Ruth Mansions in Philchurch Street
Ruth Mansions in Philchurch Street
Record No
119375
Title
Ruth Mansions in Philchurch Street
Description
Front and side elevation of Ruth Mansions in Philchurch Street, previously known as Philip Street, on the corner of Mary Ann Street, Whitechapel, looking north-east. Benny's fruiterer & greengrocer, with a cafe sign and an advertising sign for Players No.6 (cigarettes) was trading on the corner. Most of the doors and windows of the building have been boarded up with corrugated iron. Ruth Mansions was one of a group of Victorian blocks consisting Ruth Mansions, Beatrice House and Doris House on the west side of the street and Lilian House and Elsie House on the east side of the street. They housed various waves of immigrants, some of whom became naturalised (e.g. Wladyslaw Zurawski, a marine engineer from Poland in 1955). Mary Ann Street and Philchurch Street no longer exist, although the street name is remembered in nearby Philchurch Place. All of the buildings were demolished in 1975 and the area redeveloped as low-rise social housing.
Date of execution
1975
Section
The London Archives
Collection
LCC Photograph Library
Medium
photograph
Catalogue No
SC_PHL_01_395_75_795
London picture map location
Exact
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