The northernmost section of
Brick Lane lies within the E2 postcode.
Formerly called Whitechapel Lane,
Brick Lane was named after the brick manufacture that took place in the area after the 15th century.
In 1890, the northernmost section was extended northwards across
Bethnal Green Road as far as
Columbia Road, absorbing
Tyssen Street and Turk Street.
In the 1950s, this north section was truncated below
Chambord Street.
Shoreditch Shoreditch is a place in the London Borough of Hackney. It is a built-up district located 2.3 miles (3.7 km) north east of Charing Cross. Austin Street, E2 Austin Street is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area. Bacon Street, E1 Bacon Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area. Bacon Street, E2 Bacon Street is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area. Barnet Grove, E2 Barnet Grove is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area. Chance Street, E1 Chance Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area. Cheshire Street, E2 Cheshire Street is a street in the East End linking Brick Lane with Bethnal Green and Whitechapel. Club Row, E1 Club Row is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area. Club Row, E2 Club Row leaves Arnold Circus in a southerly direction. Code Street, E2 Code Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area. Columbia Road, E2 Columbia Road is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area. Curtan Road, EC2A Curtan Road is one of the streets of London in the EC2A postal area. Diss Street, E2 Diss Street is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area. Durant Street, E2 Durant Street is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area. Ezra Street, E2 Ezra Street is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area. Gosset Street, E2 Gosset Street is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area. Granby Street, E2 Granby Street is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area. Hocker Street, E2 Hocker Street, like the other seven roads radiating from Arnold Circus commemorate the Huguenot connection with the area. Ivimey Street, E2 Ivimey Street is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area. Long Street, E2 Long Street is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area. Marlow Workshops, E2 Marlow Workshops is a Victorian block containing a mixture of residential and commercial use.
Navarre Street, E2 Navarre Street leads southwest from Arnold Circus towards Boundary Street. Padbury Court, E2 Padbury Court is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area. Pedley Street, E1 Pedley Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area. Plough Yard, EC2A Plough Yard is one of the streets of London in the EC2A postal area. Strouts Place, E2 Strouts Place is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area. Tea Building, E1 Tea Building is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area. The Arches, EC2A The Arches is one of the streets of London in the EC2A postal area. Tyssen Street, E2 Tyssen Street, for long a separate street, was absorbed into Brick Lane during the late nineteenth century. Union Central, E2 Union Central is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area. Union Walk, E2 Union Walk is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area. Vallance Road, E2 Vallance Road is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area. Virginia Road, E2 Virginia Road is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area. Warner Place, E2 Warner Place is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area. Weaver Street, E1 Weaver Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area. Whitby Street, E1 Whitby Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area. Wood Close, E2 Wood Close is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area.
Shoreditch is a place in the London Borough of Hackney. It is a built-up district located 2.3 miles (3.7 km) north east of Charing Cross.An old form of the name is
Soersditch, and the origin is lost, though early tradition connects it with Jane Shore, the mistress of Edward IV.
It was the site of an Augustinian priory in the 12th Century until its dissolution in 1539. In 1576 the first playhouse (theatre) in England was opened, and in 1577 The Curtain theatre was opened in the middle of what is
Curtain Road today.
During the 17th Century, wealthy traders and Huguenot silk weavers moved to the area, establishing a textile industry centered to the south around Spitalfields Market. The area declined along with the textile industry and from the end of the 19th Century to the 1960s, Shoreditch was a by-word for crime, prostitution and poverty.
Today Shoreditch is a busy and popular district, noted for its large number of art galleries, bars, restaurants, media businesses and an urban golf club.
Shoreditch High Street station officially opened to the public on 27 April 2010 with services running between Dalston Junction and New Cross or New Cross Gate. The station replaced nearby Shoreditch, which closed on 9 June 2006. The next station to the south is Whitechapel and to the north is Hoxton.
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