Black History walks in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hill to Museum of London Docklands - Sailors, Scribes and Slaves (Walk 4)

Starting point Tower Hill tube station - Finishing point Museum of London Docklands.

Estimate time 2.5 hours

  • Trinity Square Gardens
  • Royal Mint Street
  • Battle of Cable Street plaque
  • Cable Street
  • Wiltons Music Hall
  • 74-87 Noble Court
  • Bigland Street School
  • St. George in the East Church
  • St. George in the East School
  • St. George’s Town Hall
  • Battle of Cable Street mural
  • Limehouse Library
  • The Mission
  • St Anne’s Limehouse
  • Passmore Edwards Sailors’ Palace
  • Museum in Docklands

Aldgate to Stepney Green - Priests, writers and statesmen (Walk 5)

Starting point St. Boltoph’s, Aldgate. Finishing point Ragged School Museum.

Estimate time 1.5 hours

  • St. Botolph’s Aldgate
  • Petticoat Lane
  • Aldgate Tube Station
  • Whitechapel Art Gallery
  • Royal London Hospital
  • Whitechapel Idea Store
  • Tower Hamlets Mission
  • William Booth statue
  • 69 Mile End Road
  • Al Hud Cultural Centre & Mosque
  • Stepney Green
  • St. Dunstans & All Saints Church
  • Ragged School Museum

Further information

Tower Hamlets Local History and Archive Library
Bancroft Library,
277 Bancroft Road,
E1 4DQ
Tel: 020 7364 1290
Email: localhistory@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Tower Hamlets Afro-Caribbean Mental Health Organisation
c/o Social Action for Health,
The Brady Centre,
192-196 Hanbury Street, London
E1 5HU
Tel: 020 7247 1414

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