These pages about Whitechapel are aimed at Whitechapel High Street and Whitechapel Road over the last two hundred years. They contain Trade Directory Listings, from the Post Office, Kelly & Pigots directories to show the inhabitants listed over this period of time.
With particular interest are the road and numbering changes that occur over time; and the changes in occupations; the addition of railway stations etc; plus importantly these page link to the Public Houses, Taverns and Beer Houses that existed along this busy thoroughfares.
The Directories transcribed are from 1841, 1851, 1856, 1882 & 1934. More to follow:
[an error occurred while processing this directive]Whitechapel High Street
South side - [Numbering is originally from 1841]
Numbers 1 to 17 ( Aldgate High Street to Half Moon Passage )
Numbers 18 to 30 ( Half Moon Passage to Red Lion Street / Leman Street )
Numbers 32 to 50 ( Red Lion Street / Leman Street to Drum Yard )
Numbers 51 to 71 ( Drum Yard to Church Lane )
North side
Numbers 72 to 85 ( Church lane to Angel Alley )
Numbers 85 to 105 ( Angel Alley to Essex Street /Commercial Road )
Numbers 107 to 125 ( Essex Street /Commercial Road to Castle Alley )
Numbers 126 to 148 ( Castle Alley to Aldgate High Street )
Whitechapel High Road
NORTH SIDE
Numbers 1 to 22 ( Whitechapel High Street to Size Yard )
Numbers 23 to 48 ( Size Yard to Great Garden Street )
Numbers 51 to 73 ( Great Garden Street to St Mary Street )
Numbers 70 to 110 ( St Mary Street to "Star & Garter" / Court Street )
Numbers 111 to 154 ( "Star & Garter" / Court Street to "Queens Head" / North Street)
Numbers 155 to 177 ( "Queens Head / North Street to "Duke of Cambridge" /Cambridge Road )
SOUTH SIDE
Numbers 178 to 194 ( "Duke of Cambridge" /Cambridge Road to South Street )
Numbers 195 to 207 ( South Street to "London Hospital Tavern" / Percival Buildings )
Numbers 210 to 221 ("London Hospital Tavern" / Percival Buildings to "Royal Oak" / Vine Court )
Numbers 222 to 264 ( "Royal Oak" / Vine Court to Fieldgate Street )
Numbers 267 to 281 ( Fieldgate Street to Union Street )