Chapel House Street, E14

Chapel House Street was named after a medieval chapel and later farm which was located approximately at the corner of the Whiteadder Way and Spindrift Avenue.

A procession passing the corner of Chapel House Street and Westferry Road (1930s)
Credit: Island History Trust / Tony Atkinson

The chapel (first mentioned in the twelfth century) was located at the highest point of the Island - one of the few areas naturally above the level of the tidal Thames. Chapel House Farm was built on the same spot but during the 1860s, Chapel House Farm was demolished to make room for Millwall Docks.

A short Chapel House Street, a cul-de-sac, arrived about 1895. In 1904, Chapel House Street was extended to link Westferry Road to East Ferry Road. No houses were yet built along it. A short section of the 1895 street would be renamed Chapel House Place (now Julian Place).

After the First World War, Chapel House Street became the centre of the Chapel House Estate.

Main source:	Isle of Dogs – Past Life, Past Lives \| Two Hundred Years of Docks, Industry & Islanders
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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Island Gardens Island Gardens is an area of the Isle of Dogs opposite Greenwich.

Island Gardens

Mudchute Mudchute is a Docklands Light Railway station on the Isle of Dogs. The name of the area refers to the engineering overspill when Millwall Dock was created.

Mudchute

Mudchute Park Mudchute Park and Farm is a large urban park and farm just south of Canary Wharf on the Isle of Dogs.

Mudchute Park

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Ambassador Square, E14

Amundsen Court, E14 Amundsen Court is a building on Napier Avenue.

Amundsen Court, E14

Arethusa House, E14 Arethusa House is a block on Cahir Street.

Arethusa House, E14

Ashdown Walk, E14 Ashdown Walk is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Ashdown Walk, E14

Barnfield Place, E14 Barnfield Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Barnfield Place, E14

Barnsdale Avenue, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

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Bartlett Mews, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

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Bering Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

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Blasker Walk, E14 Blasker Walk is a road in the E14 postcode area

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Boatyard Apartments, E14 Boatyard Apartments is a block on Ferry Street.

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Brassey House, E14 Brassey House can be found on Cahir Street.

Brassey House, E14

Britannia Road, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Britannia Road, E14

Brunel House, E14 Brunel House is a block on Ship Yard.

Brunel House, E14

Burrells Wharf Square, E14 Burrells Wharf Square is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Burrells Wharf Square, E14

Cahir Street, E14 Cahir Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Cahir Street, E14

Carvel House, E14 Carvel House is sited on Manchester Road.

Carvel House, E14

Charnwood Gardens, E14 Charnwood Gardens is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Charnwood Gardens, E14

Clipper House, E14 Clipper House can be found on Manchester Road.

Clipper House, E14

Consort House, E14 Consort House can be found on St Davids Square.

Consort House, E14

Conway House, E14 Conway House is a building on Cahir Street.

Conway House, E14

Copeland Drive, E14 Copeland Drive is a road in the E14 postcode area

Copeland Drive, E14

Corsair House, E14 Corsair House is sited on Scott Russell Place.

Corsair House, E14

Cutlers Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Cutlers Square, E14

Da Gama Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Da Gama Place, E14

Dartmoor Walk, E14 Dartmoor Walk is a road in the E14 postcode area

Dartmoor Walk, E14

Deptford Ferry Road, E14 Deptford Ferry Road ran down to the Thames from West Ferry Road.

Deptford Ferry Road, E14

Dominion House, E14 Dominion House can be found on St Davids Square.

Dominion House, E14

Douglas Path, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Douglas Path, E14

Eden Apartments, E14 Eden Apartments is a block on Glengarnock Avenue.

Eden Apartments, E14

Enterprise House, E14 Enterprise House is sited on St Davids Square.

Enterprise House, E14

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Epping Close, E14

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Exmouth House, E14

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Falcon House, E14

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Felstead Gardens, E14

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Ferry Street, E14

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Forge Square, E14

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Frazer Court, E14

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Frigate House, E14

Gama Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Gama Place, E14

Gate House, E14 Gate House is a block on Westferry Road.

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Glade Apartments, E14

Glengarnock Avenue, E14 Glengarnock Avenue is a road in the E14 postcode area

Glengarnock Avenue, E14

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Hamilton House, E14 Hamilton House can be found on St Davids Square.

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Harbinger Road, E14

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Hesperus Crescent, E14

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Infinity Apartments, E14

Inglewood Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Inglewood Close, E14

Ironmongers Place, E14 Ironmongers Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Ironmongers Place, E14

Julian Place, E14 Julian Place originated as part of Chapel House Street.

Julian Place, E14

Jupiter House, E14 Jupiter House is a block on St Davids Square.

Jupiter House, E14

Kirkland House, E14 Kirkland House is a block on St Davids Square.

Kirkland House, E14

Langbourne Place, E14 Langbourne Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Langbourne Place, E14

Lockes Field Place, E14 Lockes Field Place is a road in the E14 postcode area

Lockes Field Place, E14

Lockesfield Place, E14 Lockesfield Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Lockesfield Place, E14

Maconochies Road, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Maconochies Road, E14

Macquarie Way, E14 Macquarie Way was built in 1921 as part of the Chapel House Estate.

Macquarie Way, E14

Magellan Place, E14 Magellan Place is a road in the E14 postcode area

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Manchester Grove, E14 Manchester Grove is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Manchester Grove, E14

Maritime Quay, E14 Maritime Quay is a road in the E14 postcode area

Maritime Quay, E14

Mast House Terrace, E14 Mast House Terrace is a road in the E14 postcode area

Mast House Terrace, E14

Mercator Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Mercator Place, E14

Midland Place, E14 Midland Place is a cul-de-sac off of Ferry Street.

Midland Place, E14

Napier Avenue, E14 Napier Avenue is a road in the E14 postcode area

Napier Avenue, E14

Nauticus Walk, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Nauticus Walk, E14

Perry Court, E14 Perry Court is a block on Maritime Quay.

Perry Court, E14

Phoenix Court, E14 Phoenix Court is a building on Mast House Terrace.

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Pointers Close, E14 Pointers Close is a road in the E14 postcode area

Pointers Close, E14

Port House, E14 Port House is sited on Burrells Wharf Square.

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Radnor Walk, E14

Rainbow Avenue, E14 Rainbow Avenue is a road in the E14 postcode area

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River Barge Close, E14

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Riverway House, E14

Rodney House, E14 Rodney House is a block on Cahir Street.

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Sark Mews, E14

Severnake Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

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Sherwood Gardens, E14 Sherwood Gardens is a road in the E14 postcode area

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Ship Yard, E14

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Slipway House, E14

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Spindrift Avenue, E14

Spring Apartments, E14 Spring Apartments is a block on Stebondale Street.

Spring Apartments, E14

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St David’s Square, E14

Stebondale Street, E14 Stebondale Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Stebondale Street, E14

Taeping Street, E14 Taeping Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Taeping Street, E14

Taffrail House, E14 Taffrail House is a block on Burrells Wharf Square.

Taffrail House, E14

Tara House, E14 Tara House is a block on Deptford Ferry Road.

Tara House, E14

Tasman Court, E14 Tasman Court can be found on Westferry Road.

Tasman Court, E14

Telegraph Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Telegraph Place, E14

Thames Circle, E14 Thames Circle is a road in the E14 postcode area

Thames Circle, E14

The Boat House, E14 The Boat House is a block on Ferry Street.

The Boat House, E14

The Chart House, E14 The Chart House is a building on Burrells Wharf Square.

The Chart House, E14

The Gate House, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

The Gate House, E14

The Plate House, E14 The Plate House is located on Burrells Wharf Square.

The Plate House, E14

The Slipway, E14 The Slipway is a road in the E3 postcode area

The Slipway, E14

The Wheel House, E14 The Wheel House is a block on Burrells Wharf Square.

The Wheel House, E14

Thermopylae Gate, E14 Thermopylae Gate is part of the Chapel House Estate.

Thermopylae Gate, E14

Torres Square, E14 Torres Square is a road in the E14 postcode area

Torres Square, E14

Transom Square, E14 Transom Square is a road in the E14 postcode area

Transom Square, E14

Triton House, E14 Triton House is sited on Cahir Street.

Triton House, E14

Tyndale Court, E14 Tyndale Court is a block on Transom Square.

Tyndale Court, E14

Undine Road, E14 Undine Road is a road in the E14 postcode area

Undine Road, E14

Unit The Gate House, E14 Unit The Gate House is a block on Westferry Road.

Unit The Gate House, E14

Vulcan Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Vulcan Square, E14

Warspite House, E14 Warspite House is sited on Cahir Street.

Warspite House, E14

Wharf Road, E14 Wharf Road is now part of Ferry Road but had an independent history.

Wharf Road, E14

Wheat Sheaf Close, E14 Wheat Sheaf Close is a road in the E14 postcode area

Wheat Sheaf Close, E14

Whiteadder Way, E14 Whiteadder Way is a road in the E14 postcode area

Whiteadder Way, E14

Wynan Road, E14 Wynan Road is in the southern part of the Isle of Dogs.

Wynan Road, E14

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Ferry House Ferry House Public House is a pub on Ferry Street.

Ferry House

Lord Nelson The Lord Nelson is a pub on Manchester Road.

Lord Nelson

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Cubitt Town

This section of Poplar was developed as part of the Port of London in 1840s and 1850s by William Cubitt, Lord Mayor of London (1860–1862).

Cubitt Town lies on the eastern side of the Isle of Dogs. William Cubitt was responsible for the early housing which accommodated the growing population of dockworkers and shipbuilders.

Along with the housing, Cubitt also created many local businesses.

Bangladeshi and East Asian immigrant populations became established after the 1950s.

During the 1960s and 1970s, high-rise estates began to be built and during the 1990s and afterwards, the Canary Wharf complex attracted a different mix of people.

LOCAL PHOTOS

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The Greenwich Foot Tunnel in May 2018 Credit: Wiki Commons/Mlanni98 TUM image id: 1620394934 Licence:	Alpha Grove (1962) Alpha Grove (previously Alpha Road) runs from Strafford Street to Tiller Road on the Isle of Dogs. Alpha Grove ran right through to the West India Dock fence dock - its cranes can be seen at the end of the road. When built in the 1800s, Alpha Road followed a section of the old island path, Dolphin Lane. The road running across the view in the photo is Byng Street. TUM image id: 1489324044 Licence:	’Creek Road, Deptford, London, 29 August 1952’ Noel Spencer was a printmaker and artist in black-and-white, born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. He studied at Ashton-under-Lyne School of Art and Manchester School of Art. The Museum of London has a considerable collection. Spencer was interested in depicting townscapes and landscapes, a notable achievement in the 1940s being many pen drawings of Huddersfield, completed while he was head of the Art School there. Credit: Noël Spencer/Museum of London TUM image id: 9533054 Licence:	Tram in Greenwich Church Street. TUM image id: 1657290753 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Watergate Street, Deptford Formerly known as King Street, there were so many King Streets in London, it needed a new name as postal workers were complaining. The new name was given as it had access to the River Thames (and because there were no other Watergate Streets). Many large houses were built in the street during the 17th and 18th centuries and lived in by those connected to the maritime trade. By the twentieth century the street had became run down and post-war, new housing was built. TUM image id: 1570963350 Licence:
Thermopylae Gate, E14 (2022) Houses in the Chapel House Estate on the Isle of Dogs were designed in a ’Neo-Georgian’ style by Sir Frank Baines. Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1651313864 Licence:	Jubilee Crescent, E14 Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1518378083 Licence:	Albury Street, formerly Union Street in Deptford (1906) TUM image id: 1570990116 Licence:	Deptford Ferry Road - view of Britannia Dock. Above the terraced houses the masts and yards of the barque Killoran can be seen under repair in Britannia Dry Dock in 1928. Credit: Museum of London TUM image id: 1570994888 Licence:	Aste Street Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1563620823 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Eric Pemberton/Isle of Dogs Life TUM image id: 1591887085 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Robert Price - yet another fence! He’s a one man fence erecting machine... Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1621596286 Licence:	London bus (2020) TUM image id: 1620647094 Licence:	Lost Credit: David Coppens TUM image id: 1620654679 Licence:	Greenwich Foot Tunnel Credit: pixabay/Derek Sewell TUM image id: 1620657490 Licence:

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The Greenwich Foot Tunnel in May 2018
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Thermopylae Gate, E14 (2022) Houses in the Chapel House Estate on the Isle of Dogs were designed in a ’Neo-Georgian’ style by Sir Frank Baines.
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Deptford Ferry Road - view of Britannia Dock. Above the terraced houses the masts and yards of the barque Killoran can be seen under repair in Britannia Dry Dock in 1928.
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Lost
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Greenwich Foot Tunnel
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Duck down at the Macy’s parade, New York City (1961)
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Isle of Dogs from above (1980s)
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