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Its most famous setting is Albert Square, but others include - Albert Square is the fictional location of the British soap opera Eastenders. ...

Bridge Street is the main street in to Albert Square, it is home to the market which includes the Fowlers fruit and veg stall. Businessman Ian Beale once planned to remove the market in favour of a shopping centre, much to the dislike of the residents and his family. In 2004, the residents celebrated 100 years of the market. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Bridge Street also includes many the majority of the businesses, there is a mini-supermarket named 'Minute Mart' which is currently owned by Patrick and Yolande Trueman. There is also the laundrette which is owned by Mr Papadopoulos, though he is rarely seen, Pauline Fowler and Dot Branning have worked here for many years. The laundrette is often seen as a mystery for viewers who wonder why nobody owns a washing machine, however Gary Hobbs & Minty Peterson, Ian Beale and the Miller's houses have recently been seen with washing machines. Patrick Trueman is a fictional character played by Rudolph Walker, in the British soap opera EastEnders. ... Yolande Trueman (formerly Duke) is a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders, played by Angela Wynter. ... Pauline Fowler is a fictional character in the popular British soap opera EastEnders. ... Dot Branning (formerly Cotton) is a fictional character played by June Brown on the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

Also in Bridge Street is the Bridge Street Cafe, which is currently owned by Ian Beale. It is understood to be given the name Bridge Street because of the rail bridge, the sounds of trains going past are often over-emphasised.

Victoria Square is home to a number of bedsits that are considered to be low-class, these are usually used when characters find themselves homeless.

The houses in George Street would seem to be a step up from the houses in Albert Square. There is also the Argee Bhajee, an Indian restaurant which the residents often eat out at.

Turpin Way has 'Beale's Wheels', a local garage owned by Ian Beale. It is best known as 'The Arches' which was bought by the Mitchell brothers when they first arrived in the Square. There is also a community centre and nearby is the playground.

In Turpin Road there is the post office, the bookies, Beale's Plaice - the local chip shop, owned by Ian Beale. The Turpin Road war memorial is also here, it pays tribute to residents of Walford who perished in the First and Second World Wars. However, in real life the memorial features names of people involved with EastEnders along with past stars.

There is also a nightclub, it was originally named 'the Market Cellar' until George Palmer bought the club and renamed it the 'Cobra Club'. When Palmer moved, he sold it to Steve Owen who renamed it 'the e20', this is the club's most famous title. It was then sold to Sharon Watts who named it 'Angie's Den'. In 2005 the club extended it's space when Johnny Allen bought the next door Snooker Club. It is currently named 'Scarlet' after Johnny Allen's daughter who died in a fire.

Walford has a fictional London postal district, London E20, and a fictional tube station, Walford East, which is located on the EastEnders tube map in the position normally occupied by the real Bromley-by-Bow tube station. // The system of London postal districts predated the introduction of postcodes throughout the United Kingdom in the 1960s. ... Slight modifications to the famous London Underground roundel indicate the name of each station on platform and outdoor signs. ... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera, which was first broadcast on February 19, 1985. ... The Tube map is the commonly-used name for the schematic diagram used to represent the lines and stations of the London Underground. ... Bromley by Bow Station is a London Underground station on the District and Hammersmith and City lines, located in Bromley by Bow. ...

EastEnders is actually filmed at Borehamwood to the north-west of London. EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera which was first broadcast on 19 February 1985. ... For the village in Essex, see Boreham. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ...

See also

• Albert Square
• Walford East

Albert Square is the fictional location of the British soap opera Eastenders. ... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera, which was first broadcast on February 19, 1985. ...

External links

• BBC map of Walford