North Quay-Blood Alley, E14

Road in/near Canary Wharf, existing between 1802 and now

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This part of North Quay was known as Blood Alley when this was a docklands area.

To accommodate the influx of cargo, a total of nine warehouses were constructed around the dock area. These warehouses played a crucial role in storing the precious goods. The entire vicinity was encompassed by tall brick walls, intended to provide security and prevent theft. The warehouses themselves were quite remarkable, with Nos. 1 and 2 being the only survivors of the bombings that occurred during the Second World War. It is difficult to fully comprehend the awe-inspiring sight that would have greeted observers in the past, as nine warehouses towering at an impressive height of 223 feet would have dominated the landscape.

The quay itself acquired the nickname ’Blood Alley’ due to the unfortunate consequences suffered by dockworkers. Their skin would be damaged as a result of handling the heavy sacks of sticky sugar, leaving a lasting mark on the laborious nature of their work.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Canary Wharf Canary Wharf is a large business development on the Isle of Dogs, centred on the old West India Docks.
Museum of London Docklands The Museum of London Docklands, based in an 1802 warehouse, tells the history of London’s River Thames and the growth of the Docklands.
Railway Tavern The Railway Tavern was generally known as Charlie Brown’s.
St Matthias Old Church St Matthias Old Church is the modern name given to the Poplar Chapel built by the East India Company in 1654.
Tower Hamlets College Tower Hamlets College is a large further education and a constituent college of New City College.
West India Quay West India Quay is a leisure complex on the Isle of Dogs.

NEARBY STREETS
1 Cabot Square, E14 1 Cabot Square (also known as the Credit Suisse building) is a 21 floor office building occupied by Credit Suisse in the Canary Wharf development (Canary Wharf)
1 West India Quay, E14 1 West India Quay is a skyscraper designed by HOK in the Docklands area which was completed in 2004 (Canary Wharf)
Adams Place, E14 Adams Place is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
Arborfield House, E14 Arborfield House is a building on East India Dock Road (Poplar)
Arno Place, E14 Arno Place was redeveloped post-war (Westferry)
Astoria Way, E14 Astoria Way is a location in London (Poplar)
Balsam House, E14 Balsam House is sited on East India Dock Road (Poplar)
Bank Street, E14 Bank Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)
Bate Street, E14 Batson Street (Bate Street) was situated off Three Colt Street (Limehouse)
Belgrave Court, E14 Belgrave Court is a block on Limehouse Link (Westferry)
Bellmouth Passage, E14 Bellmouth Passage is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
Bellmouth Promenade West, E14 Bellmouth Promenade West is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
Bellmouth Walk, E14 Bellmouth Walk is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
Berber Place, E14 Berber Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Berkeley Tower, E14 Berkeley Tower is a building on Westferry Circus (Canary Wharf)
Bethlehem House, E14 Bethlehem House is a block on Limehouse Causeway (Westferry)
Birchfield House, E14 Birchfield House can be found on Pinefield Close (Poplar)
Birchfield Street, E14 Birchfield Street was once called Drill Place (Poplar)
Blomfield House, E14 Blomfield House is a block on Hale Street (Poplar)
Boardwalk, E14 Sophia Street was built in 1823 and demolished in 1939 (Poplar)
Bogart Court, E14 Bogart Court is a block on Limehouse Link (Westferry)
Brewster House, E14 Brewster House is a building on Barleycorn Way (Westferry)
Cabot Place East, E14 Cabot Place East is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)
Cabot Place West, E14 Cabot Place West is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)
Cabot Place, E14 Cabot Place is a retail area (Canary Wharf)
Cabot Square, E14 Cabot Square is one of the central squares of the Canary Wharf Development (Canary Wharf)
Canada Place, E14 Canada Place is a block and named route in the centre of Canada Square (Canary Wharf)
Canada Square, E14 Canada Square is a public square at Canary Wharf (Canary Wharf)
Canary Riverside, E14 Canary Riverside is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
Canary Wharf, E14 Canary Wharf is a location rather than a road but one which has addresses assigned to it (Canary Wharf)
Cannon Drive, E14 Cannon Drive connects Hertsmere Road with the Cannon Workshops (Westferry)
Cannon House, E14 Cannon House is sited on Hertsmere Road West (Westferry)
Cannon Workshops, E14 Cannon Workshops is a block dating to the beginning of the 19th century (Westferry)
Castor Lane, E14 Castor Lane is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Castor Street, E14 Castor Street existed between the 1810s and 1960s (Poplar)
Chancellor Passage, E14 Chancellor Passage is in the Canary Wharf area behind West India Quay (Canary Wharf)
Columbus Courtyard, E14 Columbus Courtyard is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)
Commercial Pier Wharf, E14 Commercial Pier Wharf is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
Cooks Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Canary Wharf)
Corry House, E14 Corry House is a block on Shirbutt Street (Poplar)
Creek House, E14 Creek House can be found on Narrow Street (Westferry)
Cross Street, E14 Cross Street was given the name Bungay Street in 1912 (Westferry)
Crossrail Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Canary Wharf)
Crossrail Walk, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Canary Wharf)
Cruse House, E14 Cruse House is located on Poplar High Street (Poplar)
Devitt House, E14 Devitt House is a block on Wade’s Place (Poplar)
Dingle Gardens, E14 Dingle Gardens is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Dockmasters House, E14 Dockmasters House is a block on Hertsmere Road (Westferry)
Dolphin Lane, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Duke Of York House, E14 Duke Of York House is a block on East India Dock Road (Poplar)
Dundee Court, E14 Dundee Court is a block on Milligan Street (Westferry)
Dundee Wharf, E14 Dundee Wharf is a road in the E14 postcode area (Westferry)
Eaton House, E14 Eaton House can be found on Westferry Circus (Westferry)
Eldersfield House, E14 Eldersfield House is sited on Pennyfields (Poplar)
Emmett Street, E14 Emmett Street originated in the early 19th century (Westferry)
Fishermans Place, E14 Fishermans Place is a road in the W4 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
Fishermans Walk, E14 Fishermans Walk is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)
Flynn Court, E14 Flynn Court is a block on Garford Street (Westferry)
Fonda Court, E14 Fonda Court is a building on Premiere Place (Westferry)
Fore Street, E14 Fore Street was a previous name for the eastern end of Narrow Street. (Westferry)
Garford Street, E14 Garford Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Westferry)
Garland Court, E14 Garland Court is located on Limehouse Link (Westferry)
Gill Place, E14 Gill Place was located off Jamaica Place (Limehouse)
Gill Street, E14 Gill Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Limehouse)
Good Hope House, E14 Good Hope House is a block on Poplar High Street (Poplar)
Goodfaith House, E14 Goodfaith House is a block on Simpson’s Road (Poplar)
Goodspeed House, E14 Goodspeed House is a block on Simpson’s Road (Poplar)
Gorsefield House, E14 Gorsefield House is sited on East India Dock Road (Poplar)
Grenada House, E14 Grenada House is a block on Limehouse Causeway (Westferry)
Grenade Street, E14 Grenade Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Westferry)
Hale Street, E14 Hale Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Harbour Way, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Heron Quay, E14 Heron Quay is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Heron Quays)
Hertsmere Road, E14 Hertsmere Road - a 1980s-era road - curves around the back of the Museum of London Docklands (Westferry)
Horizon Building, E14 The Horizon Building (Canary Wharf)
Jamaica Street, E14 Jamaica Street was also known as Jamaica Place (Limehouse)
Jessop Square Heron Quay, E14 Jessop Square Heron Quay is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Heron Quays)
Jessops Square, E14 Jessops Square is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Heron Quays)
Joseph Irwin House, E14 Joseph Irwin House is a block on Gill Street (Limehouse)
Kelly Court, E14 Kelly Court is located on Garford Street (Westferry)
Kemps Drive, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
King Street, E14 King Street was renamed Ming Street in 1938 in reference to the local Chinese community (Poplar)
Ledger Building, E14 Ledger Building is a block on Hertsmere Road (Westferry)
Leyland House, E14 Leyland House is a block on Hale Street (Poplar)
Limehouse Causeway, E14 Limehouse Causeway was home to the original Chinatown of London. (Westferry)
Limekiln Hill, E14 Limekiln Hill was the former name for a section of Three Colt Street (Westferry)
Mackenzie Walk, E14 Mackenzie Walk is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)
Mackrow Walk, E14 Mackrow Walk is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Maclenzie Walk, E14 Maclenzie Walk is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)
Malam Gardens, E14 Malam Gardens is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Mary Jones Court, E14 Mary Jones Court is a block on Garford Street (Westferry)
Meridian House, E14 Meridian House is a block on Poplar High Street (Poplar)
Milligan Street, E14 Milligan Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Westferry)
Ming Street, E14 Ming Street - the former King Street - was renamed in recognition of the then local Chinese community (Poplar)
Montgomery Square, E14 Montgomery Square is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
Montgomery Street, E14 Montgomery Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
Morant Street, E14 Morant Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Nash Court, E14 Nash Court is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)
North Colonnade, E14 North Colonnade is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)
North Quay, E14 The North Quay development - approximately 3.28 hectares - was previously used as a construction laydown area for the Canary Wharf Elizabeth line station (Canary Wharf)
North Quay-Blood Alley, E14 This part of North Quay was known as Blood Alley when this was a docklands area (Canary Wharf)
Oast Court, E14 Oast Court is a block on Newell Street (Limehouse)
Ontario Way, E14 Ontario Way is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
Padstow House, E14 Padstow House is a block on Three Colt Street (Westferry)
Park Pavilion, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Canary Wharf)
Park Place, E14 Park Place ran south from Limehouse Causeway (Westferry)
Park Row, E14 Park Row is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
Pennyfields, E14 Pennyfields is the western extension of Poplar High Street (Poplar)
Pinefield Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Poplar High Street, E14 Until the late nineteenth century Poplar High Street was the district’s principal street. (Poplar)
Premiere Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Westferry)
Providence Cottages, E14 Providence Cottages were situated off Emmett Street (Westferry)
Railway Arches, E14 Railway Arches is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Westferry)
Reuters Plaza, E14 Reuters Plaza is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
Rich Street, E14 Rich Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Westferry)
Roche House, E14 Roche House was built by Stepney Borough Council in 1939, containing 100 flats (Westferry)
Rogers Court, E14 Rogers Court is a block on Limehouse Link (Westferry)
Rook Street, E14 Rook Street - at first called Mary Street - ran between Poplar High Street and East India Road (Poplar)
Rosefield Gardens, E14 Rosefield Gardens is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Salter Street, E14 Salter Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Westferry)
Saltwell Street, E14 Saltwell Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Saunders Close, E14 Saunders Close is a road in the E14 postcode area (Westferry)
Scott Russell Place, E14 Scott Russell Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Shirbutt Street, E14 Shirbutt Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Simpson’s Road, E14 Simpson’s Road is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
South Colonnade, E14 South Colonnade is the southern access for Canary Wharf (Canary Wharf)
Stocks Place, E14 Stocks Place is a road in the E14 postcode area (Westferry)
Stoneyard Lane, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Storehouse Mews, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Westferry)
Taylor House, E14 Taylor House is a block on Stonehouse Mews (Westferry)
Tenbury Place, E14 Tenbury Place was situated off Jamaica Place (Westferry)
The Mitre, E14 The Mitre is a road in the E14 postcode area (Limehouse)
The Port East Building, E14 The Port East Building is a block on Hertsmere Road (Canary Wharf)
The Warehouse, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Canary Wharf)
Thornfield House, E14 Thornfield House is a block on Rosefield Gardens (Poplar)
Three Colt Street, E14 Three Colt Street was first recorded in 1362 making it one of Limehouse’s oldest streets (Limehouse)
Trinidad Street, E14 Trinidad Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Westferry)
Turner’s Buildings, E14 Turner’s Buildings was a small close off Pennyfields (Poplar)
Ulmar Place, E14 Ulmar Place was a small turning off King Street (Poplar)
Upper Bank Street, E14 Upper Bank Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
Wades Place, E14 Wades Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Welles Court, E14 Welles Court is a block on Limehouse Link (Westferry)
West India Avenue, E14 West India Avenue is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
West India Dock Road, E14 West India Dock Road is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Westcott House, E14 Westcott House is sited on East India Dock Road (Poplar)
Westferry Circus, E14 Westferry Circus is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)
Westferry Studios, E14 Westferry Studios is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Westferry)
Wigram House, E14 Wigram House is located on Wade’s Place (Poplar)
William Lax House, E14 William Lax House is a block on East India Dock Road (Poplar)
Willis House, E14 Willis House is a block on Poplar High Street (Poplar)
Winant House, E14 Winant House is a block on Simpson’s Road (Poplar)
Woodstock Terrace, E14 Woodstock Terrace is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Wren Landing, E14 Wren Landing is an open area between Cabot Square and the footbridge over to the Museum of London Docklands (Canary Wharf)


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