Old Ford Road, E2

Old Ford Road runs eastwards from Cambridge Heath Road, eventually leading to Old Ford.

17-21 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green (2019)

Built in 1753 by Anthony Natt Senior, No 21 to the right had, by 1815, become a girls school for Promoting Christianity among the Jews, by 1873 it was an asylum for "fallen women".

Since 1900 it has been occupied by St Margaret’s House a womens Settlement associated with Oxford House.
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Old Ford Road was once known as Old Ford Lane. Before even that, a pre-Roman road followed a route from Oxford Street and Old Street to Old Ford, crossed Bethnal Green, and probably in part followed the line of Hackney Road and Old Ford Road. The king’s way from Bethnal Green to Old Ford, identifiable from abutments as Old Ford Road, was mentioned around 1549 and was probably from the Middle Ages the route to Bishop’s Hall.

Its eastern section was straightened in 1844 when Victoria Park was created.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Bethnal Green Bethnal Green - a happy corner

Bethnal Green

Bonners Hall Bonners Hall was named for sometime resident Bishop Bonner.

Bonners Hall

Cambridge Heath Cambridge Heath is a district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, north of Bethnal Green.

Cambridge Heath

The Hare The Hare is situated at 505 Cambridge Heath Road.

The Hare

NEARBY STREETS

Achilles House, E2 Achilles House is a block on Old Bethnal Green Road (Bethnal Green)

Achilles House, E2

Albert Jacob House, E2 Albert Jacob House is a block on Roman Road (Mile End)

Albert Jacob House, E2

Allen McAuliffe House, E2 Allen McAuliffe House is a block on Approach Road (Mile End)

Allen McAuliffe House, E2

Alma Road West, Alma Road West is an old East End street (Mile End)

Alma Road West,

Alzette House, E2 Alzette House is a block on Mace Street (Mile End)

Alzette House, E2

Ames House, E2 Ames House is a block on Bonner Street (Mile End)

Ames House, E2

Apollo House, E2 Apollo House is a block on St Jude’s Road (Bethnal Green)

Apollo House, E2

Approach Road, E2 Approach Road crosses Bonner Road (Bethnal Green)

Approach Road, E2

Astra Apartments, E2 Astra Apartments can be found on Globe Road (Mile End)

Astra Apartments, E2

Ayrton Gould House, E2 Ayrton Gould House is a block on Roman Road (Mile End)

Ayrton Gould House, E2

Baker Street, Baker Street is an old East End street (Mile End)

Baker Street,

Barnes House, E2 Barnes House can be found on Wadeson Street (Cambridge Heath)

Barnes House, E2

Barossa Place, E2 Barossa Place was also known by the name Barossa Terrace (Cambridge Heath)

Barossa Place, E2

Beckwith House, E2 Beckwith House is a block on Wadeson Street (Cambridge Heath)

Beckwith House, E2

Bevin House, E2 Bevin House is a block on Knottisford Street (Mile End)

Bevin House, E2

Bishops Way, E2 Bishops Way was built as an eastern extension to Prospect Place during the 1830s (Cambridge Heath)

Bishops Way, E2

Bonner Road, E2 Bonner Road is one of a series of streets named for Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London (Bethnal Green)

Bonner Road, E2

Bonner Street, E2 Bonner Street was named for Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London from 1539–49 and again from 1553-59 (Mile End)

Bonner Street, E2

Bonwell Street, Bonwell Street is an old East End street (Mile End)

Bonwell Street,

Bonwell Street, E2 Bonwell Street was redeveloped but still there as an unnamed road (Mile End)

Bonwell Street, E2

Bradley Lynch Court, E2 Bradley Lynch Court is a block on Morpeth Street (Mile End)

Bradley Lynch Court, E2

Brierley Street, Brierley Street is an old East End street (Mile End)

Brierley Street,

Brierly Gardens, E2 Brierly Gardens is a road in the E2 postcode area (Mile End)

Brierly Gardens, E2

Britannia House, E2 Britannia House is a block on Digby Street (Mile End)

Britannia House, E2

Brookfield House, E2 Brookfield House is a block on Mowlem Street (Cambridge Heath)

Brookfield House, E2

Bullards Place, E2 Bullards Place is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Mile End)

Bullards Place, E2

Bullards Street, Bullards Street is an old East End street (Mile End)

Bullards Street,

Burrard House, E2 Burrard House is a block on Bishops Way (Cambridge Heath)

Burrard House, E2

Butler House, E2 Butler House is a block on Butler Street (Mile End)

Butler House, E2

Butler Street, Butler Street is an old East End street (Mile End)

Butler Street,

Caesar Court, E2 Caesar Court is a building on Palmers Road (Mile End)

Caesar Court, E2

Cambridge Court, E2 Cambridge Court can be found on Cambridge Heath Road (Cambridge Heath)

Cambridge Court, E2

Cambridge Heath Road, E2 The route of Cambridge Heath Road, passing through Bethnal Green as a broad stretch of waste, was mentioned in the 1580s as the highway from Mile End to Hackney. (Bethnal Green)

Cambridge Heath Road, E2

Carriers Apartments, E3 Carriers Apartments is a building on Stoneway Walk (Mile End)

Carriers Apartments, E3

Chad Apartments, E2 Chad Apartments is a building on Vyner Street (Cambridge Heath)

Chad Apartments, E2

Chater House, E2 Chater House is a block on Roman Road (Mile End)

Chater House, E2

Chester Street, Chester Street is an old East End street (Mile End)

Chester Street,

City View House, E2 City View House is a block on Bethnal Green Road (Bethnal Green)

City View House, E2

Clare Street, E2 Clare Street was built in the second decade of the nineteenth century (Cambridge Heath)

Clare Street, E2

Cleland House, E2 Cleland House is a block on Sewardstone Road (Cambridge Heath)

Cleland House, E2

Colnmore Court / Greenan Court, E2 Colnmore Court / Greenan Court is a block on Meath Crescent (Bethnal Green)

Colnmore Court / Greenan Court, E2

Colville House, E2 Colville House is a block on Waterloo Gardens (Cambridge Heath)

Colville House, E2

Corbridge Crescent, E2 Corbridge Crescent is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Hackney)

Corbridge Crescent, E2

Cranbrook Street, E2 Cranbrook Street is a road in the E2 postcode area (Mile End)

Cranbrook Street, E2

Cube Apartments, E2 Cube Apartments is a block on Vyner Street (Cambridge Heath)

Cube Apartments, E2

Curate Apartments, E2 Curate Apartments is a block on Approach Road (Cambridge Heath)

Curate Apartments, E2

Cyprus Street, E2 Cyprus Street is a road in the E2 postcode area (Mile End)

Cyprus Street, E2

Dawson House, E2 Dawson House can be found on Bethnal Green Estate (Bethnal Green)

Dawson House, E2

Digby Street, E2 Digby Street is a road in the E2 postcode area (Mile End)

Digby Street, E2

Doric House, E2 Doric House is a block on Mace Street (Mile End)

Doric House, E2

Edinburgh Close, E2 Edinburgh Close lies off Russia Lane (Cambridge Heath)

Edinburgh Close, E2

Ellen Wilkinson House, E2 Ellen Wilkinson House is a block on Usk Street (Mile End)

Ellen Wilkinson House, E2

Esker Place, E2 Esker Place was formed after post-war reconstruction (Cambridge Heath)

Esker Place, E2

Estate Road, E2 Commercial area (Mile End)

Estate Road, E2

Evans Apartments, E2 Evans Apartments is located on Palmers Road (Mile End)

Evans Apartments, E2

Evesham House, E2 Evesham House can be found on Old Ford Road (Mile End)

Evesham House, E2

Felix Street, E2 Felix Street was part of the Parmiter’s Estate when built in 1812 (Cambridge Heath)

Felix Street, E2

Finn Apartments, E2 Finn Apartments can be found on Vyner Street (Cambridge Heath)

Finn Apartments, E2

Gales Gardens, E2 Gales Gardens is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Bethnal Green)

Gales Gardens, E2

Gauber Street, Gauber Street is an old East End street (Mile End)

Gauber Street,

Gawber Street, E2 Gawber Street is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Mile End)

Gawber Street, E2

George Belt House, E2 George Belt House is sited on Smart Street (Mile End)

George Belt House, E2

Globe Road, E2 Globe Road was mentioned as ’the lane from Bethnal Green to Mile End’ in 1581 (Mile End)

Globe Road, E2

Goodrich House, E2 Goodrich House is a block on Sewardstone Road (Cambridge Heath)

Goodrich House, E2

Gretton House, E2 Gretton House is a block on Globe Road (Mile End)

Gretton House, E2

Halkett House, E2 Halkett House is sited on Waterloo Gardens (Cambridge Heath)

Halkett House, E2

Hare Row, E2 Hare Row now runs under the railway tracks (Cambridge Heath)

Hare Row, E2

Hartley Street, Hartley Street is an old East End street (Mile End)

Hartley Street,

Hartley Street, E2 Hartley Street is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Mile End)

Hartley Street, E2

Heath Place, E2 Heath Place was a former terrace along Cambridge Heath Road (Cambridge Heath)

Heath Place, E2

Helen’s Place, E2 Helen’s Place is a road in the E2 postcode area (Mile End)

Helen’s Place, E2

Hersey Place, Hersey Place is an old East End street (Mile End)

Hersey Place,

Hollybush Gardens, E2 Hollybush Gardens is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Bethnal Green)

Hollybush Gardens, E2

Hollybush House, E2 Hollybush House is a block on Hollybush Gardens (Bethnal Green)

Hollybush House, E2

Hollybush Place, E2 Hollybush Place is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Bethnal Green)

Hollybush Place, E2

Holman House, E2 Holman House is a block on Roman Road (Mile End)

Holman House, E2

Howard Place, E2 Howard Place was formerly part of Hackney Road (Cambridge Heath)

Howard Place, E2

Huddleston Close, E2 Huddleston Close was built by the Victoria Park Housing Association (Cambridge Heath)

Huddleston Close, E2

Hugh Platt House, E2 Hugh Platt House is a block on Patriot Square (Bethnal Green)

Hugh Platt House, E2

Hugues House, E2 Hugues House is a block on Sceptre Road (Bethnal Green)

Hugues House, E2

Huntley Street, Huntley Street is an old East End street (Mile End)

Huntley Street,

Jacquard Court, E2 Jacquard Court is a block on Bishops Way (Cambridge Heath)

Jacquard Court, E2

James Docherty House, E2 James Docherty House, on the Approach Estate, stands on Patriot Square (Bethnal Green)

James Docherty House, E2

James Pennethorne Square, E2 James Pennethorne Square lies next to railway tracks (Cambridge Heath)

James Pennethorne Square, E2

Jameson Court, E2 Jameson Court is a block on Russia Lane (Cambridge Heath)

Jameson Court, E2

Keats House, E2 Keats House is a block on Roman Road (Bethnal Green)

Keats House, E2

Kemp House, E2 Kemp House is sited on Sewardstone Road (Bethnal Green)

Kemp House, E2

Lark Row, E2 Lark Row originally ran west of the Bethnal Green workhouse (Cambridge Heath)

Lark Row, E2

Lilac Lane, E2 Lilac Lane is a location in London (Mile End)

Lilac Lane, E2

Longman House, E2 Longman House is a block on Mace Street (Mile End)

Longman House, E2

Mace Street, E2 Mace Street is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Mile End)

Mace Street, E2

Maitland House, E2 Maitland House is sited on Bishops Way (Cambridge Heath)

Maitland House, E2

Margerie Court, E2 Margerie Court can be found on Clare Street (Cambridge Heath)

Margerie Court, E2

Mark House, E2 Mark House is a block on Sewardstone Road (Mile End)

Mark House, E2

Mayfield House, E2 Mayfield House is a block on Cambridge Heath Road (Mile End)

Mayfield House, E2

Meath Bridge, E1 Meath Bridge is a road in the E1 postcode area (Bethnal Green)

Meath Bridge, E1

Meath Crescent, E1 Meath Crescent is a road in the E2 postcode area (Bethnal Green)

Meath Crescent, E1

Mendip House, E2 Mendip House is a block on Kirkwall Place (Mile End)

Mendip House, E2

Merceron House, E2 Merceron House is a block on Globe Road (Mile End)

Merceron House, E2

Middleton Street, E2 Middleton Street was built after 1857 (Bethnal Green)

Middleton Street, E2

Millennium Place, E2 Millennium Place dates from 1993 (Cambridge Heath)

Millennium Place, E2

Milton House, E2 Milton House can be found on Bethnal Green Estate (Bethnal Green)

Milton House, E2

Mödling House, E2 Mödling House is sited on Mace Street (Mile End)

Mödling House, E2

Montford House, E2 Montford House can be found on Victoria Park Square (Mile End)

Montford House, E2

Moore House, E2 Moore House is sited on Bethnal Green Estate (Bethnal Green)

Moore House, E2

Morpeth Street, E2 Morpeth Street is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Mile End)

Morpeth Street, E2

Morris House, E2 Morris House is a block on Bethnal Green Estate (Bethnal Green)

Morris House, E2

Mowlem Street, E2 Mowlem Street began in the first decade of the nineteenth century (Cambridge Heath)

Mowlem Street, E2

Mulberry House, E2 Mulberry House is a block on Victoria Park Square (Mile End)

Mulberry House, E2

Museum Passage, E2 Museum Passage crosses the northern edge of Museum Gardens (Mile End)

Museum Passage, E2

Nant Street, E2 Nant Street is a road in the E2 postcode area (Bethnal Green)

Nant Street, E2

Netteswell House, E2 Netteswell House is a building on Old Ford Road (Mile End)

Netteswell House, E2

North Place, North Place is an old East End street (Mile End)

North Place,

Norton House, E2 Norton House is a block on Mace Street (Mile End)

Norton House, E2

Offenbach House, E2 Offenbach House is a block on Mace Street (Mile End)

Offenbach House, E2

Old Ford Road, E2 Old Ford Road runs eastwards from Cambridge Heath Road, eventually leading to Old Ford (Mile End)

Old Ford Road, E2

Oldford Road, Oldford Road is an old East End street (Mile End)

Oldford Road,

Palestine Place, E2 Palestine Place led east from Cambridge Heath Road (Cambridge Heath)

Palestine Place, E2

Palmerston Court, E3 Palmerston Court is a block on Old Ford Road (Bow)

Palmerston Court, E3

Paradise Row, E2 Paradise Row is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Bethnal Green)

Paradise Row, E2

Park Street, Park Street is an old East End street (Mile End)

Park Street,

Parmiter Street, E2 Parmiter Street was originally Gloucester Street - laid out in 1826 and built by 1836 (Cambridge Heath)

Parmiter Street, E2

Patriot Square, E2 Patriot Square was built on a portion of the Pyotts estate (Bethnal Green)

Patriot Square, E2

Peary Place, E2 Peary Place is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Mile End)

Peary Place, E2

Peel Grove, E2 Peel Grove is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Bethnal Green)

Peel Grove, E2

Pepys House, E2 Pepys House is a block on Hartley Street (Mile End)

Pepys House, E2

Piggott House, E2 Piggott House is a building on Sewardstone Road (Bethnal Green)

Piggott House, E2

Poyser Street, E2 Poyser Street is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Bethnal Green)

Poyser Street, E2

Priam House, E2 Priam House is a block on Old Bethnal Green Road (Cambridge Heath)

Priam House, E2

Prince of Wales Apartments, E2 Prince of Wales Apartments is a block on Bishops Way (Cambridge Heath)

Prince of Wales Apartments, E2

Prospect Place, E2 Prospect Place was a former street of Cambridge Heath (Cambridge Heath)

Prospect Place, E2

Pundersons Gardens, E2 Pundersons Gardens is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Bethnal Green)

Pundersons Gardens, E2

Puteaux House, E2 Puteaux House is a block on Mace Street (Mile End)

Puteaux House, E2

Reynolds House, E2 Reynolds House is a block on Approach Road (Bethnal Green)

Reynolds House, E2

Robinson Road, E2 Robinson Road is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Cambridge Heath)

Robinson Road, E2

Roger Dowley Court, E2 Roger Dowley Court is a block on Russia Lane (Cambridge Heath)

Roger Dowley Court, E2

Roman Road, E2 Roman Road commemorates the ancient route from London to Colchester without being actually that road. (Mile End)

Roman Road, E2

Rosebery House, E2 Rosebery House is a block on Sewardstone Road (Bethnal Green)

Rosebery House, E2

Royal Victor Place, E2 Royal Victor Place is one of the streets of London in the E3 postal area (Mile End)

Royal Victor Place, E2

Royston Street, E2 Royston Street is a road in the E2 postcode area (Mile End)

Royston Street, E2

Russia Lane, E2 Russia Lane was formerly called Rushy Lane (Cambridge Heath)

Russia Lane, E2

Sankey House, E2 Sankey House is sited on St James’s Avenue (Bethnal Green)

Sankey House, E2

Sceptre Road, E2 Prior to the Second World War, Sceptre Road was slightly longer (Bethnal Green)

Sceptre Road, E2

Seth Court, E2 Seth Court is a block on Parmiter Street (Cambridge Heath)

Seth Court, E2

Sewardstone Road, E2 Sewardstone Road was built over the site of Bonners Hall (Cambridge Heath)

Sewardstone Road, E2

Sidney House, E2 Sidney House is a block on Old Ford Road (Mile End)

Sidney House, E2

Silk Weaver Way, E2 Silk Weaver Way connects Bishops Way and Parmiter Street (Cambridge Heath)

Silk Weaver Way, E2

Sleigh House, E2 Sleigh House is a block on Roman Road (Mile End)

Sleigh House, E2

Smart Street, E2 Smart Street is a road in the E2 postcode area (Mile End)

Smart Street, E2

Sotherby Court, E2 Sotherby Court is a block on Sewardstone Road (Cambridge Heath)

Sotherby Court, E2

St Gilles House, E2 St Gilles House is located on Mace Street (Mile End)

St Gilles House, E2

St James’s Avenue, E2 St James’s Avenue is adjacent to the London Chest Hospital (Bethnal Green)

St James’s Avenue, E2

St Jude Street, St Jude Street is an old East End street (Bethnal Green)

St Jude Street,

St Judes Road, E2 St Judes Road is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Bethnal Green)

St Judes Road, E2

Sugar Loaf Walk, E2 Sugar Loaf Walk is a road in the E2 postcode area (Mile End)

Sugar Loaf Walk, E2

Swinburne House, E2 Swinburne House is a block on Bethnal Green Estate (Bethnal Green)

Swinburne House, E2

Tarrant House, E2 Tarrant House is a block on Roman Road (Bethnal Green)

Tarrant House, E2

Tate House, E2 Tate House is a block on Mace Street (Mile End)

Tate House, E2

Ted Roberts House, E2 Ted Roberts House is a block on Parmiter Street (Cambridge Heath)

Ted Roberts House, E2

The Green House, E2 The Green House is a block on Cambridge Heath Road (Cambridge Heath)

The Green House, E2

Thomas Hollywood House, E2 Thomas Hollywood House is located on Russia Lane (Mile End)

Thomas Hollywood House, E2

Thurlow Place, Thurlow Place is an old East End street (Mile End)

Thurlow Place,

Tuscan House, E2 Tuscan House is a block on Digby Street (Mile End)

Tuscan House, E2

Tussah House, E2 Tussah House is a block on Russia Lane (Cambridge Heath)

Tussah House, E2

Twig Folly Close, E2 Twig Folly Close is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Mile End)

Twig Folly Close, E2

Usk Street, Usk Street is an old East End street (Mile End)

Usk Street,

Usk Street, E2 Usk Street is a road in the E2 postcode area (Mile End)

Usk Street, E2

Velletri House, E2 Velletri House is a block on Mace Street (Mile End)

Velletri House, E2

Victoria Park Square, E2 Victoria Park Square is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Mile End)

Victoria Park Square, E2

Vyner Street, E2 Vyner Street is a cobblestone canal-side walkway, originally known as John Street (Cambridge Heath)

Vyner Street, E2

Wadeson Street, E2 Wadeson Street was originally called Martha Street (Cambridge Heath)

Wadeson Street, E2

Walter Street, E2 Walter Street is a road in the E2 postcode area (Mile End)

Walter Street, E2

Warley Street, E2 Warley Street is a road in the RM14 postcode area (Mile End)

Warley Street, E2

Waterloo Gardens, E2 Waterloo Gardens was built as an access road to the local workhouse (Cambridge Heath)

Waterloo Gardens, E2

Welwyn Street, E2 Welwyn Street is a road in the E2 postcode area (Mile End)

Welwyn Street, E2

Westbrook House, E2 Westbrook House is a block on Globe Road (Mile End)

Westbrook House, E2

Wharncliffe, Wharncliffe is an old East End street (Mile End)

Wharncliffe,

Whitman House, E2 Whitman House is a building on Bethnal Green Estate (Bethnal Green)

Whitman House, E2

William Caslon House, E2 William Caslon House is a block on Patriot Square (Cambridge Heath)

William Caslon House, E2

Windlass Court, E2 Windlass Court is a block on Vyner Street (Cambridge Heath)

Windlass Court, E2

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