Place Name It has nothing to do with the city of Cambridge as the original 1275 spelling shows Camprichtheheth which…
Place Name Previously called Crab Court and Carter Street, it became known as Clothier Street from 1906 after the second-hand clothes…
Place Name Thought to be named after a large gate that formerly stood on this street. Referenced as Whitegate Alley…
Place Name The origin of the name has been lost in time but there are several possible attributions. It is…
Place Name Restoring the memory of John Strype (November 1, 1643 – December 11, 1737), who was born in Houndsditch.…
Place Name Directional, this road leads to Hackney. The name Hackney is thought to come from Haca’s Island, meaning dry…
Place Name Commemorates the French theologian, John Calvin (July 10, 1509 – May 27, 1564), who led the Protestant Reformation in…
Place Name One of a number of streets named after a local family who farmed the land here from the mid-16thCentury,…
Place Name This used to be an old path that led East from Houndsditch. The name is descriptive, after the nature…
Place Name This street led to Haydon Square and is a corruption of John Heydon’s surname. Captain Heydon was Master of…