Hanbury Street
| east end | Old Montague Street 51°31′11″N 0°03′50″W / 51.5197°N 0.0639°W |
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Hanbury Street is a street running from
Commercial Street
to the junction of Old Montague Street and Vallance Road at the east end. The eastern section is restricted to pedal cycles and pedestrians only.
History
The street was laid out in the seventeenth century, and was originally known as Browne's Lane after the original developer. Its present name is derived from that of a local family who owned land there in the seventeenth century.[2]
In 1884,
Florence Eleanor Soper, the daughter-in-law of General William Booth of The Salvation Army, inaugurated The Women's Social Work, which was run from a small house in Hanbury Street. This home for women was set up in the hopes that they would not have to turn to prostitution
and provided a safe haven for those who were already suffering from the trade.
On 8 September 1888, the body of
Old Truman Brewery was extended to cover the entire block on the north side of Hanbury Street; and since 2004 this has been the site of Sunday (Up)Market [1]
.
British entertainer Bud Flanagan
was born at No.12 Hanbury Street in 1896.
Neo-Nazi militant
David Copeland attempted to detonate a nail-bomb upon Hanbury Street on Saturday 24 April 1999. Copeland intended to place the bomb on adjoining Brick Lane during its weekly market held on Sundays, but mistakenly planted the bomb on a Saturday when the road was less busy. After realising his mistake and unwilling to change the timer on the bomb, he left it on Hanbury Street instead. At 5.45pm a member of the public found the bag and took it to Brick Lane police station which was closed, and then put it into his car boot, driving along Brick Lane. On realising it could have been a bomb he left the car at the junction with Fashion Street and called police, at which time the device exploded injuring six people and destroying two vehicles.[3]
Gallery
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The rear yard of 29 Hanbury Street. Annie Chapman was murdered at this location in 1888. -
North side of Hanbury Street, depicting the former location of no. 29. This building covers the actual site of the murder of Annie Chapman -
Hanbury Street, seen here in 2007 -
The car park now covering the location of 29 Hanbury Street -
References
- ^ "Walking directions to Hanbury St". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ Fiona Rule (1908) The Worst Street in London. Hersham, Ian Allan: 22
- ^ Kim Sengupta (28 April 1999). "East London Bombing: We knew Brick Lane would be next". The Independent. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
