Limehouse
OS grid reference	TQ365815
London borough	Tower Hamlets
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	E14
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Poplar and Canning Town
London Assembly	City and East
European Parliament	London
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Limehouse Town Hall

Limehouse is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is on the northern bank of the River Thames opposite Rotherhithe and between Shadwell to the west and the Isle of Dogs to the east. Limehouse Town Hall (front view, angled) Shows the address as 646 in Commercial Road. ... Limehouse Town Hall (front view, angled) Shows the address as 646 in Commercial Road. ... 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. ... This article is about the River Thames in southern England. ... St Olavs, Rotherhithes Norwegian church. ... Shadwell is an inner-city district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets located on the north bank of the Thames between Wapping to the west and Limehouse to the east. ... The Isle of Dogs in 1899, at the height of its commercial success The Isle of Dogs is in the centre of this 2005 aerial view of east London as seen from the skies over south London. ...

Geographically, Limehouse is commonly thought to be centred on Narrow Street and the Limehouse Basin. It gives its name to Limehouse Reach, a lengthy section of the Thames which actually runs all the way from Shadwell to Millwall. Narrow Street is just that, a narrow street running parallel to the River Thames through the Limehouse area of east London ( ). Narrow Street 1827 Narrow Street 1993 // A combination of tides and currents made this point on the Thames a natural landfall for ships, the first wharf being completed in... The Limehouse Basin in east London provides a navigable link between the Regents Canal and the River Thames. ... , Millwall is an area in London, on the western side of the Isle of Dogs, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ...

History

Limehouse Basin looking north, DLR in background. (January 2006)

Canal lock on the Regent's Canal entering the Limehouse Basin

Construction on Commercial Road

Taken from Narrow Street, this shows the proximity of Limehouse to four of the high rise buildings of Canary Wharf

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Etymology

The name relates to the local lime-kilns. located by the river and operated by the large potteries that served shipping in the London docks^[1]. The earliest reference to Les Lymhostes occurs in 1356^[2]

Maritime links

From its foundation, Limehouse, like neighbouring Wapping, has enjoyed better links with the river than the land. The land route being across a marsh. Limehouse became a significant port in late medieval times, with extensive docks and wharves. Although most cargoes were discharged in the Pool of London before the establishment of the docks, industries such as ship building, chandlering and rope making were established in Limehouse. Wapping Old Stairs, one of many points of access to the foreshore in the area. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... 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. ...

Limehouse Basin opened in 1820 as the Regent's Canal Dock. This was an important connection between the Thames and the canal system, where cargoes could be transferred from larger ships to the shallow-draught canal boats. This mix of vessels can still be seen in the basin, canal narrow boats rubbing shoulders with sea-going yachts^[3]. Several places exist with the name Thames, and the word is also used as part of several brand and company names Most famous is the River Thames in England, on which the city of London stands Other Thames Rivers There is a Thames River in Canada There is a Thames...

The dock basin with its marina remains a working facility. The same is not true of those wharf buildings that have survived, most of which are now highly desirable residential properties.

From the Tudor era, until the 20th century, ships crew were employed on a casual basis. New and replacement crew would be found wherever they were available, local sailors being particularly prized for their knowledge of currents and hazards in foreign ports. Crews would be paid off at the end of their voyage. Inevitably, permanent communities became established, including colonies of Lascars and Africans from the Guinea Coast. Large Chinatowns at both in Limehouse and Shadwell developed, associated with the crews of merchantmen in the opium and tea trades, particularly for Han Chinese. The area achieved notoriety for opium dens in the late 19th century, often featuring in pulp fiction works by Sax Rohmer and others. Like much of the East End it remained a focus for immigration, but after the devastation of the Second World War many of the Chinese community relocated to Soho^[4][5]. Allegory of the Tudor dynasty (detail), attributed to Lucas de Heere, ca 1572: left to right, Philip II of Spain, Mary, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Elizabeth The Tudor period usually refers to the historical period between 1485 and 1558, especially in relation to the history of England. ... Lascars is a now outmoded word that comes from an ancient Persian word Lashkar. ... World map showing location of Africa A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second_largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ... Guinea is a traditional name for the region of Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Shadwell is an inner-city district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets located on the north bank of the Thames between Wapping to the west and Limehouse to the east. ... Combat at Guangzhou during the Second Opium War The Opium Wars (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), or the Anglo-Chinese Wars were two wars fought around the middle of the 19th century (1839-1842 and 1858-1860 respectively)[1] that were the climax of a long dispute between China and... For other uses, see Tea (disambiguation). ... Languages Chinese languages Religions Predominantly Taoism, Mahayana Buddhism, traditional Chinese religions, and atheism. ... This article is about the drug. ... This article is about inexpensive fiction magazines. ... Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward (February 15, 1883 - June 1, 1959), better known as Sax Rohmer, was a prolific English novelist. ... 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. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Chinatown is highly decorated for special occasions, here for Chinese New Year 2004. ...

On 12 February 1832, the first case of cholera was reported in London at Limehouse. First described in India in 1817, it had spread here via Hamburg. Although 800 people died during this epidemic, fewer than had died of tuberculosis in the same year, cholera visited again in 1848 and 1858^[6]. is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1832 (MDCCCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Cholera (or Asiatic cholera or epidemic cholera) is a severe diarrheal disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. ...

Significant events in politics

On 30 July, 1909 the Chancellor of the Exchequer David Lloyd George made a polemical speech in Limehouse attacking the House of Lords for its opposition to his "People's Budget". This speech was the origin of the phrase "To Limehouse", or "Limehousing", which meant an incendiary political speech^[7]. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister responsible for all economic and financial matters. ... David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor, OM, PC (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was a British statesman who guided Britain and the British Empire through World War I and the postwar settlement as the Liberal Party Prime Minister, 1916-1922. ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ... The Peoples Budget was proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer David Lloyd George in 1909, and was a key issue of contention between the Liberal government and the House of Lords, ultimately leading to two general elections in 1910 and the enactment of the Parliament Act 1911. ...

On January 25, 1981 MPs Shirley Williams, Roy Jenkins, William Rodgers and David Owen made the Limehouse Declaration from Owen's house in Limehouse, which announced the formation of the Council for Social Democracy in opposition to the granting of block votes to the trade unions in the Labour Party to which they had previously belonged. They soon became leading politicians in the Social Democratic Party. is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... The Baroness Williams of Crosby Shirley Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby, PC (born July 27, 1930), is a British politician. ... Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead, OM, PC (November 11, 1920 – January 5, 2003) was a British politician and a prominent Labour Member of Parliament in the 1960s and 1970s, and founding member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). ... William Thomas Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank, PC (born 1928), usually known as William Rodgers but also often known as Bill Rodgers, was one of the Gang of Four of senior British Labour Party politicians who defected to form the Social Democratic Party (or SDP). ... David Anthony Llewellyn Owen, Baron Owen, CH, PC (born July 2, 1938) is a British politician, Chancellor of the University of Liverpool and one of the founders of the British Social Democratic Party (SDP). ... The Social Democratic Party (SDP) was a United Kingdom political party which existed between 1981 and 1990. ... A union (labor union in American English; trade union, sometimes trades union, in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a legal entity consisting of employees or workers having a common interest, such as all the assembly workers for one employer, or all the workers... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... The Social Democratic Party (SDP) was a political party of the United Kingdom that existed nationwide between 1981 and 1988. ...

Modern Limehouse

Today Limehouse has become a popular place to live, with property overlooking the Thames and Limehouse Basin housed in expensive converted warehouses and modern apartment blocks. Away from the river there continues to be much social housing and areas of social deprivation. Public housing describes a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. ...

Cultural references

The area inspired Douglas Furber (lyricist) and Phillip Braham (composer) in 1921 to write the popular jazz standard Limehouse Blues^[8], which was introduced by Jack Buchanan and Gertrude Lawrence in the musical revue "A to Z". Much later, it was reprised in the ballet "Limehouse Blues" featuring Fred Astaire and Lucille Bremer in the musical film Ziegfeld Follies (1946). In both instances the actors were heavily disguised as Chinese. Limehouse Blues was also the name of a 1934 film, starring George Raft^[9]. Other notable performances on film include those by Hoagy Carmichael in To Have and Have Not (1946) and by Borrah Minevich and His Harmonica Rascals in One in a Million (1936). Douglas Furber was a British lyricist and playright. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Jack Buchanan (April 2, 1891 - October 20, 1957) was a British actor and singer. ... Gertrude Lawrence (July 4, 1898 - September 6, 1952) was an actress and musical performer popular in the 1930s and 1940s, appearing on stage in London and on Broadway, and in several films. ... Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987), born Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska,[1] was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. ... Lucille Bremer (February 21, 1917 – April 16, 1996) was an American film actress and dancer. ... Ziegfeld Follies (MGM) is a 1946 Hollywood musical comedy film, directed by Roy Del Ruth and Vincente Minnelli, starring many of MGM leading talents, including Fred Astaire, Lucille Bremer, Judy Garland, Kathryn Grayson, Lena Horne, Gene Kelly, Victor Moore, William Powell, Red Skelton , and Esther Williams. ... Raft in They Drive by Night George Raft (September 26, 1895 - November 24, 1980) was an American film actor most closely identified with his portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s. ... Hoagland Howard Hoagy Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader. ... To Have and Have Not cover To Have and Have Not is a 1937 novel by Ernest Hemingway about Harry Morgan, a fishing boat captain who runs contraband and guns between Cuba and Florida. ... One In A Million is a song by American hard rock group Guns N Roses (GNR). ...

Notable residents

Sir Humphrey Gilbert lived here,^[10] and was an advocate of opening up the Northwest Passage. This inspired Martin Frobisher to sail to Greenland, and he returned with a mysterious black rock.^[11] Gilbert set up the Society of the New Art with Lord Burghley and the Earl of Leicester who had their alchemical laboratory in Limehouse.^[12] However their attempts to transmute the black rock into gold proved fruitless. (Humphrey's brother Adrian Gilbert was reputed a great alchemist and worked closely with John Dee.) ^{[citation needed]} Sir Humphrey Gilbert (c. ... For other uses, see Northwest Passage (disambiguation). ... Martin Frobisher by Cornelis Ketel. ... William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (13 September 1520 – 4 August 1598), was an English politician, the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign (17 November 1558–24 March 1603), and Lord High Treasurer from 1572. ... The Earl of Leicester was created in the 12th century as a title in the Peerage of England (title now extinct), and is currently a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1837. ... For other uses, see Alchemy (disambiguation). ... For the American college basketball coach, see John Dee (basketball coach). ...

Captain Christopher Newport lived in Limehouse for several years up until 1595^[13]. He rose through the sailing ranks from a poor cabin boy to a wealthy English privateer and eventually one of the Masters of the Royal Navy. He became rich pirating Spanish treasure vessels in the West Indies. In 1607 he sailed the Susan Constant, followed by the Godspeed and Discovery, as Admiral of the fleet to Jamestown. He helped secure England's foothold in North America through five voyages to Jamestown. He sailed his entire life, dying on a trading voyage to Bantam, on the island of Java in present day Indonesia. His sailing experience in Limehouse made him known as Captain Christopher Newport, of Limehouse Mariner. Christopher Newport (c. ...

Charles Dickens’ godfather ran his sail-making business from Church Row (Newell Street);^[14] and James McNeill Whistler^[15] and Charles Napier Hemy^[16] sketched and painted at locations on Narrow Street's river waterfront. Contemporary residents include the actor Sir Ian McKellen^[17] and comedy actress Cleo Rocos,^[18] top film and theatre actor Steven Berkoff^[19], comedian Lee Hurst ^{[citation needed]}, as well as politician Lord David Owen.^[20] Limehouse was also the home of the late film director Sir David Lean.^[21] “Dickens” redirects here. ... Self portrait (1872) James Abbott McNeill Whistler (July 11, 1834 – July 17, 1903) was an American-born, British-based painter and etcher. ... Charles Napier Hemy (1841 - 1917), British painter, was born at Newcastle-on-Tyne. ... Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CBE (born May 25, 1939) is an English stage and screen actor, the recipient of a Tony Award and two Oscar nominations. ... Cleopatra Anderson Rocos (born 24 July 1962 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a UK-based comedy actress and television/theatre producer, best known as the co-star and close friend of the late English zany radio/TV comedian and DJ Kenny Everett. ... Steven Berkoff (born August 3, 1937) is an English actor, writer and director. ... Lee Hurst is a comedian who runs his own club, Lee Hursts Backyard Comedy club, in Londons East End. ... David Anthony Llewellyn Owen, Baron Owen, CH, PC (born July 2, 1938) is a British politician, Chancellor of the University of Liverpool and one of the founders of the British Social Democratic Party (SDP). ... Sir David Lean, KBE (March 25, 1908 – April 16, 1991) was an English film director and producer, best remembered for big-screen epics such as Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai, and Doctor Zhivago . ...

Buildings

Early Georgian terrace on Narrow Street, with The Grapes public house. (January 2006)

St Anne's Limehouse was built by Nicholas Hawksmoor. A pyramid originally planned to be put atop the tower now stands in the graveyard. The church is next door to Limehouse Town Hall and close to Limehouse Library, both Grade II listed buildings, the former now used as a community centre. Across the road is the Sailors' Mission, where Situationist International held its conference in 1960. The building subsequently became a run-down hostel for the homeless which became notorious for its squalor, although it has since been converted into a luxury apartment block. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (640x606, 214 KB) Summary Early Georgian terrace and Grapes pub, Limehouse, Tower Hamlets, London. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (640x606, 214 KB) Summary Early Georgian terrace and Grapes pub, Limehouse, Tower Hamlets, London. ... St. ... The career of Nicholas Hawksmoor (probably 1661 - 25 March 1736) formed the brilliant middle link in Britains trio of great baroque architects. ... External Links Limehouse Town Hall an independent centre for cultural production and the arts. ... A statue of Clement Attlee in front of the boarded up Limehouse library Limehouse Public Library in Limehouse, London ( ) was first proposed for construction in 1888, but the required finances could not be raised until 1900 when J Passmore Edwards was approached for assistance. ... The Situationist International (SI) was a small group of international political and artistic agitators with roots in Marxism, Lettrism and the early 20th century European artistic and political avant-gardes. ...

Further to the southwest, Narrow Street, Limehouse's historic spine, which runs along the back of the Thames wharves, boasts one of the few surviving early Georgian terraces in London. Next to the terrace is the historic Grapes pub, rebuilt in 1720 and well-known to Charles Dickens, featuring as the Six Jolly Fellowships in Our Mutual Friend. Almost every building on the other side of Narrow Street was destroyed by bombing in the Second World War, including hundreds of houses, the Barley Mow Brewery and a school. One notable exception is a Public House, known locally as 'The House They Left Behind', because it was the only Victorian Terrace to survive (it's now a Malaysian/Indonesian Restaurant). It still stands today, with the aid of three large supporting pillars. Narrow Street is just that, a narrow street running parallel to the River Thames through the Limehouse area of east London ( ). Narrow Street 1827 Narrow Street 1993 // A combination of tides and currents made this point on the Thames a natural landfall for ships, the first wharf being completed in... The Grapes front view The Grapes is a public house backing onto the Thames waterfront, located at 76 Narrow Street, London E14 8BP ( ). It was built in 1720, on the site of a previous pub and was a working class tavern, serving the dockers of the Limehouse Basin. ... Spoiler warning: Our Mutual Friend (written in the years 1864–65) is the last novel completed by Charles Dickens. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Pub redirects here. ...

Further along the street is The Narrow, a gastropub run by Gordon Ramsay. It is housed in the Grade II listed, former dockmaster's house and office, for Limehouse Dock. Gordon James Ramsay OBE (born November 8, 1966 in Johnstone, Scotland) is a Scottish celebrity chef and currently one of only three chefs in the UK whose restaurant is rated at three Michelin stars. ... The Forth Bridge, designed by Sir Benjamin Baker and Sir John Fowler, opened in 1890, and now owned by Network Rail, is designated as a Category A listed building by Historic Scotland. ... In many countries, a harbourmaster is an official responsible for enforcing the regulations of a particular harbour or port, in order to ensure the safety of navigation, the security of the harbour and the orderly operation of the port facilities. ...

Education

For details of education in Limehouse see the List of schools in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets

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Transport

Nearest places

• Poplar
• Isle of Dogs
• Wapping
• Shadwell
• Stepney
• Rotherhithe
• Bethnal Green
• Ratcliffe

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Nearest stations

• Limehouse station
• Westferry DLR station
• Stepney Green tube station

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River boat service piers

• Canary Wharf Pier

Narrow Street forms a part of the north bank of the Thames Path, the walk is between tall former warehouses and modern flats. Many were built with planning covenants granting river access, but these are now often barred to the public. Vehicular access is limited, as the area is cut off by the entrance to the Limehouse tunnel and parking is strictly controlled, however this makes the area reasonably quiet for cyclists. Public access to the foreshore is prohibited, apparently part of the security arrangements for former Foreign Secretary, David Owen. Canary Wharf Pier, showing a Thames Clipper boat on the commuter service (moored) and the Rotherhithe shuttle boat. ... The Thames Path is a National Trail following the length of the River Thames from its source in Gloucestershire to the Thames Barrier at Greenwich. ... The title of Foreign Secretary has been traditionally used to refer to the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. ...

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