Edith's Streets

Riverbank north bank east of the Tower Limehouse Post to the north Stepney Post to the west Ratcliffe and Shadwell  and  Rotherhithe, Surrey Canal Entrance Post to the east Canary Wharf and Poplar Post to the south Greenland Dock The posting only covers sites on the north bank of the river. On the south bank is  Rotherhithe, Nelson Dock. Riverside area where numerous wharves were the sites of trading and manufacturing industries from at least the 17th century. Some important shipbuilding sites. These are now covered with late 20th housing, much of it in gated areas and some completely inaccessible to anyone but the occupants. Some other industry - all of course gone - including breweries.  The area was accessed by two canals - the very early Limehouse Cut coming into the area from the Lea Valley and the Lea Navigation, and the Regents Canal accessing the west London, the midlands and the national canal network. The Regents Canal Dock provided a river ent...

Riverside north bank east of the Tower. Shadwell and Ratcliffe Post to the north ultimately Whitechapel Riverside area with wharves and industries active from at least the 16th century. There are also areas of housing, religious and charitable buildings dating from a similar period. All of these areas are now covered in 20th 'exclusive' housing, some of it in converted industrial buildings.  This area included some early glassworks - persisting into the 21st century - and other major industries included sugar, sweet and jam making, rope, and soaps as well, of course, as shipbuilding.  The area includes the Shadwell Basin - used for sports it is the last remnant of the London Dock. The Rotherhithe road tunnel crosses the river here but, more importantly, it is the northern end of Brunel's Thames Tunnel, the world's first underwater tunnel, now used for the London Overground to Wapping Station. This post contains only those sites north of the river. Sites south of the...