Category Archives: /Hac-Shoreditch

Above: Part of the mural that faces onto New Inn Yard. It is a sad fact but it has to be admitted that most of Shoreditch is rather drab. The busy roads that cross the land, with their endless traffic … Continue reading →

Above: An ordinary pub in Hoxton Street with an unusual name. London is rapidly losing its pubs. They say that pubs are closing at an average rate of three every week. This is matched by the rest of Britain where … Continue reading →

Above: The imposing Town Hall, standing beside Old Street. Before Metropolitan London came into effect in 1900, the parishes of London were run by Vestry Committees – acting rather like the Parish Councils which still run rural communities to this … Continue reading →

Above: Two of the four old underground carriages mounted on the original disused viaduct high above Great Eastern Street. You might think that the heading is some dark reference to some illegal or subversive organisation when nothing could be further … Continue reading →

Above: The impressive west front of the church, facing onto Shoreditch High Street. The first recorded mention of the parish church was in 1160. Whoever decided on its site certainly chose a commanding position – at the intersection of what … Continue reading →

Above: The long terrace of the original almshouses, facing onto  Kingsland Road. When Metropolitan London was formed in 1900, it brought together many communities and called the whole administration London. A number of the communities had existed as villages for … Continue reading →

Above: Looking north in Curtain Road. Old Street is seen running across the end of the view. Let’s make one thing clear from the very beginning. Although the very first purpose-built theatre was erected beside a thoroughfare which has become … Continue reading →

Above: The Eagle pub in City Road. The Eagle Tavern, whose address is 2 Shepherdess Walk, N1, stands at the junction of Shepherdess Walk and City Road. City Road, by the way, was cut through as part of the ’New … Continue reading →