Hearnshaw Street, E14

Hearnshaw Street leads south from Maroon Street.

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Limehouse Limehouse is a National Rail station, also connected to the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) network.

St Dunstan’s and All Saints Church St Dunstan’s, Stepney is an Anglican church which stands on a site that has been used for Christian worship for over a thousand years.

St Dunstan’s and All Saints Church

NEARBY STREETS

Aitham House, E14 Aitham House is sited on Copenhagen Place (Limehouse)

Aitham House, E14

Anglia House, E14 Anglia House is a block on Salmon Lane (Limehouse)

Anglia House, E14

Ashpark House, E14 Ashpark House is a block on Norbiton Road (Bow Common)

Ashpark House, E14

Aston Street, E14 Aston Street is a long north-south running road north of Salmon Lane (Stepney Green)

Aston Street, E14

Avis Square, E1 Avis Square was created in 1961 (Stepney Green)

Avis Square, E1

Bale Road, E1 Bale Road runs along the southern edge of Shandy Park (Stepney Green)

Bale Road, E1

Baltonsborough Court, E1 Baltonsborough Court is located on Ben Jonson Road (Stepney Green)

Baltonsborough Court, E1

Barnes Street, E14 Barnes Street was built on land belonging to W.H. Pemberton Barnes (Stepney Green)

Barnes Street, E14

Belgrave Street, E1 Belgrave Street connects Stepney High Street with Commercial Road (Stepney Green)

Belgrave Street, E1

Ben Jonson Road, E1 The satiric dramatist Ben Jonson (or Johnson) died in 1637. (Stepney Green)

Ben Jonson Road, E1

Berglen Court, E14 Berglen Court is a block on Branch Road (Limehouse)

Berglen Court, E14

Bermuda Way, E1 Bermuda Way runs between two residential blocks (Stepney Green)

Bermuda Way, E1

Bill Voisey Court, E14 Bill Voisey Court is sited on Repton Street (Bow Common)

Bill Voisey Court, E14

Bloomfield Road, E3 Bloomfield Road used to connect Bow Common Lane and Burdett Road (Mile End)

Bloomfield Road, E3

Blount Street, E14 Blount Street leads north from Salmon Lane (Stepney Green)

Blount Street, E14

Bootmakers Court, E1 Bootmakers Court is a block on Ben Jonson Road (Stepney Green)

Bootmakers Court, E1

Boulcott Street, E1W Boulcott Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Ratcliff)

Boulcott Street, E1W

Bow Enterpise Centre, E3 Bow Enterpise Centre is one of the streets of London in the E3 postal area (Bow Common)

Bow Enterpise Centre, E3

Brenton Street, E14 Brenton Street is a short road running under a railway bridge (Stepney Green)

Brenton Street, E14

Bresslaw Court, E3 Bresslaw Court is a block on Wager Street (Mile End)

Bresslaw Court, E3

Britley House, E14 Britley House is a block on Copenhagen Place (Limehouse)

Britley House, E14

Bromley Street, E1 Bromley Street was built between 1829 and 1843 by Daniel Goody (Stepney Green)

Bromley Street, E1

Brunton Place, E14 Brunton Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Limehouse)

Brunton Place, E14

Bull’s Buildings, E1W Bull’s Buildings was a close off White Horse Street (Ratcliff)

Bull’s Buildings, E1W

Burley House, E1 Burley House is part of the Mountmorres Estate (Stepney Green)

Burley House, E1

Butler House, E3 Butler House is located on Geoffrey Chaucer Way (Mile End)

Butler House, E3

Caledonia House, E14 Caledonia House can be found on Salmon Lane (Limehouse)

Caledonia House, E14

Cambria House, E14 Cambria House is a block on Salmon Lane (Limehouse)

Cambria House, E14

Camdenhurst Street, E14 Camdenhurst Street connects Repton Street with Salmon Lane (Stepney Green)

Camdenhurst Street, E14

Candle Street, E1 Candle Street was built over the site of the former Stepney Gasworks (Stepney Green)

Candle Street, E1

Canoe Walk, E14 Canoe Walk is a location in London (Limehouse)

Canoe Walk, E14

Carbis Road, E14 Carbis Road is a road in the E14 postcode area (Bow Common)

Carbis Road, E14

Caroline Street, E1 Caroline Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Ratcliff)

Caroline Street, E1

Carpenter House, E1 Carpenter House faces Trafalgar Gardens (Stepney Green)

Carpenter House, E1

Carr Street, E14 Carr Street is a longer road of the area, running parallel to the Regent’s Canal (Stepney Green)

Carr Street, E14

Caspian Apartments, E14 Caspian Apartments is a block on Salton Square (Limehouse)

Caspian Apartments, E14

Cayley Street, E14 Cayley Street, after demolition, became part of White Horse Open Space (Stepney Green)

Cayley Street, E14

Chalkwell House, E1 Chalkwell House can be found on Commercial Road (Shadwell)

Chalkwell House, E1

Chaseley Street, E14 Chaseley Street runs from Barnes Street to Yorkshire Road (Limehouse)

Chaseley Street, E14

Cheadle House, E14 Cheadle House is a block on Copenhagen Place (Limehouse)

Cheadle House, E14

Chudleigh Street, E1 Chudleigh Street was called Albany Street until 1938 (Stepney Green)

Chudleigh Street, E1

Clemence Street, E14 Clemence Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Bow Common)

Clemence Street, E14

Coalstore Court, E14 Coalstore Court is sited on Candle Street (Stepney Green)

Coalstore Court, E14

Coltman Street, E14 Coltman Street runs north from Maroon Street (Stepney Green)

Coltman Street, E14

Commercial Road, E14 Commercial Road is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Limehouse)

Commercial Road, E14

Conder Street, E14 Conder Street, now a tiny cul-de-sac once ran north all the way to Maroon Street (Stepney Green)

Conder Street, E14

Copenhagen Place, E14 Copenhagen Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Limehouse)

Copenhagen Place, E14

Copley Street, E1 Copley Street now runs south from Stepney Way (Stepney Green)

Copley Street, E1

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

Copperfield Road, E3

Coral Apartments, E14 Coral Apartments is sited on Wilson’s Place (Limehouse)

Coral Apartments, E14

Corrigham House, E1 Corrigham House is a block on Pitsea Street (Ratcliff)

Corrigham House, E1

Cosmo Apartments, E1 Cosmo Apartments is sited on Westport Street (Shadwell)

Cosmo Apartments, E1

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

Cromarty House, E1

Dakin Place, E1 Dakin Place is one of a confusion of small roads leading off White Horse Road (Stepney Green)

Dakin Place, E1

Dame Colet House, E1 Dame Colet House is a block on Ben Jonson Road (Stepney Green)

Dame Colet House, E1

Darnley House, E14 Darnley House is sited on Camdenhurst Street (Stepney Green)

Darnley House, E14

Dongola Road, E1 Dongola Road connects Duckett Street and Harford Street (Stepney Green)

Dongola Road, E1

Dora House, E14 Dora House is a block on Dora Street (Bow Common)

Dora House, E14

Dora Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Bow Common)

Dora Street, E14

Dowson House, E1 Dowson House is located on Commercial Road (Shadwell)

Dowson House, E1

Duckett Street, E1 Duckett Street runs from Ernest Street to Ben Jonson Road (Stepney Green)

Duckett Street, E1

Dupont Street, E14 Dupont Street ran from Maroon Street to Burn Street (Bow Common)

Dupont Street, E14

Durham Row, E1 Durham Row is a path leading west from White Horse Road (Stepney Green)

Durham Row, E1

Earl Attlee Court, E14 Earl Attlee Court is a building on Wharf Lane (Limehouse)

Earl Attlee Court, E14

Eastfield Street, E14 Eastfield Street dramatically changed its course after the war when the western end was completely destroyed (Stepney Green)

Eastfield Street, E14

Edith Ramsey House, E1 Edith Ramsey House is a block on Duckett Street (Stepney Green)

Edith Ramsey House, E1

Elizabeth Blount Court, E14 Elizabeth Blount Court can be found on Repton Street (Stepney Green)

Elizabeth Blount Court, E14

Elland House, E14 Elland House is a block on Copenhagen Place (Limehouse)

Elland House, E14

Elsa Street, E14 Elsa Street is now in two sections - a street and a continuation as a walkway (Stepney Green)

Elsa Street, E14

Farrier Court, E1 Farrier Court is a block on the corner of White Horse Lane and Killick Way (Stepney Green)

Farrier Court, E1

Firewatch Court, E1 Firewatch Court is a block on Candle Street (Stepney Green)

Firewatch Court, E1

Flamborough Street, E14 Flamborough Street is a Yorkshire place name, chosen by association with neighbouring York Square (Limehouse)

Flamborough Street, E14

Flamborough Walk, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Limehouse)

Flamborough Walk, E14

Flansham House, E14 Flansham House is a block on Clemence Street (Bow Common)

Flansham House, E14

Frank Whipple Place, E14 East End campaigner Frank Whipple died in 2011 at the age of 103 (Bow Common)

Frank Whipple Place, E14

Galsworthy Avenue, E14 Galsworthy Avenue connects Halley Street and Repton Street (Stepney Green)

Galsworthy Avenue, E14

Galway House, E1 Galway House is a block on White Horse Lane (Stepney Green)

Galway House, E1

Garden Street, E1 Garden Street lies to the rear of what was called ’King John’s Palace’ (Stepney Green)

Garden Street, E1

Gatwick House, E14 Gatwick House is a block on Clemence Street (Bow Common)

Gatwick House, E14

George Hilsdon Court, E14 George Hilsdon Court is a block on Shaw Crescent (Bow Common)

George Hilsdon Court, E14

Gray Court, E14 Gray Court is a block on Ben Johnson Road (Stepney Green)

Gray Court, E14

Grosvenor Street, E1 Grosvenor Street was renamed Mountmorres Road in 1939 (Stepney Green)

Grosvenor Street, E1

Halley Street, E14 Halley Street was previously called Alley Street (Stepney Green)

Halley Street, E14

Haven Mews, E3 Haven Mews is one of the streets of London in the E3 postal area (Mile End)

Haven Mews, E3

Head Street, E1 Head Street replaced Heath Street in 1938 (Shadwell)

Head Street, E1

Hearnshaw Street, E14 Hearnshaw Street leads south from Maroon Street (Stepney Green)

Hearnshaw Street, E14

Heath Street, E1 Heath Street was the location of a rope walk by the beginning of the nineteenth century (Stepney Green)

Heath Street, E1

Horseley Court, E1 Horseley Court is a block on Candle Street (Stepney Green)

Horseley Court, E1

Iona Tower, E14 Iona Tower is a block on Ross Way (Limehouse)

Iona Tower, E14

Jacqueline House, E1 Jacqueline House is a building on White Horse Lane (Stepney Green)

Jacqueline House, E1

Jamuna Close, E14 Jamuna Close is a modern road fronting the Regent’s Canal (Stepney Green)

Jamuna Close, E14

John Nash Mews, E14 John Nash Mews is located at the Limehouse Entrance to Regent’s Canal Dock (Limehouse)

John Nash Mews, E14

John Riley House, E3 John Riley House is a block on Geoffrey Chaucer Way (Mile End)

John Riley House, E3

Johnny Andrews House, E1 Johnny Andrews House is a block on Boulcott Street (Ratcliff)

Johnny Andrews House, E1

Johnson Lock Court, E1 Johnson Lock Court can be found on Candle Street (Stepney Green)

Johnson Lock Court, E1

Killick Way, E1 Killick Way is a modern road south of the Ocean Estate (Stepney Green)

Killick Way, E1

King John Street, E1 King John Street leads off Stepney Green (Stepney Green)

King John Street, E1

Knot Court, E14 Knot Court is a block on Copenhagen Place (Limehouse)

Knot Court, E14

Lace Court, E1 Lace Court is sited on Masters Street (Stepney Green)

Lace Court, E1

Lascar Wharf Building, E14 Lascar Wharf Building is a block on Parnham Street (Bow Common)

Lascar Wharf Building, E14

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

Latham House, E1

Lavender House, E1 Lavender House is a block on Commercial Road (Ratcliff)

Lavender House, E1

Lighterman Mews, E1 Lighterman Mews is 1990s development (Stepney Green)

Lighterman Mews, E1

Lock House, E14 Lock House is sited on Parnham Street (Bow Common)

Lock House, E14

Locksley Street, E14 Locksley Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Mile End)

Locksley Street, E14

Lorne House, E1 Lorne House can be found on Ben Jonson Road (Stepney Green)

Lorne House, E1

Lowell Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Limehouse)

Lowell Street, E14

Malin Apartments, E14 Malin Apartments is a building on Ross Way (Limehouse)

Malin Apartments, E14

Malthouse Apartments, E1 Malthouse Apartments is a block on Caroline Street (Shadwell)

Malthouse Apartments, E1

Maroon Street, E14 Maroon Street is a major east-way connecting road of Stepney Green (Stepney Green)

Maroon Street, E14

Masters Street, E1 Masters Street is the western extension of Bohn Road (Stepney Green)

Masters Street, E1

Matlock Street, E14 Matlock Street is a surviving street of Stepney Green, its route intact after the war (Stepney Green)

Matlock Street, E14

Mercer Court, E14 Mercer Court is a block on Candle Street (Stepney Green)

Mercer Court, E14

Midhurst House, E14 Midhurst House is a block on Salmon Lane (Limehouse)

Midhurst House, E14

Mill Place, E14 Mill Place is a road in the E14 postcode area (Limehouse)

Mill Place, E14

Mill Quay, E14 Mill Quay is a road in the E14 postcode area (Limehouse)

Mill Quay, E14

Milrood House, E1 Milrood House is a block on Stepney Green (Stepney Green)

Milrood House, E1

Mountmorres Road, E1 Grosvenor Street was called Mountmorres Road after 1939 (Stepney Green)

Mountmorres Road, E1

New Belvedere House, E1 New Belvedere House is a block on White Horse Road (Stepney Green)

New Belvedere House, E1

Nickel Court, E14 Nickel Court is a building on Rolling Mills Mews (Limehouse)

Nickel Court, E14

Norbiton Road, E14 Norbiton Road is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Bow Common)

Norbiton Road, E14

Ogilvie House, E1 Ogilvie House is a block on Stepney Causeway (Ratcliff)

Ogilvie House, E1

Old Church Road, E1 Old Church Road originally extended north from Commercial Road to Stepney Way, opposite St Dunstan’s Church. (Shadwell)

Old Church Road, E1

Oman Way, E14 Oman Way is a postwar-built walkway leading to White Horse Open Space (Stepney Green)

Oman Way, E14

Panama House, E1 Panama House is a block on Beaumont Square (Stepney Green)

Panama House, E1

Park Heights Court, E14 Park Heights Court is sited on Wharf Lane (Limehouse)

Park Heights Court, E14

Parnham Street, E14 Parnham Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Bow Common)

Parnham Street, E14

Pechora Way, E14 Pechora Way leads west from Maroon Street (Stepney Green)

Pechora Way, E14

Pevensey House, E1 Pevensey House is a block on Ben Jonson Road (Stepney Green)

Pevensey House, E1

Pinnacle Way, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Limehouse)

Pinnacle Way, E14

Pitsea Street, E1 Pitsea Street is a road in the E1 postcode area (Ratcliff)

Pitsea Street, E1

Portland Street, E1 Portland Street was replaced by Westport Street in 1939 (Stepney Green)

Portland Street, E1

Powlesland Court, E1 Powlesland Court is a block on White Horse Road (Stepney Green)

Powlesland Court, E1

Press House, E1 Press House can be found on Trafalgar Gardens (Stepney Green)

Press House, E1

Raby Street, E14 Raby Street commemorates the name of a builder active in East London from the 1850s. (Stepney Green)

Raby Street, E14

Ratcliffe Cross Street, E1W Ratcliffe Cross Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Ratcliff)

Ratcliffe Cross Street, E1W

Ratcliffe House, E14 Ratcliffe House is a block on Barnes Street (Stepney Green)

Ratcliffe House, E14

Ratcliffe Lane, E14 Ratcliffe Lane runs south of Limehouse station (Limehouse)

Ratcliffe Lane, E14

Rectory Square, E1 Rectory Square, dating from the 1860s, was named from the rectory of St Dunstan’s parish church nearby (Stepney Green)

Rectory Square, E1

Redbourne House, E14 Redbourne House is a building on Southwater Close (Bow Common)

Redbourne House, E14

Regents Canal House, E14 Regents Canal House is a block on Commercial Road (Limehouse)

Regents Canal House, E14

Repton Street, E14 Repton Street lies in the part of Stepney Green in the E14 postcode, north of Salmon Lane (Stepney Green)

Repton Street, E14

Rhodeswell Road, E14 Rhodeswell Road is a street in the Limehouse area (Bow Common)

Rhodeswell Road, E14

Rolling Mills Mews, E14 A street within the postcode (Limehouse)

Rolling Mills Mews, E14

Rope Court, E14 Rope Court is a block on Canoe Walk (Limehouse)

Rope Court, E14

Rosea House, E1 Rosea House is sited on Boulcott Street (Ratcliff)

Rosea House, E1

Rosery Court, E1 Rosery Court was built on the site of St Dunstan’s Rectory (Stepney Green)

Rosery Court, E1

Ross Way, E14 Ross Way is a road in the E14 postcode area (Limehouse)

Ross Way, E14

Salmon Lane, E14 Salmon Lane skirts the northern edge of Limehouse (Stepney Green)

Salmon Lane, E14

Salmon Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Limehouse)

Salmon Street, E14

Saloon House, E14 Saloon House is sited on Brunton Place (Limehouse)

Saloon House, E14

Salton Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Limehouse)

Salton Square, E14

Shannon Apartments, E14 Shannon Apartments is a block on Ross Way (Limehouse)

Shannon Apartments, E14

Shaw Crescent, E14 Shaw Crescent is a road in the E14 postcode area (Bow Common)

Shaw Crescent, E14

Shipwright House, E1 Shipwright House is a block on Boulcott Street (Ratcliff)

Shipwright House, E1

Solent House, E1 Solent House is a block on Ben Jonson Road (Stepney Green)

Solent House, E1

Southwater Close, E14 Southwater Close is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Bow Common)

Southwater Close, E14

St Dunstans Mews, E1 St Dunstans Mews faces St Dunstan’s Churchyard (Stepney Green)

St Dunstans Mews, E1

Stepney Causeway, E1 Stepney Causeway is associated with Thomas John Barnardo, who opened his first shelter for homeless children at number 18. (Shadwell)

Stepney Causeway, E1

Stepney Green, E1 Stepney Green was originally a 15th century row of houses near to St Dunstan’s church (Stepney Green)

Stepney Green, E1

Stepney High Street, E1 Stepney High Street was previously the main street of Stepney (Stepney Green)

Stepney High Street, E1

String Court, E14 String Court is a block on Copenhagen Place (Limehouse)

String Court, E14

Temple Court, E1 Temple Court can be found on Rectory Square (Stepney Green)

Temple Court, E1

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

Textile House, E1

Timothy Road, E3 St Dunstan’s Road was renamed Timothy Road after 1938 (Mile End)

Timothy Road, E3

Tomlin’s Terrace, E14 Tomlin’s Terrace is a road in the E14 postcode area (Bow Common)

Tomlin’s Terrace, E14

Tottan Terrace, E1 Tottan Terrace is a pathway along the southern edge of the Belgrave Open Space (Stepney Green)

Tottan Terrace, E1

Tracey Bellamy Court, E14 Tracey Bellamy Court is a block on Tomlin’s Terrace (Bow Common)

Tracey Bellamy Court, E14

Trafalgar Gardens, E1 Trafalgar Gardens was previously Trafalgar Square until 1938 (Stepney Green)

Trafalgar Gardens, E1

Tramway Court, E1 Tramway Court is a block on Candle Street (Mile End)

Tramway Court, E1

Troon House, E1 Troon House is a block of flats situated west of White Horse Road (Stepney Green)

Troon House, E1

Troon Street, E14 Troon Street is a very short street and is the westward extension of Salmon Lane (Stepney Green)

Troon Street, E14

Turner’s Road, E14 Turner’s Road runs southwest from St Paul’s Way (Bow Common)

Turner’s Road, E14

Vista Court, E1 Vista Court is a block on Bermuda Way (Stepney Green)

Vista Court, E1

Vitruvian Court, E14 Vitruvian Court is a block on Rolling Mills Mews (Limehouse)

Vitruvian Court, E14

Wakeling Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Limehouse)

Wakeling Street, E14

Waley Street, E1 Commemorates Henry le Waleys or Waleis, mayor of London in 1273, 1281-3 and 1298. (Stepney Green)

Waley Street, E1

Walter Street, E1 Walter Street was swept away after the Second World War (Stepney Green)

Walter Street, E1

Walter Terrace, E1 Walter Terrace is a renaming of the southern end of Walter Street in 1939 (Stepney Green)

Walter Terrace, E1

Walter Tull Court, E14 Walter Tull Court is a block on Repton Street (Bow Common)

Walter Tull Court, E14

Warren Place, E1W A street within the E1 postcode (Ratcliff)

Warren Place, E1W

Waterview House, E14 Waterview House is a block on Carr Street (Stepney Green)

Waterview House, E14

Westport Street, E1 Westport Street runs north from Commercial Road (Stepney Green)

Westport Street, E1

Wharf Lane, E14 Wharf Lane is a road in the E14 postcode area (Limehouse)

Wharf Lane, E14

White Horse Lane, E1 White Horse Lane originally meandered through the countryside, beginning its journey in Whitechapel and eventually converging with the similarly-named White Horse Street (Stepney Green)

White Horse Lane, E1

White Horse Road, E1 White Horse Road is an ancient lane, running to the east of St Dunstan’s church (Stepney Green)

White Horse Road, E1

White Horse Street, E14 Until the early 20th century, White Horse Street stretched uninterrupted from Stepney Churchyard to Butcher Row, leading down to the riverside (Limehouse)

White Horse Street, E14

White Tower Way, E1 White Tower Way was built in the area formerly occupied by gas works (Stepney Green)

White Tower Way, E1

Wilson’s Place, E14 Wilson’s Place is a road in the E14 postcode area (Limehouse)

Wilson’s Place, E14

Yorkshire Place, E14 Yorkshire Place was initially called Railway Place (Limehouse)

Yorkshire Place, E14

Yorkshire Road, E14 Yorkshire Road was named by association with nearby York Square (Limehouse)

Yorkshire Road, E14

Zenith Building, E14 Zenith Building is located on Commercial Road (Limehouse)

Zenith Building, E14

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