Edith's Streets

North London Railway The line from Broad Street Station – and now from Shoreditch Station – continues north and is met by the line from Stratford from the east and the line to Highbury on the west TQ 33666 84813 (For reasons of space – these very intensive inner city squares will be divided into quarters – the  north  east quarter for this square.) Inner city area - this is what the inner city is actually about - small theatres and arts projects, lots of sites of small but often famous industries, churches - often eccentric, community projects, lively pubs, and so much else. Lots of railway infrastructure here too. Post to the south Dalston Post to the west Balls Pond Road Abbot Street 3 Fitzroy House . Abbot Street Studio is a music, post production and voice over recording studio markets and events held there. Ashwin Street This was once known as Beech Street 2 Arcola Theatre Tent 10-16 this studio block fronts on Ashwin Street as a run of former Victorian terrace

North London Line The railway continues northwards TQ 33881 84511 Inner city suburban area with schools and churches along with much local authority housing, and speculative 19th developments now become fashionable. (For reasons of space – these very intensive inner city squares will be divided into quarters – the south  east quarter for this square.) Post to the south Haggerston Post to the north Dalston Junction Acer Road The current Acer Road is a new cut through with new build housing as part of the 2011 Holly Street Regeneration Project. Acer Road has however moved about a bit – relatively recently it was part of Richmond Road, and previously elsewhere. Albion Drive. Queensbridge Primary School. London School Board School Opened in 1898 as Queen's Road School. It is a monumental building with a four-storey central section. The type developed from the 1870s, to the three-decker compositions of T.J. Bailey in the 1890s. It was reorganised in 1923 and again in 192

(For reasons of space – these very intensive inner city squares will be divided into quarters – the north east quarter for this square.) North London Railway The railway continues go run northwards Post to the south Haggerston Post to the north Dalston Broke Walk This is roughly the line of Broke Road where St.Paul’s Church and associated schools stood slightly to the east Regents Canal Original Rail Bridge carrying the North London Line this was a two span half through bridge with a deck of longitudinal box girders and cross girders of wrought iron plates. The deck was supported on iron columns next to the tow path. Gas Works wall from Laburnum Street.  A large brick wall dominated the canal on its south side where the Gas, Light & Coke Co.. had its gas works Laburnam Boat Club. This opened in 1983 on some of the site of the Independent Gas Works. A small group of local people who formed the Club spent years clearing the site, dredging the basin and building the

(For reasons of space – these very intensive inner city squares will be divided into quarters – the south east quarter for this square.) North London Railway The North London Railway continues northwards Post to the south Bethnal Green Boundary Estate Post to the north Haggerston Cremer Street The road was in the past Thomas Street and then Harwar Street after Harwar Almshouses. It is said to have been full of pretty cottages Harwar Almshouses . These stood on the corner with Kingsland Road and were in both roads. They were built in 1710 as part of a bequest from Samuel Harwar funded by income from land, mainly in Kent and administered by the Drapers Company. They were demolished as being beyond modernising, pensions were provided with the remaining income and shops and a factory built on the Kingsland Road. 1-13 17-25 large 1960’s industrial building on four floors, on two adjoining sites, converted to provide 90 studios, Arch 402 Gallery. This opened in 2010 and showcas

North London Railway The Railway continues to run northwards TQ 33614 82568 (For reasons of space – these very intensive inner city squares will be divided into quarters – another quarter to go with the previous two quarters for this square.)  This is the north east corner. This is an inner city area around the amazing Boundary Road estate. There is much of interest - in particular the Mildmay Mission stands out as do some of the initiatives of Angela Burdett Coutts. This was an area of terrible poverty - the Old Nichol . Post to the west Hoxton Post to the north Haggerston Post to the south Spitalfields Arnold Circus The Boundary Estate was the result of a major slum clearance of the 1890s. This area, called Friars Mount, was part of an area parcelled out in building leases in the early 19th and may have been named after a farmer called Fryer.  It had become an area of speculative building and absentee landlords.  Housing, originally cottages for weavers, had been cramme

(For reasons of space – these very intensive inner city squares will be divided into quarters – meaning two quarters for the line of the North London Railway for this square. The two eastern quarters can wait for the future) North London Railway The railway line continues northwards turning north eastwards River Walbrook Springs contributing to the Walbrook may, or may not, rise in this area and flow south. Post to the south Shoreditch Post to the east Bethnal Green Boundary Estate Basing Place Basing Square - Berman’s Almshouses . These were built here in 1813 and resulted from funds left by Nonconformist Minister William Berman in 1700 and were for eight poor women. They were destroyed by Second World War bombing and rebuilt in Brentwood, Essex Mission . In the 19th there was a Mission Hall here and a Wesleyan Sunday School. This also seems to have operated as an independent private school also described as a Ragged School. Basing House Yard This is presumably name