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Tower Gardens

…The gardens were named after Whitechapel’s parent district, Tower Hamlets. Presum­ably in a nod to the only pre-existing thor­ough­fare, Lordship Lane, most of the estate’s…

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Jewel Tower

…Jewels, which are stored in the Jewel House (formerly also known as the Jewel Tower) at the Tower of London. However, Westminster’s Jewel Tower was…

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Ravens of the Tower

The ravens of the Tower   According to a legend of obscure prove­nance, the Tower of London – and the entire kingdom – will fall if…

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Tower 42

Tower 42   Tower 42 is a skyscraper located at 25 Old Broad Street, in the City of London. It was offi­cially opened in 1981…

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Oxo Tower

Oxo Tower   The Oxo Tower is a South Bank landmark surmounting a former cold store and meat products factory. It was built in the…

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Demographics

…on the east side of Newham. Members of the Bangladeshi community over­whelm­ingly choose to live in Tower Hamlets or, failing that, Newham. In Tower Hamlets’…

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Old Ford

Old Ford, Tower Hamlets A canalside locality in north Bow, dominated by council-built flats Old Ford’s name was first recorded in 1268, although a ‘Robert…

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Constable’s Dues

…to have been murdered on 21 May 1471. The Tower of London, London EC3N 4AB Website: Tower of London Nearest station: Tower Hill (District and Circles lines)…

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Globe Town

Globe Town, Tower Hamlets A collec­tion of council-built prop­er­ties located near the western end of Roman Road, east of Bethnal Green Globe Town is the…

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EU Referendum

Tower Hamlets. Away from the riverside, these boroughs have high numbers of residents working in unskilled or semi-skilled jobs. Tower Hamlets ‘Remain’ vote was lower…

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