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Pennyfields, Poplar (around 1900)
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In the neighbourhood...

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George V and Queen Mary during their visit to Limehouse Town Hall on 25 May 1935
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Burdett Road, looking south from Bede Road (1953)
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Burdett Road by Baggally Street (1906)
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Pennyfields, Poplar (around 1900)
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The ’Queen’ beerhouse at 128 Rhodeswell Road. Limehouse (1897). Beerhouses weren’t licenced to sell wines and spirits - only beer.
Old London postcard
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91-97 Three Colt Street, Limehouse (1923) Assuming this was photographed just before demolition as the supporting prop looks dodgy. The greengrocer is using a pram as a market stall.
Credit: English Heritage
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The Victoria Hotel (1909) This stood on the corner of Burdett Road and a street which disappeared called Bloomfield Road (later Bede Road)
Credit: Tower Hamlets Archive
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Frank Whipple (1908-2011)
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In a part of its long history, Shoulder of Mutton Alley briefly became the centre of British TV satire in the 1980s - the latex ’Spitting Image’ puppets were made there.
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Castor Street Chinese Laundry, Limehouse While Chinese laundries first began to appear in Britain in Liverpool at the turn of the 20th century, one of the first in London was that run by Hop Lee in Castor Street. The Chinese moved into laundries as they were often denied other business opportunities. They were often successful because they offered a cheaper and better quality service than existing laundries.
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