Stepney Collection

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

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

A man outside Brookss Club, London, 1815. Artist: George Cruikshank
A man outside Brookss Club, London, 1815. Behold at Brookss step-nay! I ll be bound to say a figure such as this you ll see there every day

The Poor Blind at the East End; Stepney Workhouse and St.Philip's Institute, 1890. Creator: Paul Charles Renouard
The Poor Blind at the East End; Stepney Workhouse and St.Philip's Institute, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Map and table of Limehouse in the Parish of Stepney, London, 1703. With a title in the bottom left corner flanked by two sailing ships. Stepney is now in the London borough of Tower Hamlets

View of HMS London sailing beneath Tower Bridge, London, 1988
View of the warship HMS London sailing beneath Tower Bridge, Stepney, London, 1988. a fireboat sprays fountains of water into the air in the foreground

Front elevation of the Church of St George in the East, Stepney, London, 1800. Artist
Front elevation of the Church of St George in the East, Stepney, London, 1800. St George in the East Church was built 1714-1726 to the design of Nicholas Hawksmoor

The Free Russian Library and reading room, 15 Whitechapel Road, Stepney, London, c1901 (1901). The Free Russian Library was set up by Aleksei Teplov

Old Gateway at Stepney, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Old Gateway at Stepney, (c1872). This House by Tradition is call d King Johns Gate from what Authority is not known, but will serve as a specimen of Variegated Brick work

Interior of the Mint, c1872. Creator: Unknown
Interior of the Mint, c1872. Workers at the Royal Mint, Tower Hill, London. From Old and New London, Vol. II: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places, by Walter Thornbury

A Curious Gate at Stepney, 1791. This House by Tradition is call d King Johns Gate from what Authority is not known, but will serve as a specimen of Variegated Brick work

Hay wagons, Whitechapel High Street, London, 1903. Wagons loaded with hay and covered with tarpaulins, parked in front of a bank, houses, warehouses and a vacant site

Crowd of East End children, Red Lion Street, Wapping, London, 1904. A group of children standing by a horse and cart at the entrance from Tench Street to a narrow lane

Statue of a boy scholar beside the door, Hamlet of Ratcliff Schools, Stepney, London, 1945
Statue of a boy scholar beside the door, Hamlet of Ratcliff Schools, 51 White Horse Road, Stepney, London, 1945. Small sculpture in a Gothic-style niche of a boy in frock coat

Cart laden with sacks, Mansell Street, Stepney, London, 1914. A horse-drawn cart passing Charles Pearson and Son Limited, printers and stationers

Pedestrians and trams in Commercial Street, Stepney, London, 1907. People stand in the road outside Spitalfields Market, with two trams going in opposite directions

Crowd outside the Russian Vapour Baths, Brick Lane, Stepney, London, 1904. People stand in the street by the entrance to the baths; the porch

Men pushing railway trucks along the Rotherhithe Tunnel, Stepney, London, June 1907. View of the tunnel under the Thames between shafts 3 and 4, showing the curve of the track

Men laying tramlines at a junction, Whitechapel High Street, London, 1929
Men laying tramlines at a junction, Whitechapel High Street, Stepney, London, August 1929. Crossover tramlines being laid at the Commercial Road junction with Whitechapel High Street

Men laying tramlines in the middle of the road, Whitechapel High Street, London, 1929
Men laying tramlines in the middle of the road, Whitechapel High Street, Stepney, London, August 1929. Tramlines being laid as traffic passes on the right: view looking west

Tramlines being laid, Whitechapel High Street, London, 1929
Tramlines being laid, Whitechapel High Street, Stepney, London, August 1929. Men work laying the track and points at the crossover, Commercial Road junction

Tramline being laid in the middle of the road, Whitechapel High Street, London, 1929
Tramline being laid in the middle of the road, Whitechapel High Street, Stepney, London, August 1929. Workmen lay track for trams

Laying tramlines at the junction of Whitechapel High Street and Commercial Road, London, 1907
Laying of electrified tramlines at the junction of Whitechapel High Street and Commercial Road, Stepney, London, 1907. Workmen assisted by horse

Nurse using a steriliser in the bathroom at Chaucer Cleansing Station, London, 1911
Nurse using a steriliser in the bathroom at Chaucer LCC Cleansing Station, Stepney, London, 1911

Nurse cutting childrens verminous hair, Finch Street Cleansing Station, London, 1911
Nurse cutting childrens verminous hair, Finch Street Cleansing Station, Stepney, London, 1911. A nurse treats children whose hair is infested with lice and nits

Children on their way to Finch Street Cleansing Station, Stepney, London, 1911. A group of children shepherded by a cloaked attendant

Whitechapel Fire Station, Commercial Road, Stepney, London, 1902
Exterior of Whitechapel Fire Station, Commercial Road, Stepney, London, 1902. View from the street of the fire station with pedestrians

Girls returning from play, Thomas Street Girls School, Limehouse, Stepney, London, 1908. Girls walking in an orderly column four abreast through the hall on their return from play

Hockey game, Myrdle Street Girls School, Stepney, London, 1908. Girls about to begin a game of hockey in the school playground. The playground is surrounded by buildings

Playing netball, Myrdle Street Girls School, Stepney, London, 1908. Girls play a game of netball on a rooftop playground

Girls Hebrew reading lesson, Jews Free School, Stepney, London, 1908. A teacher istructs a class of girls, who sit at their desks with their books open

Violinists, Myrdle Street Girls School, Stepney, London, 1908
Violin class, Myrdle Street Girls School, Stepney, London, 1908. A group of schoolgirl violinists pose with their instruments in the school hall

Scullery practice, Sailors Home School of Nautical Cookery, London, 1907. A group of boys washing various kitchen utensils

Open air exercise class, Ben Jonson School, Stepney, London, 1911. A class of girls perform physical drill in the playground. A classroom is set up under a shelter in the corner of the playground

Girls morris dancing in playground, Thomas Street Girls School, Limehouse, Stepney, London, 1908. A group of girls in traditional costume dance in the school playground

Drawing class, Myrdle Street Girls School, Stepney, London, 1908. A class of girls making drawings of one of their classmates, who is standing on a table beside a potted plant

Limehouse Cut looking south from Commercial Road, Stepney, London, c1925. Authorised by an Act of Parliament in 1766, Limehouse Cut is the oldest canal in London

Entrance to St Katharines Dock, London, c1925

View of the Thames above Limehouse, London, during the frost of February 1895. Artist
View of the Thames above Limehouse, London, during the frost of February 1895

Sailing ships at St Katharines Dock, London, c1905

Baptist College, Stepney Green, London, c1840. Artist: R Carwright
Baptist College, Stepney Green, London, c1840

The Anchor Brewery, Mile End Road, Stepney, London, c1820. View showing brewers, barrels and horses and carts in the courtyard

View of the Ratcliffe area, London, showing the ruins after the fire of 23 July, 1794. Also showing figures, boats and ships in the foreground

Trinity Almshouses, Mile End Road, Stepney, London, 1696. Artist: Simon Gribelin
Trinity Almshouses, Mile End Road, Stepney, London, 1696. Perspective view with figures and a horse-drawn carriage. The almshouses were founded in 1695 for retired ships captains and their widows

The Lord Mayor at the Red Lion Brewhouse, St Katherines Way, London, c1703 (c1850(?)). Sir John Parsons leaving for Westminster by barge

The Cock Inn, St Katherines Way, Stepney, London, c1868. Artist: JT Wilson
The Cock Inn, St Katherines Way, Stepney, London, c1868

The Black Boy Inn, St Katherines Way, Stepney, London, c1865. Artist: JT Wilson
The Black Boy Inn, St Katherines Way, Stepney, London, c1865

Church of St Katherine by the Tower, Stepney, London, 1815. Artist: William Pearson
Church of St Katherine by the Tower, Stepney, London, 1815

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