The Best Of Bethnal Green In Photos

Laura Reynolds
By Laura Reynolds Last edited 97 months ago

Last Updated 23 March 2016

The Best Of Bethnal Green In Photos
Stik street art. Photo: Selena Sheridan

Bethnal Green, in Tower Hamlets, has roots in the silk-weaving trade — something evidenced by the large number of sari shops on Bethnal Green Road.  

The area was heavily bombed during the second world war, meaning that much of it has been rebuilt since then.

Take a look at Bethnal Green and surrounding areas of Cambridge Heath, Whitechapel and Shoreditch in photos.

A shopkeeper outside his shop on Bethnal Green Road. Photo: Roger.w800
Bethnal Green tube station. Photo: Artee62
Bethnal Green war memorial. Photo: Matt Brown
Roman Road links Bethnal Green and Bow. It follows what was believed to be a Roman route between London and Colchester. Photo: David McKelvey
York Hall. The venue is now used predominantly as a gym and swimming pool, although it originally opened as a boxing venue. Boxing events do still take place here. Photo: David McKelvey
Mickey Mouse street art on Bethnal Green Road near Shoreditch in 2010. Photo: Bob Bob
Circus night at Bethnal Green Working Men's Club. Photo: Laura Kidd
Inside Bethnal Green Working Men's Club. Retro, huh? Photo: showitzer
The Fountain, on the corner of Sceptre Road and Braintree Street. The pub has now been replaced with a block of flats. Photo: sukesukesuke
Roundel clock inside Bethnal Green station. There's a similar clock at Gants Hill station, but this is the only one with gold coloured roundels. Photo: Andrea Liu
Gasholder on Regent's Canal. Photo: Bob Bob
Malcolm Road in the snow. Photo: Louis Berk
Mother Kelly's Tap Room in the railway arches on Paradise Row. Photo: Matt Brown
Shop on Bethnal Green Road. Photo: Becky Frances
Shopper on Bethnal Green Road. Photo: Ekaterina Nosenko (Katia)

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