Garth Street,

Dean Street was renamed Garth Street, E1 in 1876.

Shadwell Basin Bridge (2006).
Credit: Fin Fahey

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Limehouse Limehouse is a National Rail station, also connected to the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) network.

Limehouse

NEARBY STREETS

Abbotshade Road, SE16 Abbotshade Road is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Rotherhithe)

Abbotshade Road, SE16

Adam Meere House, E1 Adam Meere House is located on Tarling Street (Shadwell)

Adam Meere House, E1

Albert Gardens, E1 Albert Gardens, an almost intact late-Georgian residential square (Shadwell)

Albert Gardens, E1

All Saints Court, E1 All Saints Court (together with St Mary’s Clergy House) is a symmetrical group with gabled wings and cut-away corner balconies (Shadwell)

All Saints Court, E1

Ann Street, E1 Ann Street is an old East End street (Shadwell)

Ann Street, E1

Arta House, E1 Arta House is a block on Devonport Street (Shadwell)

Arta House, E1

Balmoral Court, SE16 Balmoral Court is located on Rotherhithe Street (Rotherhithe)

Balmoral Court, SE16

Barnardo Gardens, E1W Barnardo Gardens was created as local streets were swept away post-war (Shadwell)

Barnardo Gardens, E1W

Barnardo Street, E1 Dr Thomas John Barnardo founded a boy’s orphanage in Stepney Causeway (Shadwell)

Barnardo Street, E1

Bath Court, E1W Bath Court is a block on Glamis Place (Shadwell)

Bath Court, E1W

Beatson Walk, SE16 Beatson Walk is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Rotherhithe)

Beatson Walk, SE16

Bekesbourne Street, E14 Bekesbourne Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Limehouse)

Bekesbourne Street, E14

Bellamys Court, SE16 Bellamys Court is located on Abbotshade Road (Rotherhithe)

Bellamys Court, SE16

Benson Quay, E1W Benson Quay is a road in the E1W postcode area

Benson Quay, E1W

Bere Street, Bere Street is an old East End street (Shadwell)

Bere Street,

Bill Faust House, E1 Bill Faust House is a block on Tarling Street (Shadwell)

Bill Faust House, E1

Billing House, E1 Billing House is a block on Commercial Road (Shadwell)

Billing House, E1

Blakesley Street, Lower John Street was renamed to Blakesley Street, E1 in 1865 (Shadwell)

Blakesley Street,

Blenheim Court, SE16 Blenheim Court can be found on Rotherhithe Street (Rotherhithe)

Blenheim Court, SE16

Boulcott Street, E1W Boulcott Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Ratcliff)

Boulcott Street, E1W

Bower Street, E1 Bower Street is a road in the E1 postcode area (Shadwell)

Bower Street, E1

Brigantine Court, E14 Brigantine Court is a block on Spert Street (Limehouse)

Brigantine Court, E14

Brinsley House, E1 Brinsley House is a block on Tarling Street (Shadwell)

Brinsley House, E1

Brodlove Lane, E1W Brodlove Lane is a road in the E1W postcode area (Shadwell)

Brodlove Lane, E1W

Brook Street, E1 Brook Street was an old name for this section of Cable Street (Ratcliff)

Brook Street, E1

Bull’s Buildings, E1W Bull’s Buildings was a close off White Horse Street (Ratcliff)

Bull’s Buildings, E1W

Butcher Row, E1W Butcher Row is a road in the E1W postcode area (Limehouse)

Butcher Row, E1W

Bylands Close, SE16 A street within the SE16 postcode (Rotherhithe)

Bylands Close, SE16

Campania Building, E1W Campania Building is a block on The Highway (Ratcliff)

Campania Building, E1W

Capstan Court, E1W Capstan Court can be found on Wapping Wall

Capstan Court, E1W

Caroline Street, E1 Caroline Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Ratcliff)

Caroline Street, E1

Chalkwell House, E1 Chalkwell House can be found on Commercial Road (Shadwell)

Chalkwell House, E1

Chamberlain House, E1 Chamberlain House probably dates from the 1960s (Shadwell)

Chamberlain House, E1

Corrigham House, E1 Corrigham House is a block on Pitsea Street (Ratcliff)

Corrigham House, E1

Cowley Street, Cowley Street is an old East End street (Shadwell)

Cowley Street,

Cranford Street, E1W Cranford Street is a road in the E1W postcode area (Ratcliff)

Cranford Street, E1W

Dean House, E1 Dean House is a block on Tarling Street (Shadwell)

Dean House, E1

Dean Street, Cross Street became Dean Street in 1865 (4777) (Shadwell)

Dean Street,

Deancross Street, E1 Deancross Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Shadwell)

Deancross Street, E1

Devonport Street, E1 Devonport Street connects Commercial Road and Cable Street (Shadwell)

Devonport Street, E1

Donovan House, E1 Donovan House probably dates from the 1960s (Shadwell)

Donovan House, E1

Dowson House, E1 Dowson House is located on Commercial Road (Shadwell)

Dowson House, E1

Drewton Street, E1 Drewton Street was previously James Street (Shadwell)

Drewton Street, E1

Dunstan Place, E1W Dunstan Place first appeared on the 1830 map, replacing an area called Globe Yard (Ratcliff)

Dunstan Place, E1W

Edinburgh Court, SE16 Edinburgh Court is a block on Rotherhithe Street (Rotherhithe)

Edinburgh Court, SE16

Edward Mann Close East, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Ratcliff)

Edward Mann Close East, E1

Elf Row, E1W A street within the E1W postcode (Shadwell)

Elf Row, E1W

Ellen Julia Court, E1 Ellen Julia Court is a block on James Voller Way (Shadwell)

Ellen Julia Court, E1

Ellis Court, E1 Ellis Court is a block on James Voller Way (Shadwell)

Ellis Court, E1

Falkirk Court, SE16 Falkirk Court is a block on Rotherhithe Street (Rotherhithe)

Falkirk Court, SE16

Fisher House, E1 Fisher House probably dates from the 1960s (Shadwell)

Fisher House, E1

Foley House, E1 Foley House is a block on Tarling Street (Shadwell)

Foley House, E1

Frederick Square, SE16 Frederick Square is a location in London (Rotherhithe)

Frederick Square, SE16

Garnet House, E1W Garnet House is a block on Garnet Street

Garnet House, E1W

Garnet Street, E1W Garnet Street is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area

Garnet Street, E1W

Garth Street, Dean Street was renamed Garth Street, E1 in 1876 (Shadwell)

Garth Street,

Ginger Line Building, E1W Ginger Line Building is a block on The Highway (Shadwell)

Ginger Line Building, E1W

Glamis Place, E1W Glamis Place is a road in the E1W postcode area (Shadwell)

Glamis Place, E1W

Glamis Road, E1W Glamis Road is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area (Shadwell)

Glamis Road, E1W

Glasshouse Fields, E1W Glasshouse Fields was Glasshouse Street until 1862 (Shadwell)

Glasshouse Fields, E1W

Glasshouse Street, E1W Glasshouse Street was renamed Glasshouse Fields in 1862 (Shadwell)

Glasshouse Street, E1W

Gordon House, E1W Gordon House is a block on Glamis Road (Shadwell)

Gordon House, E1W

Gosling House, E1 Gosling House is a block near to the Martineau Estate (Shadwell)

Gosling House, E1

Gwent Court, SE16 Gwent Court is a block on Byelands Close (Rotherhithe)

Gwent Court, SE16

Hampton Court, SE16 Hampton Court is a block on Rotherhithe Street (Rotherhithe)

Hampton Court, SE16

Hardinge Lane, E1W Hardinge Lane is a road in the E1 postcode area (Shadwell)

Hardinge Lane, E1W

Hardinge Street, E1W Hardinge Street existed in the 1750s or before as St George’s Path (Shadwell)

Hardinge Street, E1W

Havering Street, E1 Havering Street is a road in the E1 postcode area (Shadwell)

Havering Street, E1

Heckford Street Business Centre, E1W A street within the E1W postcode (Ratcliff)

Heckford Street Business Centre, E1W

Heckford Street, E1W Heckford Street is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area (Ratcliff)

Heckford Street, E1W

Helena Square, SE16 Helena Square is a location in London (Rotherhithe)

Helena Square, SE16

High Street Shadwell, E1W High Street Shadwell eventually became part of The Highway (Shadwell)

High Street Shadwell, E1W

Hilliards Court, E1W Hilliards Court is a road in the E1W postcode area (Wapping)

Hilliards Court, E1W

Ikøn House, E1W Ikøn House is sited on Cable Street (Shadwell)

Ikøn House, E1W

James Place, James Place is an old East End street (Shadwell)

James Place,

James Voller Way, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Shadwell)

James Voller Way, E1

Jardine Road, E1W Jardine Road is a road in the E1W postcode area (Ratcliff)

Jardine Road, E1W

John Bowles Court, E1W John Bowles Court is a block on Schoolhouse Lane (Shadwell)

John Bowles Court, E1W

Johnny Andrews House, E1 Johnny Andrews House is a block on Boulcott Street (Ratcliff)

Johnny Andrews House, E1

Johnson Street, E1 Johnson Street first appears as John Street on 1820s mapping, but not on 1810s maps (Shadwell)

Johnson Street, E1

Juniper Street, E1 Juniper Street is now simply a cul-de-sac (Shadwell)

Juniper Street, E1

Kensington Court, SE16 Kensington Court is a block on Rotherhithe Street (Rotherhithe)

Kensington Court, SE16

King & Queen Wharf, SE16 A street within the SE16 postcode (Rotherhithe)

King & Queen Wharf, SE16

King David Lane, E1 King David Lane connects Cable Street with The Highway (Shadwell)

King David Lane, E1

Labour in Vain Street, E1W Labour in Vain Street is an old East End street (Shadwell)

Labour in Vain Street, E1W

Lake Street, E1 Lake Street was at first called Thomas Street (Shadwell)

Lake Street, E1

Lavender House, E1 Lavender House is a block on Commercial Road (Ratcliff)

Lavender House, E1

Lavender House, SE16 Lavender House is a block on Rotherhithe Street (Rotherhithe)

Lavender House, SE16

Leading Street, Leading Street is an old East End street (Shadwell)

Leading Street,

Len Bishop Court, E1W Len Bishop Court is a block on Schoolhouse Lane (Ratcliff)

Len Bishop Court, E1W

Lion Court, E1W Lion Court is a block on The Highway (Shadwell)

Lion Court, E1W

Love Lane, Love Lane is an old East End street (Shadwell)

Love Lane,

Lower Shadwell Street, Lower Shadwell Street is an old East End street (Shadwell)

Lower Shadwell Street,

Lucas Street, Lucas Street is an old East End street (Shadwell)

Lucas Street,

Lukin Street, E1 Lukin Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Shadwell)

Lukin Street, E1

Malay House, E1W Malay House is a block on Prusom Street

Malay House, E1W

Malthouse Apartments, E1 Malthouse Apartments is a block on Caroline Street (Shadwell)

Malthouse Apartments, E1

Market Hill, Market Hill is an old East End street (Shadwell)

Market Hill,

Martha Street, E1 Martha Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Shadwell)

Martha Street, E1

Mauretania Building, E1W Mauretania Building is a block on Jardine Road (Ratcliff)

Mauretania Building, E1W

Mercers Street, Mercers Street is an old East End street (Shadwell)

Mercers Street,

Merchant Court, E1W Merchant Court can be found on Wapping Wall

Merchant Court, E1W

Metropolitan Wharf, E1W Metropolitan Wharf is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area

Metropolitan Wharf, E1W

Milk Yard, E1W Milk Yard is a road in the E1W postcode area

Milk Yard, E1W

Montpelier Place, E1 Montpelier Place is a road in the E1 postcode area (Shadwell)

Montpelier Place, E1

Monza Building, E1W Monza Building is located on Monza Street

Monza Building, E1W

Monza Street, E1W Monza Street lies south of the Shadwell Basin

Monza Street, E1W

Moore House, E1 Moore House is a block on the Martineau Estate (Shadwell)

Moore House, E1

Morton Close, E1 This is a street in the E1 postcode area (Shadwell)

Morton Close, E1

New Crane Place, E1W New Crane Place is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area (Wapping)

New Crane Place, E1W

New Crane Wharf, E1W New Crane Wharf is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area (Wapping)

New Crane Wharf, E1W

Newlands Quay, E1W A street within the E1W postcode (Shadwell)

Newlands Quay, E1W

Ogilvie House, E1 Ogilvie House is a block on Stepney Causeway (Ratcliff)

Ogilvie House, E1

Peartree Lane, E1W Peartree Lane is a road in the E1W postcode area (Shadwell)

Peartree Lane, E1W

Pelican Stairs, E1W Pelican Stairs is a road in the E1W postcode area

Pelican Stairs, E1W

Pinchin Johnsons Yard, E1W Pinchin Johnsons Yard is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Shadwell)

Pinchin Johnsons Yard, E1W

Pique Mews, E1W A street within the E1W postcode (Shadwell)

Pique Mews, E1W

Pitsea Street, E1 Pitsea Street is a road in the E1 postcode area (Ratcliff)

Pitsea Street, E1

Poonah Street, E1 Poonah Street first appears as a name in 1891 (Shadwell)

Poonah Street, E1

Powlesland Court, E1 Powlesland Court is a block on White Horse Road (Stepney Green)

Powlesland Court, E1

Princes Street, E1 Princes Street appeared on the 1750s Rocque map but was into surrounding streetnames soon afterwards (Shadwell)

Princes Street, E1

Prospect Place, E1W Prospect Place is a road in the E1W postcode area

Prospect Place, E1W

Quantum Court, E1 Quantum Court is a block on King David Lane (Shadwell)

Quantum Court, E1

Quayside Court, SE16 Quayside Court is located on Abbotshade Road (Rotherhithe)

Quayside Court, SE16

Ratcliffe Cross Street, E1W Ratcliffe Cross Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Ratcliff)

Ratcliffe Cross Street, E1W

Ratcliffe Lane, E14 Ratcliffe Lane runs south of Limehouse station (Limehouse)

Ratcliffe Lane, E14

Redcastle Close, E1 Redcastle Close arrived with the construction of the Glamis Estate (Shadwell)

Redcastle Close, E1

Regents Gate House, E14 Regents Gate House is a block on Horseferry Road (Limehouse)

Regents Gate House, E14

Riverside Mansions, E1W Riverside Mansions is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area

Riverside Mansions, E1W

Robert Sutton House, E1 Robert Sutton House is a block on Tarling Street (Shadwell)

Robert Sutton House, E1

Ronald Street, E1 Ronald Street appeared in a series of parallel streets first emerging in the 1830s (Shadwell)

Ronald Street, E1

Rosea House, E1 Rosea House is sited on Boulcott Street (Ratcliff)

Rosea House, E1

Roslin House, E1W Roslin House can be found on Brodlove Lane (Shadwell)

Roslin House, E1W

Rotherhithe Tunnel Approach Road, SE16 Rotherhithe Tunnel Approach Road is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Rotherhithe)

Rotherhithe Tunnel Approach Road, SE16

Rotherhithe Tunnel, E14 Rotherhithe Tunnel is a road in the E14 postcode area (Limehouse)

Rotherhithe Tunnel, E14

Rotherhithe Tunnel, SE16 The Rotherhithe Tunnel runs under the Thames (Rotherhithe)

Rotherhithe Tunnel, SE16

Rum Close, E1W A street within the E1W postcode (Shadwell)

Rum Close, E1W

Sage Street, E1 This is a street in the E1 postcode area (Shadwell)

Sage Street, E1

Sandringham Court, SE16 Sandringham Court is a block on Rotherhithe Street (Rotherhithe)

Sandringham Court, SE16

School House Lane, School House Lane is an old East End street (Ratcliff)

School House Lane,

Schoolhouse Lane, E1W Schoolhouse Lane connects Cable Street and The Highway (Ratcliff)

Schoolhouse Lane, E1W

Scotia Building, E1W Scotia Building is a block on Jardine Road (Ratcliff)

Scotia Building, E1W

Shadwell Gardens, E1 Shadwell Gardens serves the Shadwell Gardens Estate (Shadwell)

Shadwell Gardens, E1

Shadwell Pierhead, E1W Shadwell Pierhead is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area (Shadwell)

Shadwell Pierhead, E1W

Shadwell Place, E1 Shadwell Place is a road in the E1 postcode area (Shadwell)

Shadwell Place, E1

Sheridan Street, John Street was given the name Sheridan Street, E1 in 1864 (Shadwell)

Sheridan Street,

Shipwright House, E1 Shipwright House is a block on Boulcott Street (Ratcliff)

Shipwright House, E1

Sims House, E1 Sims House is a block on Havering Street (Shadwell)

Sims House, E1

Sirius Building, E1W Sirius Building is a block on Jardine Road (Limehouse)

Sirius Building, E1W

Spencer Street, E1 Spencer Street ran east-west north of Shadwell station (Shadwell)

Spencer Street, E1

Spert Street, E14 Sir Thomas Spert, first Master of Trinity House after its incorporation in 1514, was a Stepney seaman. (Limehouse)

Spert Street, E14

St. Georges Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Limehouse)

St. Georges Square, E14

Stepney Causeway, E1 Stepney Causeway is associated with Thomas John Barnardo, who opened his first shelter for homeless children at number 18. (Shadwell)

Stepney Causeway, E1

Sun Tavern Place, E1 Sun Tavern Place was not named directly after an inn but after Sun Tavern Fields, a ropewalk which it was built over (Shadwell)

Sun Tavern Place, E1

Sutton Street East, In Stepney E1, Church Road became Sutton Street East in 1862 (Shadwell)

Sutton Street East,

Sutton Street, E1 Sutton Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Shadwell)

Sutton Street, E1

Tarbert Walk, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Shadwell)

Tarbert Walk, E1

Tarling Street, E1 Tarling Street appears on maps of 1832 and 1855 as Terling Street, and may have been named from the builder (Shadwell)

Tarling Street, E1

The Listed Building, E1W The Listed Building can be found on The Highway (Ratcliff)

The Listed Building, E1W

The Ship Apartments, E1 The Ship Apartments is a block on Hardinge Street (Shadwell)

The Ship Apartments, E1

Thirza House, E1 Thirza House is a block on Devonport Street (Shadwell)

Thirza House, E1

Thirza Street, E1W Thirza Street was situated off Hardinge Street, immediately south of the railway (Shadwell)

Thirza Street, E1W

Thomas Street, Thomas Street is an old East End street (Shadwell)

Thomas Street,

Thornwill House, E1 Thornwill House is a building on Martineau Street (Shadwell)

Thornwill House, E1

Topaz Court, E1W Topaz Court is a block on Elf Row (Shadwell)

Topaz Court, E1W

Trafalgar Court, E1W Trafalgar Court is a building on Wapping Wall

Trafalgar Court, E1W

Tudor Court, SE16 Tudor Court is a block on Princes Riverside Road (Rotherhithe)

Tudor Court, SE16

Twine Court, E1 Twine Court is an ancient turning leading off Cable Street (Shadwell)

Twine Court, E1

Unicorn Building, E1W Unicorn Building is a building on The Highway (Limehouse)

Unicorn Building, E1W

Vogler House, E1 Vogler House is a 6-storey block containing 24 dwellings (Shadwell)

Vogler House, E1

Wainwright House, E1W Wainwright House is a block on Wine Close

Wainwright House, E1W

Wapping Wall, E1W Wapping Wall runs parallel to the northern bank of the Thames with many converted warehouses facing the river

Wapping Wall, E1W

Warren Place, E1W A street within the E1 postcode (Ratcliff)

Warren Place, E1W

Warton Court, E1W Warton Court is sited on Cable Street (Shadwell)

Warton Court, E1W

Warton Place, E1W Warton Place, at the turn of the twentieth century, led to a glass factory (Shadwell)

Warton Place, E1W

Westminster Court, SE16 Westminster Court is sited on Rotherhithe Street (Rotherhithe)

Westminster Court, SE16

White Horse Street, E14 Until the early 20th century, White Horse Street stretched uninterrupted from Stepney Churchyard to Butcher Row, leading down to the riverside (Limehouse)

White Horse Street, E14

Whitehorn House, E1W Whitehorn House is sited on Prusom Street

Whitehorn House, E1W

Windsor Court, SE16 Windsor Court is a block on Rotherhithe Street (Rotherhithe)

Windsor Court, SE16

Wine Close, E1W Wine Close is a road in the E1W postcode area

Wine Close, E1W

Woolcombe Court, SE16 Woolcombe Court is a block on Princes Riverside Road (Rotherhithe)

Woolcombe Court, SE16

Yule Court, E1 Yule Court was replaced by the Shadwell Gardens Estate during the 1970s (Shadwell)

Yule Court, E1

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