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Bethnal Green: Virginia Road, looking east
Taken from the northern end of Hocker Street. Virginia Road (earlier, Virginia Row) once extended in a straight line to a junction with Columbia road, but at the far end the street pattern has changed, and the present-day Virginia Road bends northwards at the east end, to make a T-junction with Columbia Road
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton
Taken: 3 Feb 2010
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Neighbourhood shop, Virginia Road E2
Open at Sunday lunchtime, Virginia Supermarket takes its name from the road.
Image: © Robin Stott
Taken: 10 Jun 2012
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Green and pedestrian open spaces
Around the focal Arnold Circus in a development designed by Owen Fleming & W.E. Riley as lead architects with the LCC. Built 1894-1900 the Boundary Estate was opened by His Majesty King Edward VII and remains a paradigm of urban design
with two schools, workshop terraces and retail shops along Calvert Avenue.
Image: © Colin D Brooking
Taken: 30 Nov 2014
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Arnold Circus Gardens towards mansion houses
Around the focal Arnold Circus in a development designed by Owen Fleming & W.E. Riley as lead architects with the LCC. Built 1894-1900 the Boundary Estate was opened by His Majesty King Edward VII and remains a paradigm of urban design
with two schools, workshop terraces and retail shops along Calvert Avenue.
Image: © Colin D Brooking
Taken: 30 Nov 2014
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Glazed brick, red & buff brick with stone details
Around the focal Arnold Circus in a development designed by Owen Fleming & W.E. Riley as lead architects with the LCC. Built 1894-1900 the Boundary Estate was opened by His Majesty King Edward VII and remains a paradigm of urban design
with two schools, workshop terraces and retail shops along Calvert Avenue.
Image: © Colin D Brooking
Taken: 30 Nov 2014
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Bethnal Green: Virginia School, Arnold Circus
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton
Taken: 3 Feb 2010
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Bethnal Green: Palissy Street from Arnold Circus
This short street terminates at a T-junction with Swanfield Street (earlier name of this was Mount Street).
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton
Taken: 3 Feb 2010
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Arnold Circus and Virginia Primary School
Around the focal Arnold Circus in a development designed by Owen Fleming & W.E. Riley as lead architects with the LCC. Built 1894-1900 the Boundary Estate was opened by His Majesty King Edward VII and remains a paradigm of urban design
with two schools, workshop terraces and retail shops along Calvert Avenue.
Image: © Colin D Brooking
Taken: 30 Nov 2014
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Bethnal Green: Austin Street
Looking east from the north end of Hocker Street, where Austin Street makes a junction with Virginia Road. From here, Austin Street's course leads westwards until it reaches Hackney Road. This narrow street is a one-way street, for west to east traffic.
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton
Taken: 3 Feb 2010
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Palissy Street
One of the streets radiating from Arnold Circus, photographed on a damp October morning.
Image: © John Sutton
Taken: 19 Oct 2013
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