The East End
We usually call East London 'The East End'. London's first Yiddish theatre,
Princelet Street.
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It is the area east of the City of London and north of the Thames. Since the 17th century immigrants have come to the East End. They include:
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 Hackney Peace Mural, 1985
The majority of immigrants worked in the clothing industry. They had low wages and poor conditions. In the 18th century, trade unions and workers’ associations were formed. The radicalism of the East End led to the formation of the Labour Party and the vote for women. A lot of the East End was destroyed during World War Two. Afterwards, new public housing estates were built. More recently, Canary Wharf, the Olympic Park and many other places have changed the East End again. |
During the 18th century the Port of London was the largest port in the world. It specialised in luxury goods such as ivory, tobacco, spices, coffee, cocoa, wine and wood. Shipping ended here in 1969 and today, the docks have become expensive apartments.
Walks in the East End.
A staircase to Bethnal Green
The many faces of Dalston
A place where travellers are welcome: Walthamstow Village
On the trail of street art: Hoxton to Shoreditch
Sailing to Stepney Green
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Mural of Charles Square, Hoxton
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Limehouse Basin (where the Regent's meets the Thames in East London)
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Trinity Almshouses, 1695, built to provide housing for ship's captains or their widows.
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