Survey of London: Whitechapel – Volumes 54 and 55

The Survey of London returns to the East End to chronicle Whitechapel, shedding new light on this widely misunderstood district. In these volumes, the Survey of London returns to the East End to chronicle Whitechapel, covering Aldgate to Mile End Green, and Brick Lane to Wellclose Square. The name Whitechapel-one of London’s best known-is highly evocative, carrying dark, even mythic associations. These are set aside to present new histories of all the area’s sites and buildings, those standing and many that have gone, in districts that have been repeatedly rebuilt.