Hurdlow House, E1

Hurdlow House is sited on Moody Street.

Bethnal Green tube station southwestern entrance
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NEARBY STREETS

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

Albert Jacob House, E2

Alderney Road, E1 Alderney Road began as a pathway called Alderney Place during the 1830s (Stepney Green)

Alderney Road, E1

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

Amiel Street, E1 Amiel Street is one of ten streets commemorating Stepney residents killed in the air raids of the Second World War (Stepney Green)

Amiel Street, E1

Arbery Road, E3 Arbery Road is a road in the E3 postcode area (Bow)

Arbery Road, E3

Argyle Road, E1 Argyle Road followed Carlton Square as an 1850s development by William Pemberton Barnes (Stepney Green)

Argyle Road, E1

Ashbee House, E2 Ashbee House can be found on Portman Place (Stepney Green)

Ashbee House, 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,

Bancroft Road, E1 Bancroft Road was constructed in stages between 1820 and 1850 (Stepney Green)

Bancroft Road, E1

Bancroft’s Almshouses, E1 Bencroft’s Hospital and School, established in 1737, was on the north side of Mile End Road (Mile End)

Bancroft’s Almshouses, E1

Barbanel House, E1 Barbanel House is sited on Colebert Avenue (Stepney Green)

Barbanel House, E1

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

Bevin House, 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

Boyton Close, E1 Boyton Close covered half of the former Nicholas Street (Stepney Green)

Boyton Close, E1

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

Bradley Lynch Court, E2

Bradwell Street, E1 Bradwell Street is a road in the E1 postcode area (Mile End)

Bradwell Street, E1

Brancaster House, E1 Brancaster House is a block on Moody Street (Mile End)

Brancaster House, E1

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

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,

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

Canal Close, E1 Canal Close is a road in the E1 postcode area (Mile End)

Canal Close, E1

Carlton Square, E1 The houses in the Carlton Square area were developed in the 1850s by William Pemberton Barnes on open land known as Globe Fields. (Stepney Green)

Carlton Square, E1

Carlyle Mews, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Stepney Green)

Carlyle Mews, E1

Cephas Avenue, E1 Cephas Avenue was called St Peter’s Road until 1939 (Stepney Green)

Cephas Avenue, E1

Cephas Street, E1 One of two Silver Streets in the area along with Park Street and Peter Street became Cephas Street in 1865 (Stepney Green)

Cephas Street, E1

Chapman House, E1 Chapman House is sited on Westfield Way (Mile End)

Chapman House, E1

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

Chater House, E2

Chesney House, E1 Chesney House is a block on Westfield Way (Mile End)

Chesney House, E1

Clinton Road, E3 Clinton Road is one of the streets of London in the E3 postal area (Mile End)

Clinton Road, E3

Colebert Avenue, E1 Colebert Avenue was named in 1948 (Stepney Green)

Colebert Avenue, E1

Colebert House, E1 Colebert House can be found on Colebert Avenue (Stepney Green)

Colebert House, E1

Colin Winter House, E1 Colin Winter House is a block on Nicholas Road (Stepney Green)

Colin Winter House, E1

Colmar Close, E1 Colmar Close was redeveloped out of the southern part of the former Carlton Road (now Portelet Road) (Stepney Green)

Colmar Close, E1

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

Colnmore Court / Greenan Court, E2

Colombo House, E3 Colombo House is a block on Grove Road (Bow)

Colombo House, E3

Coopers Close, E1 Coopers Close is a road built over the site of the Anchor Brewery (Stepney Green)

Coopers Close, E1

Cordova Road, E3 Cordova Road was laid out in 1866 (Bow)

Cordova Road, E3

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

Cyprus Street, E2

Devonshire Court, E1 Devonshire Court is a block on Bancroft Road (Stepney Green)

Devonshire Court, E1

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

Digby Street, E2

Downey House, E1 Downey House is a block on Globe Road (Stepney Green)

Downey House, E1

Downy House, E1 Downy House is a residential block near to the Horn of Plenty (Stepney Green)

Downy House, E1

Driver’s Buildings, E1 Driver’s Buildings was a courtyard off Mile End Road (Stepney Green)

Driver’s Buildings, E1

Edward Street, E1 Edward Street connected Cephas Street with Nicholas Street (Stepney Green)

Edward Street, E1

Edwin Street, E1 Edwin Street runs south from Cephas Street (Stepney Green)

Edwin Street, E1

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

Ellen Wilkinson House, E2

Elysium Apartments, E1 Elysium Apartments can be found on Theven Street (Stepney Green)

Elysium Apartments, E1

Emmott Close, E1 Emmott Close runs parallel to the Grand Union Canal (Mile End)

Emmott Close, E1

Essex Street, E1 Essex Street, at first called Isaac Street, was largely redeveloped after the Second World War (Bethnal Green)

Essex Street, E1

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

Forber House, E2 Forber House is a block on Braintree Street (Bethnal Green)

Forber House, E2

Formosa House, E1 Formosa House is a residential block, commissioned in 1956 (Stepney Green)

Formosa House, E1

Fountain Apartments, E2 Fountain Apartments is a block on Sceptre Road (Bethnal Green)

Fountain Apartments, E2

Fox Close, E1 Most local street names - Fox Close included - commemorated local victims of the Blitz (Stepney Green)

Fox Close, E1

Francis Bancroft Building, E1 The Francis Bancroft Building is one of the blocks surrounding the Novo Cemetery (Mile End)

Francis Bancroft Building, E1

Frimley Street, E1 The remaining evidence of Frimley Street is a short, unnamed alleyway off the Mile End Road (Stepney Green)

Frimley Street, E1

Frimley Way, E1 Frimley Way was built after 1966 by the London County Council (Stepney Green)

Frimley Way, E1

Galveston House, E1 Galveston House’s six floors contain 60 flats (Stepney Green)

Galveston House, E1

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

Geography Square, E1 Geography Square is an open space within Queen Mary University of London (Mile End)

Geography Square, E1

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

George Belt House, E2

Gibson Close, E1 Gibson Close originated in 1948 (Stepney Green)

Gibson Close, E1

Globe Apartments, E1 The Globe Apartments are located on Globe Road on the corner of Portman Place (Bethnal Green)

Globe Apartments, E1

Globe Road, E1 Globe Road is an older road of Stepney, mentioned as ’the lane from Bethnal Green to Mile End’ in 1581 (Stepney Green)

Globe Road, E1

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

Globe Road, E2

Godward Square, E1 Godward Square is a road in the E1 postcode area (Mile End)

Godward Square, E1

Grand Regent Tower, E2 Grand Regent Tower is a block on Cadmium Square (Bow)

Grand Regent Tower, E2

Grand Walk, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (Mile End)

Grand Walk, E1

Grantley Street, E1 Grantley Street was formerly called Grafton Street until 1938 (Stepney Green)

Grantley Street, E1

Grebe Court, E1 Swan Court - later Grebe Court - was a small courtyard off Driver’s Buildings (Stepney Green)

Grebe Court, E1

Grenville House, E3 Grenville House is a block on Arbery Road (Bow)

Grenville House, E3

Grove Road, E3 Grove Road began its life as Grove Street, (Bow)

Grove Road, E3

Hadleigh Close, E1 Hadleigh Close is a right-angled road, part of the Rogers Estate (Stepney Green)

Hadleigh Close, E1

Hadleigh House, E1 Hadleigh House is located on Lang Street (Stepney Green)

Hadleigh House, E1

Hadleigh Street, E1 Hadleigh Street is one of a number of local streets with an Essex connection (Bethnal Green)

Hadleigh Street, E1

Harpley Square, E1 Harpley Square lies to the east of Globe Road (Stepney Green)

Harpley Square, E1

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

Haverfield Road, E3 Haverfield Road - formerly Hamilton Road until 1938 - was redeveloped as part of Mile End Park (Bow)

Haverfield Road, E3

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

Hersey Place,

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

Holman House, E2

Holton Street, E1 Holton Street is a street in two sections, divided by Carlton Square (Stepney Green)

Holton Street, E1

Hooke House, E3 Hooke House is a block on Gernon Road (Bow)

Hooke House, E3

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,

Hurdlow House, E1 Hurdlow House is sited on Moody Street (Bethnal Green)

Hurdlow House, E1

Hyperion House, E3 Hyperion House is a building on Arbery Road (Bow)

Hyperion House, E3

Ibbott Street, E1 The name Ibbott Street was approved in 1948 (Stepney Green)

Ibbott Street, E1

Ifor Evans Place, E1 Ifor Evans Place is named after Sir Ifor Leslie Evans (1897-1952) (Stepney Green)

Ifor Evans Place, E1

Imperial House, E3 Imperial House is a block on Grove Road (Bow)

Imperial House, E3

Informatics Teaching Laboratory Building, E1 The Informatics Teaching Laboratory Building is part of the Queen Mary University of London (Stepney Green)

Informatics Teaching Laboratory Building, E1

Ivanhoe House, E3 Ivanhoe House is located on Gernon Road (Bow)

Ivanhoe House, E3

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

James Street,

Joben Court, E1 Joben Court is located on Whitman Road (Mile End)

Joben Court, E1

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

Keats House, E2

Kenton House, E1 Kenton House is a building on Mantus Road (Stepney Green)

Kenton House, E1

Leatherdale Street, E2 After 1882, the new name for York Street was Leatherdale Street, E2 (Stepney Green)

Leatherdale Street, E2

Lessada Street, E2 Lessada Street ran alongside the canal as far as Palm Street (Mile End)

Lessada Street, E2

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

Lilac Lane, E2

Litcham House, E1 Litcham House is a block on Longnor Road (Mile End)

Litcham House, E1

Lodge House, E1 Lodge House is located on Westfield Way (Mile End)

Lodge House, E1

Long Wall, E3 Long Wall is a road in the E3 postcode area (Bow)

Long Wall, E3

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

Longman House, E2

Longnor Road, E1 Longnor Road is a road in the E1 postcode area (Mile End)

Longnor Road, E1

Lynden House, E1 Lynden House is a block on Longnor Road (Mile End)

Lynden House, E1

Mantus Close, E1 Mantus Close was named after one of the Stepney victims of the Blitz (Stepney Green)

Mantus Close, E1

Mantus Road, E1 Mantus Road runs south of the railway line into Bethnal Green, (Stepney Green)

Mantus Road, E1

Massingham Street, E1 Massingham Street was called Norfolk Street until 1938 (Stepney Green)

Massingham Street, E1

Mathematical Sciences Building, E1 The Mathematical Sciences Building is part of Queen Mary University of London (Stepney Green)

Mathematical Sciences Building, E1

Maynard House, E1 Maynard House is a block on Westfield Way (Mile End)

Maynard House, E1

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

Medhurst Close, E3 Medhurst Close is a road in the E3 postcode area (Bow)

Medhurst Close, E3

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

Mendip House, E2

Mile End Place, E1 A quiet side street off the bustling Mile End Road, lies a small and enchanting enclave known as Mile End Place. (Stepney Green)

Mile End Place, E1

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

Mödling House, E2

Mohawk House, E3 Mohawk House is located on Gernon Road (Bow)

Mohawk House, E3

Moody Street, E1 Moody Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Mile End)

Moody Street, E1

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

Morpeth Street, E2

Newport House, E3 Newport House stands on the corner of Antill Road and Strahan Road (Bow)

Newport House, E3

Nicholas Road, E1 Nicholas Road replaced the pre-war Nicholas Street (Stepney Green)

Nicholas Road, E1

Nicholas Street, E1 The former Green Street was given the name Nicholas Street in 1882 (Stepney Green)

Nicholas Street, E1

Norfolk Street, E1 Norfolk Street ran east from Globe Road (Stepney Green)

Norfolk Street, E1

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

North Place,

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

Offenbach House, E2

Osier Street, E1 Osier Street inherited part of the former Willow Street (Stepney Green)

Osier Street, E1

Palm Street, E3 Palm Street was a former Mile End road (Bow)

Palm Street, E3

Palmers Road, E2 Palmers Road is one of the streets of London in the E2 postal area (Mile End)

Palmers Road, E2

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

Park Street,

Pavan Court, E2 Pavan Court is located on Sceptre Road (Bethnal Green)

Pavan Court, E2

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

Peary Place, E2

Pemell Close, E1 Pemell Close marks one of the names - chosen by lot - of Stepney residents killed in Second World War air raids (Stepney Green)

Pemell Close, E1

Pemell House, E1 Pemell House is a block on Pemell Close (Stepney Green)

Pemell House, E1

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

Pepys House, E2

Peter Landin Building, E1 Peter Landin Building is a building on Godward Square (Mile End)

Peter Landin Building, E1

Pooley House, E1 Pooley House is a block on Westfield Way (Mile End)

Pooley House, E1

Portelet Road, E1 Portelet Road runs north from Carlton Square (Stepney Green)

Portelet Road, E1

Portman Place, E1 Portman Place crosses Globe Road north of the railway tracks (Stepney Green)

Portman Place, E1

Rahere Court, E1 Rahere Court is a block on Toby Lane (Mile End)

Rahere Court, E1

Raynham House, E1 Raynham House is a building on Harpley Square (Stepney Green)

Raynham House, E1

Redclyf House, E1 Redclyf House is a block on Stothard Street (Stepney Green)

Redclyf House, E1

Rickman House, E1 Rickman House is a block on Rickman Street (Stepney Green)

Rickman House, E1

Rickman Street, E1 Rickman Street was a street from the immediate post-war period (Stepney Green)

Rickman Street, E1

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

Roman Road, E2

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

Royston Street, E2

Ryder House, E1 Ryder House is a block on Colebert Avenue (Stepney Green)

Ryder House, E1

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

Sceptre Road, E2

Sceptre Street, E1 The southernmost section of Sceptre Road was called Sceptre Street (Stepney Green)

Sceptre Street, E1

Schoolbell Mews, E3 Schoolbell Mews is a road in the E3 postcode area (Bow)

Schoolbell Mews, E3

Selincourt House, E1 Selincourt House is a block on Westfield Way (Mile End)

Selincourt House, E1

Sherren House, E1 Sherren House can be found on Nicholas Road (Stepney Green)

Sherren House, E1

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

Solebay Street, E1 Solebay Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Mile End)

Solebay Street, E1

St Peters Court, E1 St Peters Court is sited on Cephas Street (Stepney Green)

St Peters Court, E1

St Peters Road, E1 St Peters Road ran along the line of modern Cephas Avenue (Stepney Green)

St Peters Road, E1

Stafford Cripps House, E2 Stafford Cripps House is a block on Globe Road (Bethnal Green)

Stafford Cripps House, E2

Stothard House, E1 Stothard House is located on Colebert Avenue (Stepney Green)

Stothard House, E1

Stothard Street, E1 Stothard Street was named after a victim of Second World War bombing (Stepney Green)

Stothard Street, E1

Strahan Road, E3 Strahan Road is one of the streets of London in the E3 postal area (Bow)

Strahan Road, E3

Sturdy House, E3 Sturdy House is a block on Gernon Road (Bow)

Sturdy House, E3

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

Tate House, E2

Thoydon Road, E3 Thoydon Road once stretched further east than its present length (Bow)

Thoydon Road, E3

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

Thurlow Place,

Timmins Apartments, E2 Timmins Apartments is a block on Palmers Road (Mile End)

Timmins Apartments, E2

Toby Lane, E1 Toby Lane is a road in the E1 postcode area (Mile End)

Toby Lane, E1

Tollet Street, E1 Tollet Street was the home of George Lusk, leader of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee (Stepney Green)

Tollet Street, E1

Totty Street, E3 Totty Street was a former road of the area (Bow)

Totty Street, E3

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

Tuscan House, E2

Union Drive, E1 Union Drive is a road in the E1 postcode area (Mile End)

Union Drive, E1

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

Varey House, E1 Varey House is a block on Westfield Way (Mile End)

Varey House, E1

Vassall House, E3 Vassall House is a block on Grove Road (Bow)

Vassall House, E3

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

Waterfall House, E1 Waterfall House is a building on Toby Lane (Mile End)

Waterfall House, E1

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

Welwyn Street, E2

Wessex Street, E2 Wessex Street was one of the renamings of the many Essex Streets of London (Bethnal Green)

Wessex Street, E2

Westfield Way, E1 Westfield Way is a newer road which replaced a coal depot in the area (Mile End)

Westfield Way, E1

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

Wharncliffe,

Wharton House, E2 Wharton House can be found on Palmers Road (Mile End)

Wharton House, E2

Whitman Road, E1 Whitman Road is one of the streets of London in the E3 postal area (Mile End)

Whitman Road, E1

XX Place, E1 XX Place is one of the oddest street names that ever existed in London (Stepney Green)

XX Place, E1

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