oriental street

[243rose]

folks

someone at work was looking for an 'Oriental Street' in Shadwell, LONDON in 1929.
i told them that i would be able to find it but have been unable to do so....
can anyone help ?

Cheers
Iain

[Sylviaann]

I think it was just a local term for where the Chinese lived.
This site might help http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/server/show/ConNarrative.127/chapterId/2614/Chinese-in-the-Port-of-London.html

Sylviaann

[243rose]

Thanks for that.
i had the same thought...
i shall relay the info.

Cheers.

[nanny jan]

Hi,

I've found an Oriental Street listed in the "General Index to Old Ordnance Survey Maps of London (Godfrey Edition) N.E. London; it is on a 1914 map covering the Stepney area.


Nanny Jan

[Sylviaann]

Oh sorry I have found it in E14
Try this map http://www.mernick.org.uk//elhs/maps/s1952.htm
It is at the far end nearly at the bottom just joining East india Dock Road.  I didn't think that was Shadwell, it is really in Poplar.  Canton Street and Peking Street seem to be still there.

Sylviaann

[stanmapstone]

A good site Victorian London A-Z Street Index
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/hitch/gendocs/lon-str.html

Stan

[243rose]

That's excellent..... he'll be very pleased.