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The Grade II listed former premises of Caird and Rayner Ltd at No. 777–783 was constructed in 1869. It contained a timber frame enclosed by a brick exterior. In 2010, it caught fire which destroyed most of the roof. Urgent repairs took place in 2010 in light of its listed status.
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Parliament awarded construction to the Commercial Road Company, whose trustees were allowed to raise money and levy tolls. The road originally began at Back Church Lane and cut a straight line across fields north of the busy
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As the main route between the City and the traditional East End, Commercial Road is the busiest road in the London
Borough of Tower Hamlets. There is continuous heavy traffic along the road, with limited opportunities for pedestrians crossing.
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and constructed between 1852 and 1856. A sloping roof was built over the entrance in the 1920s. It became Grade II listed in June 2001. The
Congregation of Jacob Synagogue is at Nos. 351–353. It was founded in 1903 as Britain's first
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Cinema at No. 490 was opened by George Coles and Arthur
Roberts in 1933 on a former brewery site. It cost £250,000 to develop and could house over 3,000 people. The main theatre housed a revolving stage
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organ which could be raised from the orchestra pit to provide interval music; these have survived intact. It closed in 1960, reopening in 1963 as a training school for the
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Halfway House, which had been established since at least 1654. It became
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synagogues, and moved into the present building in 1920. The premises had been originally constructed by Lewis
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in 1899 to prevent development on the fourth side, and opened the land to the public in 1906. It was given its current name in 1937.
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560:"817 Commercial Rd to Central House"
459:The Church of St Mary and St Michael
368:in 1989. It is focused on numerous
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1004:National Heritage List for England
951:National Heritage List for England
894:National Heritage List for England
863:National Heritage List for England
832:National Heritage List for England
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437:National Museum of Labour History
796:"Troxy, Tower Hamlets (1065742)"
299:London Buses routes 15, 115 and
199:Aldgate East Underground station
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16:Street in London, England
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26:Not to be confused with
485:and installed in 1927.
351:Whitechapel High Street
262:Whitechapel High Street
144:Whitechapel High Street
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920:East London Advertiser
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124:51.51444°N 0.05861°W
19:For other uses, see
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537:References
197:, and now
173:Completion
112:51°30′52″N
542:Citations
419:Wurlitzer
398:in 1973.
376:Buildings
268:close to
211:Limehouse
115:0°03′31″W
1086:13 April
979:13 April
752:10 March
520:See also
468:Mizrachi
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489:Traffic
307:History
203:Stepney
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