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The mini-roundabout is at the junction of Stepney High Street (right) with Ben Jonson Road. On the left is Stepney Green Maths, Science & Computing College
©Derek Harper
This archway stands on the south side of Stepney Green near the bottom. Perhaps it was the entrance to the Red Coat School, which stood near to here.
©Dr Neil Clifton
Dist:0.1km<br/>A fine display of crocuses enhance this view of one of the oldest churches in London. See also [[3370302]]
©Derek Voller
Dist:0.1km<br/>There was probably a church here in Saxon times but the present church dates mainly from the 15th century, although the chancel walls are 13th century. The very large churchyard has some exceptionally fine plane trees.
©Ian Yarham
Dist:0.1km<br/>There has been a church on this site since the tenth century, but the present building dates from the thirteenth. It drew worshippers from virtually the whole of East London, right up until the fifteenth century when two chapels of ease were built, St. Mary Matfelon at Whitechapel and St. Mary and Holy Trinity at Bow. This greatly facilitated the parishioners, especially from Bow where winter flooding often prevented them reaching any place of worship. Both of these new churches suffered damage in WW2, the former resulting in demolition, the latter being repaired and stands today.
©Derek Voller
Dist:0.1km<br/>Many gables adorn the C19 brick rectory http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-206352-st-dunstan-s-rectory-stepney , situated between White Horse Lane (right) and Rectory Square.
©Derek Harper
Dist:0.1km<br/>This beautiful church is often spoken of as the Mother Church of the East End. It is, of course, one of the 'Oranges and Lemons' churches, ("When will that be/ Said the bells of Stepney"). By divine providence, Hitler's Luftwaffe failed to demolish it, just as it also failed to demolish the spirit of London's East End.
©Dr Neil Clifton
Dist:0.2km<br/>The shuttered building is on the corner of Durham Row (right - the terrace is listed http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-205930-3-19-stepney ) and Whitehorse Road. Can anyone identify the symbol on the upper left side? It appears to be a pair of wings on either side of a tower, with the date 1757.
©Derek Harper
Dist:0.2km<br/>This memorial clock, which stands near the bottom of Stepney Green, is dedicated to the memory of one Stanley Atkinson, who was a barrister and much-valued Councillor and later, Alderman of the borough, but who died in 1910 at the early age of 37.
©Dr Neil Clifton
Dist:0.2km<br/>Identical keystone faces are seen in Exeter on late C18 doorways; this is also presumably made of Coade Stone. The house it adorns is listed http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-206351-27-stepney .
©Derek Harper
Dist:0.2km<br/>With mature plane trees
©Dr Neil Clifton
Dist:0.2km<br/>Ben Jonson was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor.
©Danny Robinson
Dist:0.2km<br/>Buildings along the west side of the road, the nearer ones facing the demolition site shown in [[2281708]].
©Derek Harper
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©Danny Robinson
Dist:0.2km<br/>When built, this would have been a better place to live than any of the realistic alternatives that would have existed for tenants at the time. But now, it just looks like a grim place to live. Somebody has posted many more photos of this on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/almodozo/2584382013/
©Danny Robinson

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