Contents: Pictures

56 Artillery Lane, Spitalfields: Drawing of the shop front.

All Saints Church, Poplar: Photograph taken by William Whiffin in the 1920s.

Anglo-Saxon incised stone (about 1000 A.D.) from St. Dunstan's, Stepney: Photograph by William Whiffin.

Artillery Passage: Photograph, ca. 1890.

The auditorium of the Royalty Theatre, Well Close, in 1785: Print.

A Back Garden in Nichol Street, Bethnal Green: Illustration from an article in "The Illustrated London News", 24^th October 1863, on housing conditions in Bethnal Green.

Blackwall Tunnel entrance, East India Dock Road, Poplar: Photograph taken by William Whiffin in the 1920s.

Blossom Place: Photograph, ca. 1890.

Bow Bridge: Photograph taken by William Whiffin in the 1920s.

Bow Church, Bow Road: Photograph taken by William Whiffin in the 1920s.

The boxing ring below Holy Trinity Church, Bethnal Green: Photograph, ca. 1896.

The Broadway, Bromley St. Leonard, in 1840: Illustration.

Bromley Hall: Photograph by William Whiffin.

Bromley Library, Brunswick Road: Photograph taken by William Whiffin in the 1920s.

Bryant & May's match factory, Fairfield Road, Bow: Photograph taken by William Whiffin in the 1920s.

Cellar dwelling in Nichol Street: Illustration from an article in "The Illustrated London News", 24^th October 1863, on housing conditions in Bethnal Green.

The Chapel of St. Katharine in the early nineteenth century.: Print.

Christ Church, Spitalfields, in the early nineteenth century: Looking east along Brushfield Street.

Church of St. Matthias, High Street, Poplar: Photograph taken by William Whiffin in the 1920s.

Commercial Road in 1851: Illustration of Stepney Station and the Bow Spring Bridge over Commercial Road from the "Illustrated London News," 15th November 1851.

Council offices, High Street, Poplar: Photograph taken by William Whiffin in the 1920s.

The courtyard of Toynbee Hall, ca. 1894: Illustration from "East London", published in 1896.

A curious gate at Stepney: Illustration from Lyson's Environs of London, published 1791, showing the gateway to a large mansion that stood on Stepney Green.

Danish Church formerly in Wellclose Square: Print.

Dean Colet House and the workhouse: Nineteenth century print.

The East India Company's Hospital, Poplar, 1799: Print.

East India Dock Road, showing the dock gateway in the distance: Photograph taken by William Whiffin in the 1920s.

East India Export Dock, ca. 1842: Black and white print.

East India Import Dock, ca. 1842: Black and white print.

The Eastern Suburbs of London in 1543: Detail from the Panorama of London, Westminster and Southwark by Anthony Van de Wyngaerde, showing the Thames, the Tower of London and the borough as open country.

Entrance porch and front door of Howard House, 14 Fournier Street: Line drawing, ca. 1931. The house was built in 1726 by a master weaver in Spitalfields.

Gateway to an old building at Old Ford known as King John's Palace: Illustration, ca. 1793.

George Green's School, East India Dock Road, Poplar: Photograph taken by William Whiffin in the 1920s.

Gun Street, Spitalfields: Photograph, ca. 1890.

Hackney Station, and watercress plantation: Illustration from the "Illustrated London News," 15th November 1851.

High Street, Bromley St. Leonard, (nos 2 to 12): Photograph by William Whiffin.

High Street, Whitechapel, ca. 1894: Illustration from "East London", published in 1896.

Holy Trinity Church, Bethnal Green, ca. 1896: Photograph.

Homerton parsonage and church: Illustration from the "Illustrated London News," 15th November 1851.

Jackman House (and shops), from Old Gravel Lane: Photograph of part of the Wapping Housing Estate, ca. 1932.

Jamrach (Charles) rescuing a boy seized by a tiger: Article from "The Boy's Own Paper" of 1879.

Jewish girls coming out of school, ca. 1894: Illustration from "East London", published in 1896.

King Edward VII Memorial Park, Shadwell: Photograph of Shadwell Park taken in the 1920's or 1930's.

The London Docks - The Mast House, 1852: Wood engraving from Picturesque Sketches of London, published in 1852.

The Maltings, Bromley, in the first stage of demolition.: Photograph by William Whiffin, 1934.

Map of Whitechapel High Street and surrounding area, ca. 1894: Illustration from "East London", published in 1896.

Meggs' almshouses in the nineteenth century.: Illustration. The almshouses were situated on the south side of Whitechapel Road.

The Mico's almshouses opposite St. Dunstan's churchyard: Photograph.

Mile End Road, June 1899.: Photograph showing the site where Stepney Green station now stands.

Minories Viaduct, 1851.: Print of viaduct on the London and Blackwall Railway, taken from the "Illustrated London News," 15 November 1851.

The old Bow Bridge: Shown just before it was demolished in 1837.

Old Ford at the end of Wick Lane: Illustration, ca. 1872.

Old Shadwell Church (St. Paul): Print of the church which was built in 1656 and demolished in 1817.

Open-air pulpit, St. Mary's, Whitechapel, ca. 1894: Illustration from "East London", published in 1896.

Open-air swimming bath, Millwall Recreation Ground: Photograph taken by William Whiffin in the 1920s.

Poplar Baths and Wash-Houses, East India Dock Road: Photograph taken by William Whiffin in the 1920s.

Poplar Hospital for Accidents, East India Dock Road: Photograph taken by William Whiffin in the 1920s.

Poplar Recreation Ground: Photograph taken by William Whiffin in the 1920s.

Poplar Town Hall: Photograph taken by William Whiffin in the 1920s.

The proscenium & stage of the Royalty Theatre, Well Close, in 1785: Print.

Ralph Davenant's school in the nineteenth century: Illustration.

Ralph Davenant's school in the nineteenth century: Illustration.

Ratcliff Causeway: Photograph by William Whiffin.

The Rev. G. C. Daw: Photograph of the vicar of St. Mary, Spital Square, 1894-1900.

The Rev. H. F. Mercer: Photograph of the curate of St Mary, Spital Square, circa 1895.

The Rev. Osborne Jay: Picture of the famous vicar of the Holy Trinity Church in the Old Nichol area of Bethnal Green, ca. 1896.

A room in the "Old Palace" at Bromley-by-Bow: Photograph showing the interior of the room recreated at the V&A Museum in the 1930's using the original fittings. The "Old Palace" itself was demolished in the 1890's.

The ruins of Ratcliff: Illustration showing Ratcliff from the river after the great fire of 1794.

St.Anne, Limehouse, before the making of Commercial Road in 1803: Print.

St. Dunstan's, Stepney, ca. 1935: Photograph by William Whiffin.

St. Dunstan's, Stepney, in 1753: Print.

St. Dunstan's, Stepney, in 1797: Print.

St. Dunstan's, Stepney, in 1805: Print.

St. John's Church, Wapping. Demolished in 1790: From an old print.

St. Mary's Church, Bromley St. Leonard: Photograph by William Whiffin.

St. Mary's, Whitechapel, ca. 1894: Illustration from "East London", published in 1896.

St. Matthias Church, Poplar: Line drawing

Shadwell Church, demolished in 1817: Print.

Shadwell Fish Market: Photograph by William Whiffin.

Ship Alley, Wellclose Square: Black and white photograph.

Slatternly women loafing at the doors of dark, forbidding-looking houses in Whitechapel.: Illustration from "Off the track in London" by George R. Sims. Published in 1911 by Jarrold & Sons.

The Spire of St. Paul's Church, Shadwell: Photograph by William Whiffin.

Spitalfields Market in 1841: Drawing from "The Copartnership Herald", 1931.

Spitalfields Market today: Drawing from "The Copartnership Herald", 1931.

A Sunday morning group on Whitechapel High Street, ca. 1894: Illustration from "East London", published in 1896.

Sunday morning in Petticoat-lane: Drawing of the market in 1877.

A visit to "Tiger Bay": Drawing of the inter of a "Tiger Bay" Tavern.

Toll House on Commercial Road: Photograph of the road toll house which stood by White Horse Street and was removed in 1871.

The tomb of Sir Henry Colet in St. Dunstan's, Stepney: Photograph by William Whiffin.

Viaduct across the Great Northern Railway: Illustration from the "Illustrated London News," 15th November 1851.

The view from the boxing ring beneath Holy Trinity Church, Bethnal Green, ca. 1896: Photograph.

A view near Bromley Mill on the River Lee in 1826: Illustration.

A view of Limehouse in 1751: Illustration.

View of the south aisle of St. Dunstan's, Stepney, ca. 1935: Photograph by William Whiffin.

The village of Bow in 1826: View along Bow Road towards the church.

The Vine Tavern on Mile End Road.: Turn of the century photograph showing a now demolished pub.

Wapping House Estate, ca. 1932: Photograph showing part of Parry House, Beechey House, Chancellor House, and Frobisher House.

Wapping Housing Estate seen from Watts Street, ca. 1932: Photograph showing Fenner House, Franklin House, and part of Jackman House.

Wesleyan Church, Woodstock Road, Poplar: Photograph taken by William Whiffin in the 1920s.

White Horse Street in the 1930's: Photograph by William Whiffin.

Whitechapel Butchers Shops, in 1852: Wood engraving from Picturesque Sketches of London, published in 1852.

Whitechapel High Street, ca. 1894: Illustration from "East London", published in 1896.

The window of a cellar dwelling: Illustration from an article in "The Illustrated London News", 24^th October 1863, on housing conditions in Bethnal Green.

Wooden cottage in Wellclose Square: Black and white photograph.