Brady Street
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Brady Street is a road located in Whitechapel
, East London. The top ends joins onto Whitechapel Road
and the bottom end onto Three Colts Lane, near Bethnal Green railway station
. Until the 1970s the Brady Street Dwellings stood in Brady Street. They were demolished and Swanley School now stands on the site. Durward Street
, formerly Bucks Row, is a road off Brady Street, where Jack the Ripper
victim Mary Ann Nichols was murdered on 31st August 1888. A Sainsbury's, opened in the 1990s stands opposite Durward Street, and recently the car park has been redeveloped into a multi storey. At the head of the street is the Idea Store, a 12m development opened in 2006. Somerford Street and other roads on the Colinwood Estate are off Brady Street.
Whitechapel
Whitechapel is a built-up inner city district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England. It is located east of Charing Cross and roughly bounded by the Bishopsgate thoroughfare on the west, Fashion Street on the north, Brady Street and Cavell Street on the east and The Highway on the...
, East London. The top ends joins onto Whitechapel Road
Whitechapel Road
Whitechapel Road is a major arterial road in the East End of London, England. It connects Whitechapel High Street to the west with Mile End Road to the east and forms part of the A11 road. It is a main shopping street in the Whitechapel area of Tower Hamlets and has a street market...
and the bottom end onto Three Colts Lane, near Bethnal Green railway station
Bethnal Green railway station
Bethnal Green railway station is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in east London. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by National Express East Anglia, on the West Anglia route, and it is in Travelcard Zone 2...
. Until the 1970s the Brady Street Dwellings stood in Brady Street. They were demolished and Swanley School now stands on the site. Durward Street
Durward Street
Durward Street, formerly Buck's Row, is a street in Whitechapel, London.In the early morning of 31 August 1888, the body of Mary Ann Nichols was found on the pavement on the south side of Buck's Row. She is generally thought to have been the first victim of Jack the Ripper...
, formerly Bucks Row, is a road off Brady Street, where Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper
"Jack the Ripper" is the best-known name given to an unidentified serial killer who was active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The name originated in a letter, written by someone claiming to be the murderer, that was disseminated in the...
victim Mary Ann Nichols was murdered on 31st August 1888. A Sainsbury's, opened in the 1990s stands opposite Durward Street, and recently the car park has been redeveloped into a multi storey. At the head of the street is the Idea Store, a 12m development opened in 2006. Somerford Street and other roads on the Colinwood Estate are off Brady Street.