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  • Quiet Street in Spitalfields
      Quiet Street in Spitalfields
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  • Christchurch from Brushfield Street
      Christchurch from Brushfield Street
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  • Goulston Street
      Goulston Street
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  • Old Style Shopfronts
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  • Petticoat Lane Market
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Petticoat Lane market

Petticoat Lane market, Spitalfields

 barryg23 Says:  The Petticoat Lane market has been around for over 400 years and is one of the most well known of London's markets. Clothes are the main commodity at the market though on Sundays it’s anything goes and you’ll find plenty of interesting things as you browse. There is a market... 

Christ Church

Christ Church, Spitalfields

 srichmond Says:  This is the heart of Spitalfields. This is one of the most splendid Hawksmoor buildings built in 1729. It's a key piece of London architecture. You can visit this church most day. It was resently restored to its former glory 

Christ Church

Christ Church, Spitalfields

 barryg23 Says:  Christ Church Spitalfields was built in 1729 by Nicholas Hawksmoor and since then its been one of the most recognised and renowned buildings in Spitalfields, if not London. It stands in the heart of Spitalfields on busy Commercial Street and it's imposing white steeple can... 

19 Princelet Street

19 Princelet Street, Spitalfields

 barryg23 Says:  19 Princelet Street is a fascinating museum of immigration. Immigration has played a huge role in the history of Spitalfields down the centuries and this museum tells the story of many of the different groups who have made Spitalfields their home down the centuries.... 

Brick Lane

Brick Lane, Spitalfields

 barryg23 Says:  Originally it took its name from the brick manufacturers who lived on the street, but now Brick Lane is best known as the heart of the Bengali community in London. It's also home to a huge number of curry houses, and attracts large number of visitors, especially on weekends,... 

Goulston Street

Goulston Street, Spitalfields

 barryg23 Says:  Goulston Street, the street where I live in Spitalfields, is well known for its association with the Jack the Ripper murders in the 19th century. It was here in 1888, shortly after the murder of Catherine Eddowes, that a policeman found a bloodied piece of Eddowes’s apron... 

Restaurants  

Tayyabs: The Best Pakistani restaurant in London?

Tayyabs: The Best Pakistani restaurant in London?, Spitalfields

 barryg23 Says:  Something of an institution amongst Curry houses in the East End, Tayyab is one of the most authentic Pakistani restaurants in London and has been pulling in the crowds since 1974. Getting a table here can be difficult any night of the week, but especially at weekends. The... 

Nightlife  

The Ten Bells: Jack the Ripper Pub

The Ten Bells: Jack the Ripper Pub, Spitalfields

 barryg23 Says:  The Ten Bells association with the Jack-The-Ripper murders makes it one of the best known pubs in Spitalfields. Between 1976 and 1988 the pub was called the Jack the Ripper, in a blatant attempt to cash in on its connection to one of Spitalfields most infamous residents... 

Shopping  

Petticoat Lane Market

Petticoat Lane Market, Spitalfields

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Old Style Shopfronts

Old Style Shopfronts, Spitalfields

 barryg23 Says:  Donovan Bros is no longer trading but their lovely shopfront lives on. This facade is on Bell Lane near the Spitalfields market and is just one of a number of similar buildings in the district. 

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Rooftop view of Spitalfields

Rooftop view of Spitalfields, Spitalfields

 barryg23 Says:  We live right in the heart of Spitalfields and along with all the other flats in our building we share a rooftop terrace with nice views over the district. To the west we can see all the high-rises in the city. I can even see the building where I work from the roof, which is... 

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 Donovan Bros is no longer trading but their lovely shopfront lives on. This facade is on Bell Lane near the Spitalfields market and is just one of a number of... 

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Spitalfields - My Home in London

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 Spitalfields (or Spitalfields and Banglatown to give it its official name) is a ward of Tower Hamlets, which itself is an administrative area covering much of East London. Spitalfields is bordered... 

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