principal Place, EC2A

Puma Court, E1 Puma Court was formerly known as Red Lion Court. (Spitalfields)

Puma Court, E1

Quaker Street, E1 Quaker Street was at first called Westbury Street (Spitalfields)

Quaker Street, E1

Resolution Plaza, E1 Resolution Plaza is a location in London (Aldgate East)

Resolution Plaza, E1

River Plate House, EC2M River Plate House is a block on Finsbury Circus (City of London)

River Plate House, EC2M

Rose Court, E1 Rose Court runs off Widegate Street (Spitalfields)

Rose Court, E1

Salesforce Tower, EC2N Salesforce Tower is a block on Bishopsgate (City of London)

Salesforce Tower, EC2N

Salisbury House, EC2M Salisbury House can be found on London Wall (City of London)

Salisbury House, EC2M

Sandy’s Row, E1 Sandy’s Row runs along the City of London boundary (Spitalfields)

Sandy’s Row, E1

Sandyâ€™s Street, EC2M Sandy’s Street disappeared when Middlesex Street was extended in the 1890s (Liverpool Street)

Sandyâ€™s Street, EC2M

Shepherd Street, Shepherd Street is an old East End street (Spitalfields)

Shepherd Street,

Shepherds Place, Shepherds Place is an old East End street (Spitalfields)

Shepherds Place,

Shield House, EC2M Shield House is a block on New Street (City of London)

Shield House, EC2M

Sloane Apartments, E1 Sloane Apartments is sited on Old Castle Street (Aldgate East)

Sloane Apartments, E1

Snowden Street, EC2A Snowden Street is a road in the EC2A postcode area (Shoreditch)

Snowden Street, EC2A

South Place, EC2M South Place is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (Moorgate)

South Place, EC2M

South Street, E1 South Street provided access from Brushfield Street into Spitalfields Market (Spitalfields)

South Street, E1

Spital Square, E1 Spital Square was started in 1733 (Spitalfields)

Spital Square, E1

Spital Yard, E1 Spital Yard is a mews of 17th century origins, serving the backs of houses on Norton Folgate and Spital Square (Spitalfields)

Spital Yard, E1

St Botolph Building, EC3A St Botolph Building is a block on Houndsditch (Aldgate)

St Botolph Building, EC3A

St Botolph Street, EC3A St Botolph Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (Aldgate)

St Botolph Street, EC3A

St Clements House, E1 St Clements House is a building on Leyden Street (Spitalfields)

St Clements House, E1

St Helen’s Place, EC3A St Helen’s Place runs east from Bishopsgate (City of London)

St Helen’s Place, EC3A

St Mary Axe, EC3A St Mary Axe is an ancient street of the City of London (City of London)

St Mary Axe, EC3A

St. John’s Drive, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Spitalfields)

St. John’s Drive, E1

St. Mary’s Grove, EC3A Jeffrey’s Square disappeared under the St Mary Axe development (City of London)

St. Mary’s Grove, EC3A

Staple Hall, EC3A Staple Hall is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)

Staple Hall, EC3A

Steward Street, E1 Steward Street ran further north originally that it does now (Spitalfields)

Steward Street, E1

Stock Exchange Tower, EC2N Stock Exchange Tower is a building on Old Broad Street (City of London)

Stock Exchange Tower, EC2N

Stone House Court, EC3A Stone House Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)

Stone House Court, EC3A

Stoney Lane, EC3A Stoney Lane is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (City of London)

Stoney Lane, EC3A

Stothard Place, E1 Stothard Place is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (Spitalfields)

Stothard Place, E1

Strype Street, E1 John Strype, who became an antiquary, historian and parson was the son of a Huguenot weaver and born near here in 1643 (Spitalfields)

Strype Street, E1

Sun Street Passage, EC2M Sun Street Passage is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (Liverpool Street)

Sun Street Passage, EC2M

Sun Street, EC2M Sun Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

Sun Street, EC2M

Swedbank House, EC2M Swedbank House is a block on New Broad Street (City of London)

Swedbank House, EC2M

Technico House, EC2A Technico House is located on Christopher Street (City of London)

Technico House, EC2A

Tenter Ground, E1 Tenter Ground is one of the notable streetnames of Spitalfields (Spitalfields)

Tenter Ground, E1

The Arcade, EC2A The Arcade is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

The Arcade, EC2A

The Broadgate Tower, EC2A A street within the EC2A postcode (City of London)

The Broadgate Tower, EC2A

The Community Centre, E1 The Community Centre is a location in London (Spitalfields)

The Community Centre, E1

The Relay Building, E1 The Relay Building is a block on Commercial Street (Aldgate East)

The Relay Building, E1

The Steward Building, E1 The Steward Building can be found on Steward Street (Spitalfields)

The Steward Building, E1

The White Chapel Building, E1 The White Chapel Building is a block on Whitechapel High Street (Aldgate East)

The White Chapel Building, E1

Thrawl Street, E1 Originally built by Henry Thrall around 1656, Thrawl Street ran east-west from Brick Lane across a former tenter field owned by the Fossan brothers, Thomas and Lewis. (Spitalfields)

Thrawl Street, E1

Threadneedle Street, EC2N Threadneedle Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area (City of London)

Threadneedle Street, EC2N

Throgmorton Avenue, EC2N Throgmorton Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC2N postal area (City of London)

Throgmorton Avenue, EC2N

Throgmorton Street, EC3V The name of Throgmorton Street is a corruption of the name of Nicholas Throckmorton, Elizabeth I’s ambassador to France and Scotland. (City of London)

Throgmorton Street, EC3V

Toynbee Street, E1 Toynbee Street, formerly Shepherd Street, was laid out in 1810-24 and redeveloped in 1927-36 as part of the London County Council’s Holland estate (Spitalfields)

Toynbee Street, E1

Tyne Street, E1 Tyne Street is a location in London (Aldgate East)

Tyne Street, E1

Undershaft, EC3P Undershaft is a road in the EC3P postcode area (City of London)

Undershaft, EC3P

Union Court, EC2N Union Court is an alleyway off of Broad Street (City of London)

Union Court, EC2N

Union Place, E1 Union Place was a small alleyway off Quaker Street (Spitalfields)

Union Place, E1

Vandy Street, EC2A Vandy Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2A postal area (Shoreditch)

Vandy Street, EC2A

Victoria Avenue, E1 This is a street in the EC2M postcode area (Liverpool Street)

Victoria Avenue, E1

Victoria House, E1 Victoria House is a block on Middlesex Street (Liverpool Street)

Victoria House, E1

Vine Yard, E1 Vine Yard provided rear access to the Royal Cambridge Music Hall (Spitalfields)

Vine Yard, E1

Warnford Court, EC2N Warnford Court is one of the streets of London in the EC2N postal area (City of London)

Warnford Court, EC2N

Wentworth Street, E1 Wentworth Street runs east-west from the junction of Brick Lane, Osborn Street and Old Montague Street to Middlesex Street (Spitalfields)

Wentworth Street, E1

West Street, EC2M West Street led into Finsbury Circus (City of London)

West Street, EC2M

Wheler House, E1 Wheler House is a block on Quaker Street (Spitalfields)

Wheler House, E1

Wheler Street (south section), E1 Wheler Street was split into two separate sections (Spitalfields)

Wheler Street (south section), E1

Wheler Street, E1 Wheler Street runs north from Commercial Street (Spitalfields)

Wheler Street, E1

White Kennett Street, EC3A White Kennett Street was named after a Bishop of Peterborough (City of London)

White Kennett Street, EC3A

White Lion Street, E1 White Lion Street became part of Folgate Street in 1939 (Spitalfields)

White Lion Street, E1

Whitecross Place, EC2M Whitecross Place is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

Whitecross Place, EC2M

Whites Row, E1 White’s Row is a narrow thoroughfare running east-west from Commercial Street to Crispin Street. (Spitalfields)

Whites Row, E1

Wide Gate Street, Wide Gate Street is an old East End street (Spitalfields)

Wide Gate Street,

Widegate Street, E1 Widegate Street is now a short street connecting Middlesex Street and Sandy’s Row (Spitalfields)

Widegate Street, E1

Wilk Court, E1 Wilk Court was a courtyard off Great Pearl Street (Spitalfields)

Wilk Court, E1

Wilkes Street, E1 Wilkes Street is a street of early eighteenth century houses, some of which were refronted in the early nineteenth century (Spitalfields)

Wilkes Street, E1

Wilson Street, EC2A Wilson Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2A postal area (Shoreditch)

Wilson Street, EC2A

Wilson Street, EC2M Wilson Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

Wilson Street, EC2M

Windsor Street, EC2M Windsor Street was formerly a named street of the area (Liverpool Street)

Windsor Street, EC2M

Wormwood Street, EC2N Wormwood Street refers to the wormwood plant which used to grow on the London Wall and in other areas of wasteland in the City (Liverpool Street)

Wormwood Street, EC2N

Worship Street, EC2A Worship Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2A postal area (Shoreditch)

Worship Street, EC2A

Wrestlers Court, EC3A Wrestlers Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)

Wrestlers Court, EC3A

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Bank station Credit: IG/steven.maddison TUM image id: 1653840363 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Great Synagogue of London (1810) The Great Synagogue of London was, for centuries, the centre of Ashkenazi synagogue and Jewish life in London. It was destroyed during the Blitz. Credit: Thomas Rowlandson TUM image id: 1518368926 Licence:	The Boar’s Head was located on the north side of Whitechapel High Street. The Boar’s Head was originally an inn, which was built in the 1530s; it underwent two renovations for use as a playhouse: first, in 1598, when a simple stage was erected, and a second, more elaborate renovation in 1599. Credit: Unknown TUM image id: 1518792376 Licence:	The Aldgate Pump (1874) Aldgate Pump is a historic water pump located at the junction where Aldgate meets Fenchurch Street and Leadenhall Street. The pump is notable for its long, and sometimes dark history, as well as its cultural significance as a symbolic start point of the East End of London. The term "East of Aldgate Pump" is used as a synonym for the East End or for East London as a whole. Credit: Wellcome Images TUM image id: 1518792844 Licence:	Bevis Marks Synagogue Credit: John Salmon TUM image id: 1519475277 Licence: CC BY 2.0
St Katherine Cree, City of London St Katharine Cree is a Church of England church on the north side of Leadenhall Street near Leadenhall Market. The present church was built in 1628–30, retaining the Tudor tower of its predecessor. The church escaped the Great Fire of London in 1666 and suffered only minor damage in the London Blitz. Credit: Prioryman TUM image id: 1519729630 Licence:	St James Duke’s Place The church survived the Great Fire of London, but fell into disrepair and was rebuilt in 1727, retaining much of the original woodwork. The poverty of the Aldgate area made it increasingly difficult to raise funds to maintain the church; Godwin described it as being "in a very dirty and dilapidated state". In 1874, under the 1860 Union of Benefices Act, it was demolished and the parish joined to that of St Katherine Cree. The site of the church is now occupied by the Sir John Cass School. Credit: Robert William Billings and John Le Keux TUM image id: 1520552156 Licence:	The Third Goodmans Fields Theatre, Great Alie Street (1801) Credit: W. W. Hutchings TUM image id: 1520855916 Licence:	Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin) addressing a "smoking debate" at Toynbee Hall (1902) TUM image id: 1660651336 Licence:	A drawing published in 1907 of the west front of the Church of Holy Trinity, Minories Credit: Uncredited TUM image id: 1523993568 Licence:
Petticoat Lane in the 1920s Credit: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress) TUM image id: 1523993996 Licence:	St Lukes Hospital for Lunatics, London TUM image id: 1554045418 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The gravestone of English poet William Blake in Bunhill Fields Burial Ground Credit: https://careergappers.com/ TUM image id: 1622643378 Licence:	The Whitechapel Gallery was designed by Charles Harrison Townsend and opened in 1901. It was one of the first publicly funded galleries in London. The gallery exhibited Pablo Picasso’s Guernica in 1938 as part of a touring exhibition organised by Roland Penrose to protest against the Spanish Civil War. Initiated by members of the Independent Group, the gallery brought Pop Art to the attention of the general public as well as introducing some of the artists, concepts, designers and photographers that would define the Swinging Sixties. Credit: LeHaye/Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1556738899 Licence:	Byward Tower, 1893 TUM image id: 1556882285 Licence: CC BY 2.0