Tower Hamlets Collection (page 2)

The Great Warehouse-St. Katherines Dock, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Great Warehouse-St. Katherines Dock, 1872. When St Katharine Docks were built by engineer Thomas Telford, he specified the warehouses designed by architect Philip Hardwick be built

St. Katherines Dock, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
St. Katherines Dock, 1872. When St Katharine Docks were built by engineer Thomas Telford, he specified warehouses designed by architect Philip Hardwick be built on the quayside so goods could be

Wentworth Street, Whitechapel, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Wentworth Street, Whitechapel, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

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 Tower of London, 1907. Creator: Francis Frith & Co
The Tower of London, 1907. Tower of London - historic palace, prison, fortress and armoury - dating from the 11th century. Postcard

Petticoat Lane market on a Sunday morning, London, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Petticoat Lane market on a Sunday morning, London, c1910. Crowds at the street market in Spitalfields. Postcard. [Celesque Series, Photochrom Co Ltd]

Old Bow Bridge, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Old Bow Bridge, c1876. Three-arched 15th century stone bridge across Mill Beck in Bow, East London. From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

The Tower of London, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Tower of London, 1890. Castle on the River Thames, founded 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest of England, the White Tower built by William the Conqueror in 1079 became a symbol of oppression

The Mob of Spenceans Summoning the Tower of London, 1816 (c1890). Creator: Unknown
The Mob of Spenceans Summoning The Tower of London, 1816 (c1890). From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol. V."

Tower of London - famous old palace and prison of royalty - England, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Tower of London - famous old palace and prison of royalty - England, 1901.The Tower of London, officially Her Majestys Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London

The Shaft Leading To The Entrance Of The Blackwall Tunnel, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Shaft Leading To The Entrance Of The Blackwall Tunnel Which Was Constructed By The London County Council At A Cost Of £ 869, 476, 1901. From " The Harmsworth Magazine, Volume VI

Wapping Old Stairs, Where the Watermen Plied, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Wapping Old Stairs, Where the Watermen Plied, c1935. Steps leading down to the River Thames at Wapping in London. The Thames watermen used small boats called wherries or skiffs to ferry passengers

An Old Charity School for Boy and Girl Down at Wapping, c1935. Creator: Charles
An Old Charity School for Boy and Girl Down at Wapping, c1935. Graves in St Johns Churchyard at Wapping in east London, with St John of Wapping School, founded in 1695, behind

Children Play Where Once The Scaffold Dripped Blood, c1935. Creator: Donald McLeish
Children Play Where Once The Scaffold Dripped Blood, c1935. Garden at Tower Hill, near the City of London. The paved area marks the site of the scaffold which was used for public executions between

Poplar Almshouses Founded In The Seventeenth Century, 1926, (c1935). Creator: W Whiffin
Poplar Almshouses Founded In The Seventeenth Century, 1926, (c1935). Woman standing outside Hester Hawes almshouses at Bow Lane in the East End of London

Carriers of Londons Food: Unloaded Cargo Boats in the South Dock of the West India Docks, c1935. Ships at the Isle of Dogs on the River Thames in London

Christ Church, Spitalfields, View of the West End, mid-late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Christ Church, Spitalfields, View of the West End, mid-late 19th century. One of a set of views of baroque London churches

Kirby Castle, Bethnal Green (The Blind Beggars House), (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Kirby Castle, Bethnal Green (The Blind Beggars House), (c1872). Kirbys Castle, built in 1570 by John Kirby at Bethnal Green, (now part of east London)

The Tower of London, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
The Tower of London, (c1872). The Tower depicted with fields in the distance before London became built up. From Old and New London, Vol

Moorfields and its Neighbourhood (From a Map of about 1720), (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Moorfields and its Neighbourhood (From a Map of about 1720), (c1872). Map of part of the City of London, showing the Moorfields, one of the last pieces of open land in the City

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

The Tower of London, c1896. Artist: York & Son
The Tower of London, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

The Tower Bridge, c1896. Artist: York & Son
The Tower Bridge, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

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

The Railway Strike - Meeting on Tower Hill, 1919, 1920. Artist: CRW Nevinson
The Railway Strike - Meeting on Tower Hill, 1919, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]

The Quay, Blackwall Docks, 1810, (1920). Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
The Quay, Blackwall Docks, 1810, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]

Bonners Hall, Bethnal Green, London, 1852. Artist: J Rawlings
Bonners Hall, Bethnal Green, London, 1852

Church of St Bartholomew, Coventry Street, Bethnal Green, London, c1850

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

Georgian terraced houses and Christ Church, Spitalfields, Stepney, London, 1909
Georgian terraced houses and Christ Church, Fournier Street, Spitalfields, Stepney, London, 1909. Street of three-storey Georgian terraced houses

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

Horse and cart with sacks of vegetables, Bow, London, 1900
Horse and cart with sacks of vegetables, 91-93 Devons Road, Bow, London, 1900. Cart belonging to A.G. Hassell, Pea & Potato salesman with horses waiting outside T Damery confectioner and tobacconist s

Man mooring a barge by a river bank, Poplar, London, 1905. Barge on still water; a single-decker tram passes over the bridge

Hair dressing class for men at the Bromley Non-Residential Training Centre, London, 1934
Hair dressing class for men at the Bromley Non-Residential Training Centre, Bromley by Bow, London, 1934. Men training to be barbers, with a row of chairs and mirrors at one end of the room

Workmen tiling the Rotherhithe Tunnel, London, December 1907. Workmen using scaffolding to fix tiles to the tunnel roof and walls in a section under the River Thames

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

The Rotherhithe Tunnel under construction, London, 1906. Men constructing the caisson for Shaft 4 of the tunnel under the River Thames

The Rotherhithe Tunnel under construction, London, March 1905. Construction of the cut and cover section of the tunnel under the River Thames

Official opening of the Blackwall Tunnel, Poplar, London, 1897. The Prince and Princess of Wales in a horse-drawn carriage accompanied by other carriages and soldiers in a royal parade

Railway bridge across Globe Road, Bethnal Green, London, 1914. The north side of the railway bridge across the cobbled Globe Road

Great Eastern Railway Bridge over the Bow Road, Poplar, London, 1915. Ticket prices on the Great Eastern Railway at a penny single

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

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