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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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West Gardens, E1W

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Place Name Surprisingly not a directional description but named after a man called West who held a considerable amount of…

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Wellclose Street, E1W

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Place Name Previously called Neptune Street after the Roman sea god. This road leads to Wellclose Square, which was so-called…

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Wapping Dock Street, E1W

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Place Name Leading to Wapping Dock Stairs which go down to the River Thames. For many years it was believed…

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Virginia Street, E1W

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Place Name After the colony which later became the ninth US state. The first expedition to the colony of Virginia…

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Stevedore Street, E1W

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Place Name An all too rare reference to the ordinary men who were employed at the docks to load and…

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