Pool’s Square , E1.

Pool’s Square - sometimes Poole’s Square - was a courtyard behind Quaker Street.

The children who lived in the yards beside Quaker Street in 1900
Credit: Horace Warner

It was once of the locations featured by Horace Warner in his 1900 ’Spittalfields Nippers’ series.

Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

Diana New Inn Yard, E1 Added: 28 Feb 2024 13:52 GMT	New Inn Yard, E1 My great grandparents x 6 lived in New Inn Yard. On this date, their son was baptised in nearby St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch Source: BDM London, Cripplegate and Shoreditch registers written by church clerk. Reply
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
Old Nichol Street, E2 Added: 6 Nov 2021 15:03 GMT	Old Nichol Street, E2 Information about my grandfather’s tobacconist shop Reply
Martin Eaton Shoreditch Added: 14 Oct 2021 03:56 GMT	Boundary Estate Sunbury, Taplow House. Reply
Diana New Inn Yard, E1 Added: 28 Feb 2024 14:08 GMT	New Inn Yard, E1 The date of the above baptism was 10th August 1718. Source: BDM London, Cripplegate and Shoreditch registers written by church clerk. Reply
Diana New Inn Yard, E1 Added: 28 Feb 2024 14:16 GMT	New Inn Yard, E1 Date of above baptism 10th August 2728 Source: BDM London, Cripplegate and Shoreditch registers written by church clerk. Reply

LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

Anonymous Tidal Basin Road, E16 Added: 29 Aug 2024 13:22 GMT	Wartime My late Aunt lived in Tidal Basin during the war. Their family name was Brandon. She told a story of a schoolboy killed on the dock railway when walking to school. Apparently it was common for the kids to walk along the busy tracks serving the docks. Reply
Henriques Street, E1 Added: 20 Jul 2024 01:13 GMT	Whitechapel (1980 - 1981) Diana Lee-Gobbitt - Artist rented a room at No 1 Berner Street, Whitechapel, opposite Church Passage (Ripper territory) for one year, rent approx 3 pounds pw. Worked as Receptionist for n Indian import/export company in the Watney Markets. Owner of No 1 Berner Street was Sammy Ferrugia, Maltese Taxi company owner. The artist was shown the gambling den in Dutfield’s Yard behind the terrace houses. It was common local knowledge prostitution was high end income for those in the East End during the 1950s. Reply
Haycroft Gardens, NW10 Added: 7 Jul 2024 16:26 GMT	Haycroft Gardens, NW10 My Grandfather bought No 45 Buchanan Gdns in I believe 1902 and died ther in the early 1950s Reply
Haycroft Gardens, NW10 Added: 7 Jul 2024 16:20 GMT	Haycroft Gardens, NW10 I lived in No 7 from 1933 to 1938 Reply
Sylvia guiver Blandford Square, NW1 Added: 4 Jul 2024 14:52 GMT	Grandparents 1937 lived 37 Blandford Square Y mother and all her sisters and brother lived there, before this date , my parent wedding photographers were take in the square, I use to visit with my mother I remember the barge ballon in the square in the war. Reply
Roy Mathieson Southwark Added: 27 Jun 2024 16:25 GMT	St Saviours My great grandmother was born in Bowling Green Lane in 1848. The family moved from there to Earl Terrace, Bermondsey in 1849. I have never been able to locate Earl Terrace on maps. Reply
Buckhurst Street, E1 Added: 26 Jun 2024 13:10 GMT	Buckhurst Street, E1 Mt grandfather, Thomas Walton Ward had a musical instrument workshop in Buckhurst Street from 1934 until the street was bombed during the war. Grandfather was a partner in the musical instrument firm of R.J. Ward and Sons of Liverpool. He died in 1945 and is buried in a common grave at Abney Park Cemetery. Reply
Mike Dowling Undercliff Road, SE13 Added: 15 Jun 2024 15:51 GMT	Family ties (1936 - 1963) The Dowling family lived at number 13 Undercliffe Road for Nearly 26 years. Next door was the Harris family Reply

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190 Bishopsgate A 1912 view of the City.

190 Bishopsgate

Altab Ali Park Altab Ali Park is a small park on Adler Street, White Church Lane and Whitechapel Road.

Altab Ali Park

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

Petticoat Lane Market

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 Matfelon St Mary Matfelon church was popularly known as St Mary’s, Whitechapel.

St Mary Matfelon

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

Whitechapel Gallery The Whitechapel Gallery is a public art gallery in Aldgate.

Whitechapel Gallery

NEARBY STREETS

100 Bishopsgate, EC2M 100 Bishopsgate is a development of two mixed-use buildings on Bishopsgate in London. (City of London)

100 Bishopsgate, EC2M

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

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

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

Alley Street,

Angel Alley, E1 Angel Alley was a narrow passage which ran north-south from Wentworth Street to Whitechapel High Street (Aldgate East)

Angel Alley, E1

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

Arthur Deakin House, E1 Arthur Deakin House is a block on Woodseer Street

Arthur Deakin House, 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

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

Assam Street, E1

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

Astrix House, EC2A

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

Barnett House, E1

Bartlett House, E1 Bartlett House is sited on Wentworth Street (Spitalfields)

Bartlett House, E1

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

Benjamin Truman Close, E1 Benjamin Truman Close is a location in London (Spitalfields)

Benjamin Truman Close, E1

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

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

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

Boden House, E1 Boden House is located on Woodseer Street

Boden House, E1

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

Boltersley Street,

Booth Street, E1 Booth Street is an old East End street

Booth Street, E1

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

Boston House, EC2M

Bowl Court, EC2A Bowl Court is a road in the E1 postcode area (Shoreditch)

Bowl Court, EC2A

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

Britannia House, E1 Britannia House is a block on Hanbury Street

Britannia House, E1

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

Broad Street House, 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

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

Carillon Court, E1 Carillon Court can be found on Greatorex Street

Carillon Court, E1

Caroline Adams House, E1 Caroline Adams House is a block on Pedley Street (Spitalfields)

Caroline Adams House, E1

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

Carter House, E1

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

Carter Street, E1

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

Carter Street, EC3A

Casson House, E1 Casson House is sited on Hanbury Street

Casson House, E1

Casson Street, E1 Casson Street is a road in the E1 postcode area

Casson Street, E1

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

Central House, E1 Central House is a block on Whitechapel High Street (Aldgate East)

Central House, E1

Central Tower, E1 Central Tower is a block on Commercial Road (Aldgate East)

Central Tower, 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

Chicksand House, E1 Chicksand House is sited on Chicksand Street

Chicksand House, E1

Chicksand Street, E1 Chicksand Street runs east from Brick Lane

Chicksand Street, E1

Cityscape Apartments, E1 Cityscape Apartments is sited on Heneage Street

Cityscape Apartments, E1

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

Clarence Street,

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

Clifton House, EC2A

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

Clifton Street, 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

Code Street, E2 Code Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Spitalfields)

Code Street, E2

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

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

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

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

Curzon House, 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

Daniel Gilbert House, E1 Daniel Gilbert House is a block on Code Street (Spitalfields)

Daniel Gilbert House, E1

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

Dashwood House, EC2M

Davis Terrace, E1 Davis Terrace is an old East End street

Davis Terrace, E1

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

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

Dorset Street, E1

Dowson Place, E1 Dowson Place appears on the 1862 Stanford map

Dowson Place, E1

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

Dray Walk, E1

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

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 ,

Education Square, E1 Education Square is a location in London (Aldgate East)

Education Square, E1

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

Elder Street, E1

Ely Place, E1 Ely Place appears on the 1862 Stanford map

Ely Place, E1

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

Field House, E1 Field House can be found on Buxton Street (Spitalfields)

Field House, E1

Finch Street, E1 Finch Street lay along the line of present day Monthope Road (Whitechapel)

Finch Street, E1

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,

Frostic Walk, E1 Frostic Walk leads from Chicksand Street to Old Montague Street

Frostic Walk, E1

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

George Yard Buildings, E1 George Yard Buildings was a lodging house erected around 1875 (Aldgate East)

George Yard Buildings, E1

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

Greatorex House, E1 Greatorex House is sited on Greatorex Street

Greatorex House, E1

Green Dragon Yard, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Whitechapel)

Green Dragon Yard, E1

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

Gunthorpe Street, E1 Gunthorpe Street is a narrow street running north-south from Wentworth Street to Whitechapel High Street. (Aldgate East)

Gunthorpe Street, E1

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

Hanbury Hall, E1

Hanbury Street, E1 Hanbury Street is a long road running west-east from Commercial Street to Vallance Road

Hanbury Street, E1

Hannan Court, E1 Hannan Court can be found on Pedley Street (Spitalfields)

Hannan Court, 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

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

Hearn Street, EC2A

Heneage Street, E1 Heneage Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area

Heneage Street, 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

Hobsons Place, E1 Hobsons Place was short cul-de-sac

Hobsons Place, E1

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

Holderness House, EC2A

Holywell Row, EC2A Holywell Row is one of the streets of London in the EC2A postal area (Shoreditch)

Holywell Row, EC2A

Hopetown Street, E1 This is a street in the E1 postcode area (Spitalfields)

Hopetown Street, E1

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

Horse Hill, Horse Hill is an old East End street (Spitalfields)

Horse Hill,

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

Hudson Building, E1 Hudson Building is a block on Chicksand Street

Hudson Building, E1

Hunt Street, E1 Hunt Street is an old East End street

Hunt Street, E1

Hunton Street, E1 Hunton Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area

Hunton Street, E1

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 Sinclair Court, E1 John Sinclair Court is part of the Flower and Dean Estate (Spitalfields)

John Sinclair Court, E1

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

Kings Arms Court, E1 Kings Arms Court lies off Old Montague Street. (Whitechapel)

Kings Arms Court, E1

Kiran Apartments, E1 Kiran Apartments is located on Chicksand Street

Kiran Apartments, E1

Kushiyara House, E1 Kushiyara House is a block on Pedley Street (Spitalfields)

Kushiyara House, E1

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

Life Line House, EC2A Life Line House is sited on Clifton Street (Shoreditch)

Life Line House, EC2A

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

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

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

Lotus Court, E1

Luntley Place, E1 Luntley Place appears on the 1862 Stanford map

Luntley Place, E1

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

Magpie Alley, E1

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

Manningtree Street, E1

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

Market Street, E1

Mcauley House, E1 Mcauley House is a building on Wentworth Street (Aldgate East)

Mcauley House, E1

McGlashon House, E1 McGlashon House is a block on Hunton Street

McGlashon House, 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

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

Monthope Road, E1 This is a street in the E1 postcode area

Monthope Road, 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

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

New Castle Street,

New Church Street, E1 New Church Street led from Pedley Street to Buxton Street (Spitalfields)

New Church Street, E1

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 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

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

Novem House, E1 Novem House is a block on Chicksand Street

Novem House, E1

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

Octagon Arcade, EC2M

Odeon Court, E1 Odeon Court is a block on Chicksand Street

Odeon Court, E1

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 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

Osborn Place, E1 Osborn Place appears on maps between 1800 and 1900

Osborn Place, E1

Osborn Street, E1 Osborn Street is a short road leading from Whitechapel Road to the crossroads with Brick Lane, Wentworth Street and Old Montague Street (Aldgate East)

Osborn Street, E1

Osborne House, E1 Osborne House is a block on Osborn Street (Aldgate East)

Osborne 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 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

Pedley Street, E1 Pedley Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Spitalfields)

Pedley Street, 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

Plough Yard, EC2A Plough Yard is one of the streets of London in the EC2A postal area (Shoreditch)

Plough Yard, 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

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

Ramar House, E1 Ramar House is a building on Hanbury Street

Ramar House, E1

Ramar Place, E1 Ramar Place was a tiny Whitechapel back street

Ramar Place, E1

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

Resolution Plaza, E1

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

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

Seven Stars Yard, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Spitalfields)

Seven Stars Yard, E1

Shah Paran House, E1 Shah Paran House is a block on Pedley Street (Spitalfields)

Shah Paran House, E1

Sheba Place, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Spitalfields)

Sheba Place, E1

Sheba Street, E1 After 1893, the new name for Queen Street was Sheba Street, E1 (Spitalfields)

Sheba Street, E1

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

Silwex House, E1 Residential block (Spitalfields)

Silwex House, E1

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

Sol Frankel House, E1 Sol Frankel House is a block on Pedley Street (Spitalfields)

Sol Frankel House, E1

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

South Street, E1

Speck’s Fields, E1 Speck’s Fields led to the Crescent Foundry

Speck’s Fields, E1

Spelman House, E1 Spelman House is a block on Spelman Street

Spelman House, E1

Spelman Street, E1 Spelman Street was formerly John Street and built up in the 19th century

Spelman Street, E1

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

Spital Square, E1

Spital Street, E1 Spital Street is a road in the E1 postcode area

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

St. John’s Drive, E1

Station House, E1 Station House can be found on Code Street (Spitalfields)

Station House, E1

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

Steward Street, E1

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

Stuttle House, E1 Stuttle House is a block on Buxton Street

Stuttle House, 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

Tassaduq Ahmed House, E1 Tassaduq Ahmed House is a block on Pedley Street (Spitalfields)

Tassaduq Ahmed House, E1

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

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

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

Unicorn House, E1 Unicorn House can be found on Shoreditch High Street (Shoreditch)

Unicorn House, E1

Unicorn House, EC2A Unicorn House is a building on Shoreditch High Street (Shoreditch)

Unicorn House, EC2A

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

Universal House, E1 Universal House is a block on Wentworth Street (Spitalfields)

Universal House, E1

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

Vandy Street, EC2A

Vibeca Apartments, E1 Vibeca Apartments is a block on Chicksand Street

Vibeca Apartments, E1

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

Vollasky House, E1 Vollasky House is a block on Daplyn Street

Vollasky House, E1

Weaver Street, E1 Weaver Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Spitalfields)

Weaver Street, E1

Wendt House, E1 Wendt House can be found on Shoreditch High Street (Shoreditch)

Wendt House, E1

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

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 Church Lane, E1 White Church Lane is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Aldgate East)

White Church Lane, E1

White Church Passage, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Aldgate East)

White Church Passage, 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

Whitechapel High Street, E1 Whitechapel High Street runs approximately west-east from Aldgate High Street to Whitechapel Road and is designated as part of the A11 (Aldgate East)

Whitechapel High Street, E1

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

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

Windsor Street, EC2M

Woodseer Street, E1 Woodseer Street was formerly known as Pelham Street and part of the Halifax Estate

Woodseer Street, E1

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

Worship Mews, EC2A

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

Worship Street, EC2A

NEARBY PUBS

Commercial Tavern The Commercial Tavern is on Commercial Street.

Commercial Tavern

Job’s Castle Job’s Castle was on the corner of Nantes Passage and Folgate Street.

Job’s Castle

King Charles II The King Charles II pub was on the corner of Lamb Street and North Street.

King Charles II

Kings Stores

Pride of Spitalfields Pride of Spitalfields stands on Heneage Street.

Pride of Spitalfields

Pub on Fort Street, E1 There were two pubs on Fort Street - this is one of them.

Pub on Fort Street, E1

Pub on the corner of Wheler Street and Lamb Street, E1 Pub on the corner of Wheler Street and Lamb Street.

Pub on the corner of Wheler Street and Lamb Street, E1

Ten Bells The Ten Bells has existed in various guises since the middle of the 18th century.

Ten Bells

The Breakfast Club

The Primrose The Primrose was a pub on the corner of Norton Folgate and Primrose Street.

The Primrose

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