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Stepney is an area in London, England located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is in East London and part of the East End. Stepney is no longer officially defined, and is usually used to refer to a relatively small area. However, for much of its history the place name applied to a much larger manor and parish.
- The Kray Twins Gangster Walking Tour
- The Blind Beggar Pub
- Genesis Cinema
- Museum of The Book
- Half Moon Theater
- Center of The Cell Museum
- Stepney City Farm
- St. Dunstan and All Saints Church
- Royal London Hospital Archives and Museum
- Mile End Park
Ronnie and Reggie Kray were East London gangsters of such stature that they are virtually legends of British organized crime. The Kray Twins Gangster Walking Tour is a two-hour trip into the rise and fall of the brothers that includes the boxing schoolwhere their careers began to the church in which their funerals were held.
One of the places on the aforementioned walking tour, The Blind Beggar Pub was the beginning of the end for the Krays’ criminal empire. It was here where Ronnie Kray murdered his rival George Cornwell in front of several witnesses, an act that would eventually see him go to prison. It’s also the site of William Booth’s first open-air sermon before ...
Genesis Cinema sits on the former site of a 19th Century music hall, it may look like a normal movie theater on the outside but on the inside is a palace befitting the grandest of films. It was designed by movie set designers and has an air of posh-ness with its comfy couch seating, bistro tables, and generous food and drink menu. It’s also the old...
Found in the London Baptist Church, the Museum of the Book is a museum dedicated to the Bible itself. The museum holds in its collection a number of ancientBibles and Christian manuscripts as well as other Biblical artefacts and artwork. As the museum is part of the church building, it’s worth noting that it isn’t open during church services, but i...
The Half Moon Theater Company formed in 1972 and today is one of the premier young people’s theater group in London. In keeping with its goal of bringing the arts to children, the theater offers some of the cheapest tickets in the city at £7 each. Be sure to check the schedule to see what’s on and find a show most to your liking.
A science museum like no other, the Center of the Cell, is located at Queen Mary University of Londonwith the goal of enriching young minds in the sciences and hopefully training the next generation of biomedical researchers. Visitors not only learn through exhibits but have the chance to witness cancer researchers firsthand. It’s a far more immers...
Another of London’s urban farms, Stepney City Farm was founded in 1979 as Stepping Stones Farm and today comprises three acres that help teach visitors how to farm, care for animals, and learn new crafts. Courses here not only include growing food, but also beekeeping, landscape painting, woodwork, and fabric dying. The best part is that the farm i...
Named for the 10th Century Bishop of London, St. Dunstan’s is also known as the “Mother Church of the East End”. The building on site is the third structure and made of Kentish Stone. Gorgeous without and within, St. Dunstan’s has been the church home for the east endfor nearly a millennium and continues to offer services, concerts, and other event...
The Royal London Hospital has one of the most interesting museums in the city not only because of its location in a church crypt but also its exhibits featuring legendary figures such as the Elephant Man and Jack the Ripper. The museum’s focus is the hospital’s history since it was founded in 1740 but also has exhibits on forensic medicine that foc...
Amongst the city’s greatest parks, Mile End Park is 79 acres built on the industrial sites that helped build East London. It was given birth following World War II and increased in size as part of a scheme to connect neighborhood green spaces to the River Thames. It offers any number of attractions from its playground, large sandpits, public art ga...
The Stepney area was formerly of immense extent, including all London east of the City, south of Hackney, north of the Thames and west of the River Lea, except the parish of Bow. Stepney Marsh now the Isle of Dogs was also apart of this Stepney Parish.
Stepney lies roughly one mile east of the City and County of the City of London border, and was historically in the county of Middlesex. Stepney falls within the London borough council of Tower Hamlets, under the Greater London Authority.
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Jul 18, 2021 · Living in Stepney provides a comparison with the City of Plymouth. Before the war, Stepney had a population almost as large as Plymouth, but occupied less than a fifth of the area of Plymouth. Proximity to the docks resulted in much damage through wartime bombing.
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Stepney is located 3.6 miles (5.8 km) east north-east of Charing Cross. It is roughly bounded by Commercial Road , part of the A13 , in the south, Mile End Road, part of the A11 , in the north and the Regent's Canal in the east.
