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Arnold Circus, E2

16 September 2019 londonstreetguide 2 Comments

Place Name Named after Sir (Robert) Arthur Arnold (May 28, 1833 – May 20, 1902), who was elected onto the…

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Globe Road, E2

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Place Name Until at least Elizabethan times this road was known as Theven Lane, on account of the criminal underworld…

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Bonner Road, E2

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Place Name Named after Edmund Bonner (circa 1500 – September 5, 1569), the twice ordained Roman Catholic Bishop of London.…

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Cinnamon Street, E1W

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Place Name Part of St Katherine’s and Wapping Docks, it was so-named in the 17thCentury after the valuable spice that…

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Smeaton Street, E1W

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Place Name Named after John Smeaton (January 16, 1806 – October 31, 1842), civil engineer to the London Dock Company.…

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Thomas More Street, E1W

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Place Name A memorial plaque in the street names it in honour of Sir Thomas More (February 7, 1478 –…

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Asher Way, E1W

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Place Name Named after Daniel Asher Alexander (May 6, 1768 – March 2, 1846), architect and surveyor of the London…

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Milk Yard, E1W

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Place Name Featuring on John Rocque’s map of 1746, the area was mostly developed except for one field, which would…

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King David Lane, E1W

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Place Name Named after a tavern that was known to have been here between 1741 – 1765, the name became…

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John Fisher Street, E1W

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Place Name Named in memory of John Fisher (circa October 19, 1469 – June 22, 1535), an English Catholic bishop,…

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