Limehouse 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Ship that Became A Dry Dock, 1937. The remains of the Canton. Which was sunk in Limehouse, London, in 1829 to form a dry dock. Here we see the dry dock during extension work in 1898

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

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

Ebano bitumen stored at Elizabeth Wharf, Limehouse, London, c1900
Barrels of Ebano bitumen stored at Elizabeth Wharf, Limehouse, London, c1900. The Ebano Oil Company imported bitumen from Mexico

South-west view of the Church of St Anne, Limehouse, London, c1750

A perspective and political view of the timber-yard at L-e, 1769. Charles Dingley is sawing through the Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights

An Old Tavern, Limehouse, 1929. From Old London, A Series of 25 Willss Cigarettes cards. [W.D. & H.O. Wills, London, 1929]

From Limehouse Pier, 1873, (1894). Artist: Herbert Menzies Marshall
From Limehouse Pier, 1873, (1894). From The Studio Volume 3. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1894]

The Thames at Limehouse, c1780. Artist: Johann Ziegler
The Thames at Limehouse, c1780. After Dominic Serres (1722?1793). From Old Ship Prints by E. Keble Chatterton. [John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, London & New York, 1927]

Limehouse, 1859, (1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Limehouse, 1859, (1904). From Whistler As I Knew Him, by Mortimer Menpes. [Adam and Charles Black, London, 1904]

Limehouse, 19th century (1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Limehouse, 19th century (1904). Plate taken from Whistler As I Knew Him, by Mortimer Menpes, published by Adam and Charles Black (London, 1904)

The Grapes public house, Limehouse, London, 1887. Built in 1720, The Grapes was a waterfront tavern patronised by the dock workers of Limehouse

Limehouse Church, London, 19th century. Artist: J Woods
Limehouse Church, London, 19th century. St Annes Church, Limehouse, designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, was built between 1714 and 1725

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