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Stepney in Peace and War the Paintings of Rose L. Henriques
NEWSLETTER OF TOWER HAMLETS LOCAL HISTORY LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES LH&A NEWS November-December 2013 Stepney in Peace and War The paintings of Rose L. Henriques The Foothills, 'Tilbury', bombed second time. Watercolour on paper, Rose L. Henriques. c1941. Our new exhibition is a rare opportunity to see highlights from our collections of paintings by the Jewish philanthropist Rose L. Henriques (1889-1972) which launches here on Thursday 28 November at 6.30pm. This event is open to the public and is co-hosted with the Jewish East End Celebration Society. With her husband Sir Basil, Lady Rose Henriques founded the St George's Jewish Settlement in Betts St, Stepney in 1919. Here, the Henriques developed social welfare facilities and services for the deprived local community ranging from youth clubs to washrooms and open to Jews and non-Jews alike. The Settlement was able to expand into its own new premises in Berner Street in 1929 thanks to funding from philanthropist Bernhard Baron, after whom the building was renamed. Rose was an avid artist, serving on the board of the Whitechapel Gallery, and the watercolours in our collection are a unique record of Stepney around the time of the Second World War. Focussing on the regular activities and everyday landscapes of the besieged borough, her subjects include the clear-up and triage activities of the Civilian Defence Service, the controversial air raid shelter known as "Tilbury", and scenes of bombed out synagogues and churches. She also painted everyday life at the Settlement building where she and Basil lived. This exhibition has been curated by staff with the expert voluntary help of art researcher Sara Ayad. -
Tower Hamlets Local History Library Classification Scheme – 5Th Edition 2021
Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives Tower Hamlets Local History Library Classification Scheme 5th Edition | 2021 Tower Hamlets Local History Library Classification Scheme – 5th Edition 2021 Contents 000 Geography and general works ............................................................... 5 Local places, notable passing events, royalty and the borough, world wars 100 Biography ................................................................................................ 7 Local people, collected biographies, lists of names 200 Religion, philosophy and ethics ............................................................ 7 Religious and ethical organisations, places of worship, religious life and education 300 Social sciences ..................................................................................... 11 Racism, women, LGBTQ+ people, politics, housing, employment, crime, customs 400 Ethnic groups, migrants, race relations ............................................. 19 Migration, ethnic groups and communities 500 Science .................................................................................................. 19 Physical geography, archaeology, environment, biology 600 Applied sciences ................................................................................... 19 Public health, medicine, business, shops, inns, markets, industries, manufactures 700 Arts and recreation ............................................................................... 24 Planning, parks, land and estates, fine arts, -
Mile End Old Town, 1740-1780: a Social History of an Early Modern London Suburb
REVIEW ESSAY How Derek Morris and Kenneth Cozens are rewriting the maritime history of East London North of the Thames: a review Derek Morris, Mile End Old Town, 1740-1780: A Social History of an Early Modern London Suburb. 1st ed, 2002; 2nd ed., The East London History Society, 2007; a new edition in process to be extended back in time to cover from 1660; Derek Morris and Ken Cozens, Wapping, 1600-1800: A Social History of an Early Modern London Maritime Suburb. The East London History Society, 2009; Derek Morris, Whitechapel 1600-1800: A Social History of an Early Modern London Inner Suburb. The East London History Society, 2011; £12.60 and £3:50 p&p (overseas $18.50), http://wwww.eastlondonhistory .org.uk In three books published to date, two London-based researchers, Derek Morris and Kenneth Cozens, have set about the task of challenging many deeply-held stereotypes of London’s eastern parishes in the eighteenth century. With meticulous attention to detail, and with sure control of a wide range of archives, they have produced three highly-recommended works. The books Mile End and Wapping are in very short supply, if not by the time of this review, only available on the second-hand market. In Whitechapel, with the completion of the first phase of their research, they have ignored the restrictions imposed by parish boundaries: they have begun to draw conclusions about the nature of society in these areas in the eighteenth century. This is welcome for a number of reasons. But chief among these is that for too long historians have relied on a series of stereotypes with the emphasis on poverty, crime and “dirty industries,” to portray these eastern parishes, when in fact the emphasis should be on the important role played by local entrepreneurs in London’s growing economy and worldwide trading networks. -
Cable Street Particulars
For Sale Residential Development Opportunity On behalf of Transport for London February 2018 Land at Cable Street, Shadwell, E1 0DR Excellent development potential Part of the GLA’s Small Sites Small Builders Programme Vacant site located in Tower Hamlets Site area approximately 0.51 acres (0.20 hectares) Adjacent site of approximately 0.29 acres (0.12 hectares) to be retained by the DLR for operational use Long Leasehold (250 years) for sale via informal tender Subject to planning offers invited for affordable housing Bid deadline 12 noon Friday 23rd March 2018 Indicative Boundary 08449 02 03 04 www.london.gov.uk/smallsites GLA Small Sites Programme Residential properties lie to the south of the site on Cable Street and range between 5 and 9 storeys. TfL is delivering a number of small sites to the market Cable Street is a one-way street that forms part of the as part of a pilot scheme for the GLA’s Small Sites Barking to Tower Gateway Cycle Superhighway route. Programme. The programme is intended to: Retained Land Bring small publicly owned sites forward for residential-led development If required, a licence and associated access rights will be granted over the DLR retained land to enable the Invigorate new and emerging ‘sources of developer to: supply’ including small developers, small housing associations, community-led housing a) Implement a hard landscaping scheme, to groups and self builders. improve the outlook and linkage with the residential development. Any landscaping Location designs will need to be compatible with DLR operational uses and materials will need to be The site is situated on Cable Street in Shadwell and is agreed with DLR. -
Extended Conservation Areas Albert Gardens
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Limehouse Trail 2017
Trail The lost east end Discover London’s first port, first Chinatown and notorious docklands Time: 2 hours Distance: 3 ½ miles Landscape: urban The East End starts where the City of London finishes, Location: east of the Tower. A short walk from this tourist hub Shadwell, Wapping and Limehouse, leads to places that are much less visited. London E1W and E14 Some of the names are famous: Cable Street, where Start: locals held back the fascist blackshirts; or Limehouse, Tower Gateway DLR Station or where Britain’s first Chinese population gained mythical Tower Hill Underground Station status. Finish: Some are less known, such as Wellclose Square, a Westferry DLR Station Scandinavian square with an occult reputation, and Ratcliff, where ships set sale to explore the New World. Grid reference: TQ 30147 83158 These parts of London were once notorious, home to Keep an eye out for: sailors from across the globe and reputed to be wild and lawless. Now they hold clues to their past, which can be The Old Rose pub at the top of Chigwell Hill, decoded by retracing their borders beside the Thames. a real slice of the lost East End Directions From Tower Hill - avoid the underpass and turn left outside the station to reach Minories, and cross to Shorter Street. From Tower Gateway - take the escalators to street level, turn left on to Minories then left again along Shorter Street. From Shorter Street - Cross Mansell Street and walk along Royal Mint Street. Continue along the street for a few minutes, passing the Artful Dodger pub, then crossing John Fisher Street and Dock Street. -
Cable Street – Road Safety Improvements
Cycle Superhighway 3 Upgrade Cable Street – Road Safety Improvements Response to Consultation March 2015 Cycle Superhighway 3 Upgrade Cable Street – Road Safety Improvements Response to Consultation Published March 2015 Executive summary Between 30 January and 27 February 2015, Transport for London (TfL) consulted on road safety improvements to Cable Street as part of an upgrade to Cycle Superhighway 3. We received 90 direct responses to the consultation, 76 (or 85%) of which supported or partially supported our proposals. After considering all responses, we have decided to proceed with the scheme incorporating the following additional measures to those originally proposed: Reviewing the signal timings at the junction of Cable Street and Cannon Street to maximise the green time available for cyclists Replacing the speed cushion with a sinusoidal hump at the junction of Cable Street and Hardinge Street Extending double yellow lines around junctions but not across the cycle track Subject to final discussions with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which is the highway authority responsible for Cable Street, we expect work to start in summer 2015. We will write to local residents and affected properties before work starts to provide a summary of this consultation, an overview of the updated proposals and an outline of the construction programme. This document explains the processes, responses and outcomes of the recent consultation, and sets out our response to issues commonly raised. Contents 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... -
Buses from Shadwell from Buses
Buses from Shadwell 339 Cathall Leytonstone High Road Road Grove Green Road Leytonstone OLD FORD Stratford The yellow tinted area includes every East Village 135 Old Street D3 Hackney Queen Elizabeth Moorfields Eye Hospital bus stop up to about one-and-a-half London Chest Hospital Fish Island Wick Olympic Park Stratford City Bus Station miles from Shadwell. Main stops are for Stratford shown in the white area outside. Route finder Old Ford Road Tredegar Road Old Street BETHNAL GREEN Peel Grove STRATFORD Day buses Roman Road Old Ford Road Ford Road N15 Bethnal Green Road Bethnal Green Road York Hall continues to Bus route Towards Bus stops Great Eastern Street Pollard Row Wilmot Street Bethnal Green Roman Road Romford Ravey Street Grove Road Vallance Road 115 15 Blackwall _ Weavers Fields Grove Road East Ham St Barnabas Church White Horse Great Eastern Street Trafalgar Square ^ Curtain Road Grove Road Arbery Road 100 Elephant & Castle [ c Vallance Road East Ham Fakruddin Street Grove Road Newham Town Hall Shoreditch High Street Lichfield Road 115 Aldgate ^ MILE END EAST HAM East Ham _ Mile End Bishopsgate Upton Park Primrose Street Vallance Road Mile End Road Boleyn 135 Crossharbour _ Old Montague Street Regents Canal Liverpool Street Harford Street Old Street ^ Wormwood Street Liverpool Street Bishopsgate Ernest Street Plaistow Greengate 339 Leytonstone ] ` a Royal London Hospital Harford Street Bishopsgate for Whitechapel Dongola Road N551 Camomile Street 115 Aldgate East Bethnal Green Z [ d Dukes Place continues to D3 Whitechapel Canning -
Board of Works
BOARD OF WORKS FOB THB LIMEHOUSE DISTRICT. SPECIAL REPORT by Mr. OR TON, Medical Officer of Health, upon the CHOLERA EPIDEMIC of 1866. BRA ax. 4 TO THE LIMEHOUSE BOARD OF WORKS. Gentlemen, At the close of June and early part ofJuly, from the unusual state of the weather, the excessive heat, in connexion with almost a stagnation of the atmosphere, littleor no wind for days together, and the more than usual de pression generally felt by a summer temperature, Iwas led to expect as the result, from experience of previous years, an epidemic of fever. But on the outbreak of Cholera inits stead, and finding it more especially selecting the fever haunts for its victims, Iwas strongly disposed to watch it,as of course in a limited sense, a substitutionary or vicarious disease, modified by circum stances which Iwas unable to apprehend. Then the Register General's views became known touching the epidemic, the suggestion ofthe foul water poison as the cause, conveyed through the mains of the East London Company at Old Ford. At the time this hypothesis was plausible, seemed almost con clusive, and I,among the rest, livinginthe very heart ofthe cholera field, was inclined to acquiesce. But facts daily become more prominent. Ihesitated, paused again and again, until at length Iwas convinced that the water had littleor nothing to do with the Cholera. Then a difficulty arose on a point of decorum, in withstanding the opinion of the Register General, whose courtesy to the medical profession has at all times been gratefully appreciated. There was yet another difficultyin the way— either to fall inwith the general opinion, for terror had made allunanimous, or stifle the expression of my own convictions. -
St George's Estate
St George’s Estate A Neighbourhood Plan St George’s Estate About the Estate The estate comprises properties in: The St George’s Estate was built during Beadnell Court built 1977 the late 1960s and 1970s and is situated in Shadwell, nestled between Betts House built 1937 The Highway and Cable Street en route Betts Street built 2011 to the Tower of London and the City. Brockmer House built 1965 Burlington Court built 2012 Crowder Street built 2011 The estate contains a mix of Hatton House built 1970 maisonettes, bungalows and houses but Noble Court built 1977 is especially notable for the 3 tower blocks that rise up from the middle of Pegswood Court built 1977 the estate, the top floors of which have and 1 9 9 1 Shearsmith House built 1970 Smithfield Court built 1977 and 2 0 1 2 Stockholm House built 1968 Swedenborg Gardens built 1968 and 2 0 1 1 Did You Know? a commanding view over the River The St George’s estate formally Thames and surrounding area. St transferred to EastendHomes in George’s has recently benefitted from January 2006 . regeneration works which has included a number of new flats and maisonettes being built within the estate. St George’s has excellent transport links to the City, Canary Wharf, Bethnal Green and Whitechapel as the Shadwell DLR and Overground stations are nearby as are the D3 and 100 bus routes. As well as being close to the www.eastendhomes.net stalls and shops of Watney Street Market, St George’s is also within walking distance of St Katherine’s Dock with its marina, shops, cafés and restaurants. -
The East End in Colour 1960–1980 the East End in Colour 1960–1980
THE EAST END IN COLOUR 1960–1980 THE EAST END IN COLOUR 1960–1980 The photographs of David Granick from the collections of Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives edited by CHRIS DORLEY-BROWN We are an indie publisher making small collectable photobooks out of East London. Our goal is to make books that are both beautiful and accessible. Neither aloof nor plain. We want both collectors and everyday folk to keep them in neat piles on wooden shelves. We are Ann and Martin and have two dogs, Moose and Bug, both of whom hate art. East London is where we nurture our ideas, walk the dogs and meet people more talented than ourselves. Thank you for supporting us. You can find more of our books at: www.hoxtonminipress.com TOWER HAMLETS LOCAL HISTORY LIBRARY & ARCHIVES On his death in 1980, David Granick’s slides were deposited at his local public Visit us library on Bancroft Road, just a few minutes away from where he lived in Stepney. We hold many exhibitions and events, always free of charge, highlighting many At that time, the large Victorian building was the central lending library for the different aspects of East End history. But even if you can’t visit in person, feel free borough of Tower Hamlets with just one room for local history. Now, the whole to ask a question, add us on social media or sign up to our newsletter. For further building is dedicated to collecting, capturing and preserving materials and re- information about David Granick, our upcoming events and opening times, sources illustrating the amazing history of the borough. -
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