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Cable Street (Pronounced: (IPA: [ˈkeɪ.bəl stɹi:t]) is a mile-long road in the East End of London, with several historic landmarks nearby. Cable Street can refer to streets :- in these English towns (with postcode) : Bolton (BL1 2) Braunton, Devon (EX33) Connahs Quay, Flintshire (CH5) Darlington (DL3) Deeside (CH5 4) Formby (L37 3) Ilkeston, Erewash (DE7) Knebworth (SG3) Lancaster, England (LA1) Liverpool (L1 8) London (E1 0) - Cable Street Manchester (M4 5...
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The East End of London, known locally as the East End, is an area, with no formal authority or boundaries, that spans a number of administative districts of London in England. ...
Location
Cable Street runs between the edge of The City and Limehouse: parallel-to and south of the Docklands Light Railway and Commercial Road, and north of The Highway. Coat of arms The City of London is a small area in Greater London. ...
Limehouse Town Hall Limehouse is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ...
The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail public transport metro serving the redeveloped Docklands area of east London, England. ...
Construction on Commercial Road in Limehouse Commercial Road (part of the A13), 2 miles (3. ...
The Highway is a mile-long road in the East End of London, with several historic landmarks nearby. ...
The area is close to Wapping and Shadwell Basin (to the south), Tower Hill (to the west), and Whitechapel and Stepney (to the north). As many Londoners now define their locality by the nearest tube stations, this area is often referred to as Shadwell. Wapping Old Stairs, one of many points of access to the foreshore in the area. ...
Shadwell Basin is the most significant body of water surviving from the historical London Docks in Wapping, London, situated on the north side of the river Thames east (downstream) of the Tower of London and Tower Bridge and west (upstream) of Limehouse. ...
Tower Hill is an elevated spot outside the Tower of London and just outside the limits of the City of London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ...
Whitechapel is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom. ...
Stepney is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ...
Shadwell is a district of Stepney in Tower Hamlets, London. ...
Cable Street is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, in postal district E1. It lies within the parliamentary constituencies of Bethnal Green and Bow and Poplar and Canning Town, currently represented by George Galloway and Jim Fitzpatrick. The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London borough to the east of the City of London and north of the River Thames in East London. ...
E1 is the London East Head Postal District. ...
Bethnal Green and Bow is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
Poplar and Canning Town is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
George Galloway (born 16 August 1954) is a British politician noted for his socialist views, confrontational style, and rhetorical skill. ...
James Fitzpatrick (born 4 April 1952) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ...
Landmarks (west to east) - Wiltons Music Hall - the world's oldest surviving grand music hall
- Wellclose Square
- The Crown and Anchor (ex-pub)
- The Crown and Dolphin (ex-pub)
- Church of St George in the East
- terrace of Georgian Houses, nos. 192-232
- The Britannia (ex-pub)
- St George's Recreation Ground
- Mural of the Battle of Cable Street
- St George's Hall - the old town hall
- St Georges Swimming Pool
- Shadwell tube station
- Shadwell DLR station
- Watney Market
- the Fire Station
- Blue Gate fields primary school
- St Mary's church
- terrace of Georgian cottages
- Kings Arms - the only pub left in the street
- Cable Street Studios - artists workshops
St George in the East is one of six Hawksmoor churches in London. ...
The Battle of Cable Street or Cable Street Riot took place on Sunday October 4, 1936 in Cable Street in the East End of London. ...
Transport Road
The whole street allows motor traffic to travel one-way: mostly west-bound, but east-bound east of Brodlove Lane. It lies outside of the London congestion charge zone. The white-on-red C marks all entrances to the congestion charge zone. ...
A separate cycle path runs along the whole street, and is well used by cycling commuters.
Bus
Buses 100 and D3 both pass west-bound through the central part of Cable Street:
Rail - all in London Transport's Zone 2 Wapping Old Stairs, one of many points of access to the foreshore in the area. ...
Liverpool Street station Liverpool Street station, also called London Liverpool Street, is a mainline railway station in the north eastern corner of the City of London, in the heart of the financial district, with entrances on Bishopsgate and Liverpool Street itself. ...
St Pauls Cathedral from the south St Pauls Cathedral is a cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, England and the seat of the Bishop of London. ...
The Elephant and Castle, commonly shortened to the Elephant, is a major road intersection in inner south London, and is also used as a name for the surrounding district. ...
The Isle of Dogs is a peninsula in the East End of London. ...
Limehouse Town Hall Limehouse is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ...
Wapping Old Stairs, one of many points of access to the foreshore in the area. ...
Bethnal Green is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, in the heart of Londons East End. ...
Mile End is an area of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London. ...
Bow, historically Stratford-le-Bow [1], is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ...
Old Ford is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and traditionally considered part of Bow The North London Railway had a line through the area with a station at Old Ford. ...
London Underground stations: The nickname the Tube comes from the circular tube-like tunnels through which the small-profile trains travel. ...
Docklands Light Railway stations: Shadwell tube station Shadwell is the name of a London Underground station and a Docklands Light Railway station in Shadwell, east London, both in zone 2. ...
The East London Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured orange on the Tube map. ...
Categories: Circle Line stations | District Line stations | London Underground stubs ...
The Circle Line of the London Underground became known as such in 1949, when it was separated from its parent lines, the Metropolitan Line and the District Line, although it had been shown on Underground maps since 1947. ...
The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ...
The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail public transport metro serving the redeveloped Docklands area of east London, England. ...
National Rail stations: Shadwell tube station Shadwell is the name of a London Underground station and a Docklands Light Railway station in Shadwell, east London, both in zone 2. ...
Limehouse station is a railway station located in Limehouse district of east London. ...
National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ...
Limehouse station is a railway station located in Limehouse district of east London. ...
People People associated with the area: - Politicians
Members of Parliament, for Bethnal Green and Bow : Bethnal Green and Bow is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
Members of Parliament, for Poplar and Canning Town : George Galloway (born 16 August 1954) is a British politician noted for his socialist views, confrontational style, and rhetorical skill. ...
RESPECT The Unity Coalition is a left wing British political party founded on January 25, 2004 in London. ...
Oona Tamsyn King (born October 22, 1967, in Sheffield) is an English politician. ...
The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the main democratic socialist [1] political party in the United Kingdom. ...
Poplar and Canning Town is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
- Science and Medicine
- Dr Hannah Billig (1901-1987) - a local doctor who became known as "The Angel of Cable Street". A blue plaque marks her home surgery at number 198, near Cannon Street Road.
 Blue plaque for William Perkin - Sir William Perkin (1838–1907) chemist who discovered aniline purple dye, mauveine, in a hut in the garden of his family's Cable Street home. A blue plaque marks the site, by the junction with King David Lane.
- Sports
 Blue plaque for Jack Kid Berg - Jack 'Kid' Berg (1909–1991) - Lightweight Champion Boxer, born in Cable Street, by Noble Court
- Literary figures
Victorian Era: James Fitzpatrick (born 4 April 1952) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ...
The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the main democratic socialist [1] political party in the United Kingdom. ...
Dr Hannah Billig GM, MBE (4 October 1901 -11 July 1987) was a physician who worked in the East End of London. ...
A blue plaque showing information about The Spanish Barn at Torre Abbey in Torquay. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (728x717, 258 KB) Summary Subject: Blue plaque commemorating William Henry Perkin Location: Cable Street, London, near junction with King David Lane Date: 17 Sept 2005 Photographer: Richard Allen Technical summary: digital photograph Post-production: perpective adjusted; vertical stretch; cropped; converted to...
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Sir William Henry Perkin (March 12, 1838 – July 14, 1907) was an English chemist best known for his discovery, at the age of 18, of the first aniline dye, mauveine. ...
Aniline, phenylamine or aminobenzene (C6H5NH2) is an organic chemical compound which is a primary aromatic amine consisting of a benzene ring and an amino group. ...
Mauveine, also known as aniline purple, was the first synthetic organic dye. ...
A blue plaque showing information about The Spanish Barn at Torre Abbey in Torquay. ...
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Judah Bergman, known as Jack Kid Berg or Jackie Kid Berg (June 28, 1909 – 22 April 1991) was an English boxer born in the East End of London. ...
Edwardian Era: It has been suggested that Wildes Manuscripts be merged into this article or section. ...
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and the adventures of Professor Challenger. ...
Sherlock Holmes as imagined by the seminal Holmesian artist, Sidney Paget, in The Strand magazine. ...
- Isaac Rosenburg (1890-1918), poet & painter, lived at 47 Cable Street from 1897 to 1900, when he attended St. Paul's School in Wellclose Square.
- People inspiring local street names
Isaac Rosenberg (November 25, 1890 - April 1, 1918) was a Jewish-English poet of the First World War who was one of the greatest of all British war poets. ...
Thomas John Barnardo (4 July 1845 — 19 September 1905), Irish philanthropist, and founder and director of homes for destitute children, was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1845. ...
The career of Nicholas Hawksmoor (probably 1661 - 25 March 1736) formed the brilliant middle link in Britains trio of great baroque architects. ...
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Harriet Martineau Harriet Martineau (June 12, 1802 - June 27, 1876) was an English writer and philosopher. ...
Daniel Carlsson Solander (February 19, 1733 – May 16, 1782) was a Swedish botanist. ...
James Cook, portrait by Nathaniel Dance, c. ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, 75, holding the manuscript of Apocalypsis Revelata (1766). ...
History Cable Street itself:
Cable Street started as a straight path along which hemp ropes were twisted into ships cables (ie ropes). These supplied the many ships that would anchor in the nearby Pool of London, between London Bridge and Wapping & Rotherhithe. Many other "rope walks" can be seen on later maps, showing how demand for ropes grew as shipping increased. View of the Pool of London from London Bridge, 1841 Originally, the Pool of London was the stretch of the River Thames forming the south side of the City of London. ...
The current London Bridge, viewed from the south-west The southern end of the bridge, looking towards the City London Bridge is a bridge in London, England over the River Thames, between the City of London and Southwark. ...
Wapping Old Stairs, one of many points of access to the foreshore in the area. ...
St Olavs, Rotherhithes Norwegian church. ...
Until Victorian times, the current Cable Street had different names for each of its sections. From west to east these ran: "Cable Street", "Knock Fergus", "New Road", "Back Lane", "Blue Gate Fields", "Sun Tavern Fields", "Brook Street".
Knock Fergus is probably a reference to the large numbers of Irish residents there then. Also, in the 19th century, the area at the western end was identified as "near Wellclose Square", as this was a well-known landmark, where nautical items were sold. The whole of the central area of the current street was named after St George in the East church and its parish. St George in the East is one of six Hawksmoor churches in London. ...
From Victorian times through to the 1950's, Cable Street had a reputation for cheap lodgings, brothels, drinking inns and opium dens.
red plaque in Dock Street In 1936, a violent confrontation between the police and local communities, was later named the Battle of Cable Street. Communist, Labour and Jewish groups joined with locals to resist a planned march through the East End by the British Union of Fascists. A large mural on St George's Town Hall next to Library Place, depicts scenes from the day. A red plaque in Dock Street commemorates the incident. Image File history File links Battle-of-Cable-Street-red-plaque. ...
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The Battle of Cable Street or Cable Street Riot took place on Sunday October 4, 1936 in Cable Street in the East End of London. ...
The flag of the British Union of Fascists showing the Flash and Circle symbolic of action within unity The British Union of Fascists (BUF) was a political party of the 1930s in the United Kingdom. ...
Trivia The last occasion in England when a stake was hammered through a sinner’s heart at an official burial, took place at the junction of Cable Street and Cannon Street Road. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq...
John Williams was found hanged in his cell, after being arrested as a suspect in the Ratcliff Highway murders. Local people went along with the claim that he had committed suicide, from guilt of the crimes. At the time, 1812, suicide was considered to be sinful, and justified him being buried upside down with a stake through his heart. In 1811, two multiple murders occurred in the same week, in homes half a mile apart. ...
His skull was found when new gas mains were being laid in the 1960s, and was on display for many years in The Crown and Anchor pub opposite.
Neighbouring Streets west of Cable Street - Royal Mint Street - formerly Rosemary Lane (in 1830)
north of Cable Street starting from the west: - Leman Street - formerly White Lion Street, leading to Leman Street, (in 1830)
- Mill Yard
- Back Church Lane
- Pinchin Street - formerly Thomas Street (in 1862). Historically noteworthy for its curve and arches, showing where the branch of the railway used to run, towards the goods yard to the north west.
- Stute Street
- Christian Street - the barricade created during the Battle of Cable Street, was near this street's junction with Cable Street
- Golding Street - formerly Low Grove Street (in 1862)
- Cannon Street Road
- Watney Market - formerly Watney Street (in 1862)
- Watney Street - formerly Charles Street (in 1862)
- Cornwall Street - formerly Upper Cornwall Street (in 1862)
- Shadwell Gardens
- Shadwell Place - formerly Lower Cornwall Street and Sun Court (in 1862)
- Sutton Street - formerly Church Road (in 1862)
- Martineau Street
- Johnson Street
- Poonah Street
- Hardinge Street
- Hardinge Lane
- Devonport Street
- Barnado Street - formerly James Place (in 1862)
- Stepney Causeway
- Pitsea Street - formerly Dorset Street (in 1862)
- Caroline Street
- Ratcliffe Cross Street - formerly Ratcliffe Square and Periwinkle Street (in 1862)
- Boulcott Street - formerly George Street (in 1862)
- Commercial Road - major radial route into Aldgate - runs parallel to Cable Street
east of Cable Street The Battle of Cable Street or Cable Street Riot took place on Sunday October 4, 1936 in Cable Street in the East End of London. ...
Harriet Martineau Harriet Martineau (June 12, 1802 - June 27, 1876) was an English writer and philosopher. ...
Thomas John Barnardo (4 July 1845 — 19 September 1905), Irish philanthropist, and founder and director of homes for destitute children, was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1845. ...
Construction on Commercial Road in Limehouse Commercial Road (part of the A13), 2 miles (3. ...
- Butcher Row - formerly Butcher Row and White Horse Street (in 1862)
- Narrow Street
south of Cable Street, starting from the west: Narrow Street is just that, a narrow street running parallel to the River Thames through the Limehouse area of east London. ...
- Dock Street - already existed as Dock Street in 1830
- Ensign Street - formerly Wells Street (in 1862)
- Graces Alley - between Ensign Street and Wellclose Square - home to Wiltons Music Hall
- Fletcher Street - formerly Shorter Street (in 1830 & 1862)
- Wellclose Square - already existed as Wellclose Square in 1830 & 1862
- Hindmarsh Close
- Swedenbourg Gardens
- Betts Street - formerly connected Cable Street to The Highway (in 1862)
- Crowder Street - formerly Denmark Street (in 1862)
- Cannon Street Road
- Hawksmoor Mews
- Bluegate Mews - formerly St George's Place (in 1830)
- Library Place - formerly Prospect Place (in 1862)
- Angel Court - in 1862, Angel Gardens was where Bewley Street is now.
- Dellow Street
- Bewley Street - formerly Albert Street (in 1862)
- Sage Street
- Lowood Street
- Solander Gardens
- Twine Court
- King David Lane
- Juniper Street - formerly Juniper Row (in 1862)
- Tarbert Walk
- Glamis Road
- Redcastle Close - formerly Carriage Way (in 1862)
- Glamis Place
- Brodlove Lane - formerly Love Lane (in 1862)
- Elf Row - formerly Elm Row (in 1862)
- Glasshouse Fields - formerly Glasshouse Street (in 1862)
- Schoolhouse Lane
- Heckford Street - formerly Burlington Place (in 1862). No longer connected to Cable Street
- Cranford Street - formerly Harris Court (in 1862)
- Bere Street - formerly connected through to Butcher Row (in 1862)
- Ratcliffe Orchard - formerly The Orchard (in 1862)
- The Highway - formerly Ratcliff Highway. Then St. George's Street, High Street (Shadwell), Cock Hill and Broad Street (in 1862).
Emanuel Swedenborg, 75, holding the manuscript of Apocalypsis Revelata (1766). ...
The career of Nicholas Hawksmoor (probably 1661 - 25 March 1736) formed the brilliant middle link in Britains trio of great baroque architects. ...
Daniel Carlsson Solander (February 19, 1733 – May 16, 1782) was a Swedish botanist. ...
To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
The Highway is a mile-long road in the East End of London, with several historic landmarks nearby. ...
See also - External Links
- Cable Street Studios
- Wiltons Music Hall
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