Tower Hamlets Collection

Old pub on the River Thames, London, 1926-1927. An old tavern on the riverside at Limehouse. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I

Agas Map of London, c1561. Sheet 10, showing part of Southwark, London Bridge, ships on the River Thames, part of the City of London and the Tower of London with its moat

Entrance to Regents Canal Dock, Limehouse, London, 1828. Artist: Frederick James Havell
Entrance to Regents Canal Dock, Limehouse, London, 1828. View with boats and crew on Regents Canal and figures on the dockside

Victorian London - A shady place
Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. A dark alley in Whitechapel circa 1870

The Harbour Masters office at 74 Narrow Street, Limehouse, London, c1905. Artist
The Harbour Masters office at 74 Narrow Street, Limehouse, London, c1905

Christ Church, Spitalfields, London, 1815. View with figures and carts in the street. Built between 1714 and 1729, the church was designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor

A Chinese shop, Limehouse, London, c1900 (1901). From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1901]

View near Limehouse Bridge, London, looking down the River Thames, 1751

Tower Hamlets E2 0 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Tower Hamlets E2 0

Crowd outside the closed East India Dock Gates, Poplar, London, 1897. Men wait, locked out of the East India Docks, probably during a strike in which the dock workers demanded fair pay

View of the (proposed) western archway of the Thames Tunnel, London, c1831. The Thames Tunnel, connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe, was the first underwater tunnel in the world

Palestine Place, Bethnal Green, London, c1840. Artist: F Jones
Palestine Place, Bethnal Green, London, c1840. Palestine Place was the centre of missionary operations of the London Society for promoting Christianity amongst the Jews

Tower of London, Stepney, London, 1883. Artist: John Crowther
Tower of London, Stepney, London, 1883. View of the Salt Tower, Cradle Tower and Well Tower at the Tower of London, Stepney. A row of cannons is in the foreground

View of the west side of Tower Bridge, London, c1950
View of the west side of Tower Bridge, Stepney, London, c1950, from the beach at Tower Wharf, showing children playing. Barges pass along the river in the background

Miseries of London, 1812. A woman walking down Wapping Old Stairs being assailed by a group of watermen plying for trade. Two figures watch from a balcony

Boundary Estate: Arnold Circus, 1907 (b / w photo)
1812535 Boundary Estate: Arnold Circus, 1907 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Boundary Estate: Arnold Circus, view of public gardens and flats, London
1812532 Boundary Estate: Arnold Circus, view of public gardens and flats, London, 1903 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Boundary Estate: Arnold Circus, London, 1907 (b / w photo)
1812539 Boundary Estate: Arnold Circus, London, 1907 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Bethnal Green)

Tower Hamlets E2 7 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Tower Hamlets E2 7

Limehouse Dock, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Limehouse Dock, 1872. Limehouse Dock in Tower Hamlets used by seagoing vessels to offload cargo to canal barges, for onward transport along the Regents Canal. From, " LONDON

Church of St Anne, Limehouse, London, 1811. Artist: John Coney
Church of St Anne, Limehouse, London, 1811. View looking across the churchyard. Designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, St Anne s, Limehouse was built between 1714 and 1725

Wharves at Limehouse, London, c1850. Artist: Frederick J Goff
Wharves at Limehouse, London, c1850. View with barges in the foreground

South view of the Tower of London with boats on the River Thames, 1776

East India Docks, Poplar, London, 1808. Artist: William Daniell
View of the East India Docks, Poplar, London, looking south towards Isle of Dogs with the River Lea on the left, 1808

Brunswick Dock, and East India Dock, Poplar, London, 1803. Artist: William Daniell
Brunswick Dock, and East India Dock, Poplar, London, 1803. Brunswick and East India Docks looking east with the River Lea in the middle distance and Perrys Masthouse on the right

A view of Pennyfields, Chinatown, London, 20th century. A Chinese community began to become established in Limehouse on the banks of the Thames in East London in the late 18th century

Middlesex Street (Late Petticoat Lane) on a Sunday Morning, 1891. Artist: William Luker
Middlesex Street (Late Petticoat Lane) on a Sunday Morning, 1891. Petticoat Lane Market, a fashion and clothing market in the East End of London, consists of two adjacent street markets

Great Eastern on the stocks at Millwall on the Thames, 1857. View from the stern, showing the vessel in John Scott Russells (1808-1882) yard

Bromley by Bow coal merchant Charles Franklin horses and cart delivery wagon takes a break and a drink of water from the trough during his delivery round in Bow. 3rd March 1955

Flood waters in the moat at the Tower of London, 1928, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Flood waters in the moat at the Tower of London, 1928, (1935). The worst Thames flood within living memory...the Tower moat - ordinarily used as a football ground - filled with water

Trendy shop near Spitalfields market, East End, London, England, UK

Europe, England, London, Tower Bridge

Collingwood Estate: exterior of Bullen House, London, 1925 (b / w photo)
1812578 Collingwood Estate: exterior of Bullen House, London, 1925 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Bethnal Green)

Londoners enjoy the early summer sun on the banks of the River Thames by the Tower of London. 2nd June 1955

awaiting their turn. Ladies queue to use the public telephone box close to the Tower of London. 2nd June 1955

Shoe shine at work in Whitechapel High Street in the east end of London. 14th January 1955

Puppies for sale at a stall in the flea market at Club Row, Bethnal Green, E1 London 1st March 1955

Customers at the secondhand gramophone record stall at the flea market in Club Row, Bethnal Green, E1 London 1st March 1955

Father watches his son trying out cycles for sale at the flea market in Club Row, Bethnal Green, E1 London 1st March 1955

Tower Hamlets E3 4 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Tower Hamlets E3 4

Tower Hamlets E14 8 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Tower Hamlets E14 8

Tower Hamlets E3 2 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Tower Hamlets E3 2

Tower of London. General View from the South, c1920. Creator: Unknown
Tower of London. General View from the South, c1920. Londons famous historic palace, prison, fortress and armoury, dating from the 11th century. In the foreground is the River Thames. Postcard

Princess Alexandra... attending one of her dinners for poor children... c1897, (1901)
Princess Alexandra in the East End: Her Royal Highness attending one of her dinners for poor children at the Peoples Palace, c1897, (1901)

The Grapes, Limehouse, London, 1936. Creator: Unknown
The Grapes, Limehouse, London, 1936. The Grapes, Grade II listed public house on the Thames. Current building dates from 1720s on site of a pub built 1583

Outside the Peoples Palace in the Mile End Road, c1935. Creator: Donald McLeish
Outside the Peoples Palace in the Mile End Road, c1935. The Peoples Palace was the brainchild of philanthropist John Thomas Barber Beaumont (1774-1841)

St Katharine Docks Marina, Tower Hamlets, London, England

Tower Bridge, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tower Bridge at Christmas, London, Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK

View of The Shard at night, Southwark, London, England, UK

England, London, Tower Hamlets, Limehouse Basin with Canary Wharf buildings in background

Petticoat Lane market, East End, London, England, UK

Streets around Brick Lane, East End, London, England, UK

Brick Lane, East End, London, England, UK

Street art around Brick Lane, East End, London, England, UK

England, London, Tower Hamlets, St. Katharine Dock
England, London, Tower Hamlets, St.Katharine Dock

Europe, England, London, Tower Bridge and City Hall

Victorian London - Rag merchants home
" Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. Rag merchants home Coulston Street, Whitechapel, circa 1870."

The Members of the New London School Board (engraving)
1036624 The Members of the New London School Board (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Members of the New London School Board)

Members of the House of Commons who did not sit in the Last Parliament (b / w photo)
1600252 Members of the House of Commons who did not sit in the Last Parliament (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bauerkellers New, Embossed, Plan of London, 1841 (colour lithograph)
STC255320 Bauerkellers New, Embossed, Plan of London, 1841 (colour lithograph) by Bauerkeller, George (fl.1841); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Millwall Estate, London, 1936 (b / w photo)
1812643 Millwall Estate, London, 1936 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Millwall Estate)

Boundary Street: Hertsey and Taplow Buildings, 1901 (b / w photo)
1812541 Boundary Street: Hertsey and Taplow Buildings, 1901 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Bethnal Green)

Boundary Estate: exterior of Cleeve Buildings, London, 1901 (photo)
1812540 Boundary Estate: exterior of Cleeve Buildings, London, 1901 (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Shoreditch)

Mr George Thompson, MP for the Tower Hamlets (engraving)
1617941 Mr George Thompson, MP for the Tower Hamlets (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr George Thompson, MP for the Tower Hamlets)

Members of the New House of Commons (engraving)
1614042 Members of the New House of Commons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Members of the New House of Commons)

The New London School Board (b / w photo)
1598172 The New London School Board (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New London School Board)

Members of the New Parliament (engraving)
1047896 Members of the New Parliament (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Members of the New Parliament)

Yarrow and Company Shipbuilding Works, Isle of Dogs, torpedo boat no
1812808 Yarrow and Company Shipbuilding Works, Isle of Dogs, torpedo boat no. 80, London, 1887 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Tower Hamlets Election (engraving)
614476 Tower Hamlets Election (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tower Hamlets Election - the hustings at Stepney Green, London)

Limehouse Docks (engraving)
XJF444356 Limehouse Docks (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Limehouse, on the north bank of the River Thames in the borough of Tower Hamlets)

New Members of the House of Commons, Heroes of the Conflict (b / w photo)
1100115 New Members of the House of Commons, Heroes of the Conflict (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Members of the House of Commons)

Boundary Estate: exterior of Clifton and Molesey Buildings, London, 1906 (b / w photo)
1812534 Boundary Estate: exterior of Clifton and Molesey Buildings, London, 1906 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

London Docks: ivory warehouse, 1895 (b / w photo)
1812772 London Docks: ivory warehouse, 1895 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Bow Bridge Estate: residential tenements, London, 1934 (b / w photo)
1812563 Bow Bridge Estate: residential tenements, London, 1934 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Poplar)

Bow Bridge Estate: main entrance, 1934 (b / w photo)
1812561 Bow Bridge Estate: main entrance, 1934 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Poplar)

The Royal Mint, London, 1895 (b / w photo)
1812760 The Royal Mint, London, 1895 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Stepney, Metropolitan Borough of; Tower Hamlets)

The New School Board for London (b / w photo)
1107848 The New School Board for London (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New School Board for London)

View of Boundary Estate, London, 1907 (b / w photo)
1812537 View of Boundary Estate, London, 1907 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Shoreditch)

Bow Bridge Estate: residential tenements, 1934 (b / w photo)
1812559 Bow Bridge Estate: residential tenements, 1934 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Poplar)

Boundary Estate: bandstand, Arnold Circus, London, 1912 (b / w photo)
1812536 Boundary Estate: bandstand, Arnold Circus, London, 1912 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Bethnal Green)

Boundary Estate: Arnold Circus, London, 1903 (b / w photo)
1812533 Boundary Estate: Arnold Circus, London, 1903 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Bethnal Green)

Holland Estate: exterior of Carter House, London, 1926 (b / w photo)
1812622 Holland Estate: exterior of Carter House, London, 1926 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

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Tower Hamlets, a historic borough in London, is steeped in rich history and diverse culture. From the Agas Map of London dating back to 1561 to the bustling streets of Victorian London, this area has witnessed countless transformations over the centuries. In 1926-1927, an old pub on the River Thames stood as a testament to its riverside heritage. The pub was a hub of activity where locals gathered to unwind and enjoy scenic views of the iconic river. Limehouse, one of Tower Hamlets' neighborhoods, had its own unique charm. In c1900 (1901), a Chinese shop added an exotic touch to Limehouse's vibrant streetscape. Meanwhile, Frederick James Havell's artwork showcased the entrance to Regents Canal Dock in Limehouse during 1828 - a reminder of its maritime past. The Harbour Masters office at 74 Narrow Street captured the essence of early 20th-century Limehouse with its architectural beauty. This building served as a symbol of authority overlooking bustling docks and trade activities. Moving towards Spitalfields, Christ Church stood tall since 1815 as an architectural gem amidst urban development. Its presence offered solace and spirituality for residents seeking respite from city life. A glimpse into history takes us back even further down memory lane with William Marlow's painting depicting Limehouse Bridge in 1751. The view showcases ships sailing along the River Thames while capturing the essence of trade that shaped Tower Hamlets' identity. Boundary Estate's Arnold Circus provides insight into social housing developments during early twentieth century London. Black-and-white photographs from around 1907 depict public gardens and flats surrounding Arnold Circus – evidence that efforts were made to improve living conditions for working-class communities within Tower Hamlets. To navigate through this fascinating borough today, we can rely on modern resources like maps such as Tower Hamlets E2 7 Map which guide us through its vibrant neighborhoods filled with history, culture, and diversity.