Parish watch house, Bethnal Green
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Parish watch house, Bethnal Green
Image: © Jim Osley Taken: 3 Oct 2014
Grade II listed building, described at this http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1242298. "On the corner of St Matthews Row and Wood Close and named on the front door as "The Watch House". This building began as a watchman's house in 1754. The watchman was to guard against "the resurrection men" or body-snatchers who provided corpses for dissection to the local hospitals. In 1826 the building was enlarged so that the fire engine could be housed here. In recent years it has been used by the church for many other functions." - http://exploringeastlondon.co.uk/eel/Shoreditch/Shoreditch.htm
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Image Location
Latitude
51.524506
Longitude
-0.067529