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  Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Mile End
It reminded passers-by, of the turnpike road, the rattling four-horse coach, the chaise with its postillion, the steady moving team with lumbering wain, and all those things which made up the variety of road transport in the early nineteenth century.
Here travellers 'on the outset of their journey or in coming near to their destination saw Mile End, and thereabouts the houses of the well-to-do, which for the greater part were to the south of the highway towards Stepney Church.
When, in the course of time, the adjoining hamlet of Ratcliff made its boundary and certain parishes were separated from the mother church, a large area, most of which consisted of fields, was left over, and recognised as being in the care and keeping of the hamlet of Mile End Old Town.
www.casebook.org /victorian_london/mileend.html   (1392 words)

  
  Mile End campus at Queen Mary, University of London
Mile End campus at Queen Mary, University of London
The Mile End campus is a distinguishing feature of the College and is a pleasant surprise for visitors.
Nearest stations on the London Underground are Mile End on Hammersmith and City, District and Central lines; and Stepney Green on the Hammersmith and City and District lines.
www.qmw.ac.uk /about/campus/mileend   (276 words)

  
  Mile End tube station - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Mile End is a London Underground station in Tower Hamlets, East London.
The station is situated on the junction of Mile End Road and Burdett Road.
Mile End is the only subterranean station on the network that offers cross-platform interchange between 'tube' and 'cut and cover' lines.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Mile_End_tube_station   (156 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Mile End is an area of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London, England.
Mile End Gate is at the junction of Mile End Road and Cambridge Heath Road, this was the location of the principle toll gate on the road to Bow Bridge.
Mile End is in a part of London known as the East End and home to the main campus of Queen Mary, University of London.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Mile_End   (658 words)

  
 Mile End campus at Queen Mary, University of London
The Mile End campus is a distinguishing feature of the College and is a pleasant surprise for visitors.
It is a peaceful, secure and friendly environment only a few yards from the bustle of Mile End Road, with landscaped squares and a host of facilities together on one site: cafés, bars and restaurants, the Students' Union, canal-side accommodation in our Student Village, bank and bookshop.
Nearest stations on the London Underground are Mile End on Hammersmith and City, District and Central lines; and Stepney Green on the Hammersmith and City and District lines.
www.qmul.ac.uk /about/campus/mileend/index.html   (0 words)

  
 EoLFHS Parishes: Mile End
In the Middle Ages, Mile End was mostly common land and a favourite place of recreation for Londoners and conveniently close to the City for people to gather.
The western part of Mile End developed rapidly and by the end of the 17th century became a separate hamlet of Stepney known as Mile End New Town (although really an extension of Spitalfields).
Although Mile End was quietly respectable very little extreme poverty compared to other parts of East London, William Booth began the work of the Salvation Army here in 1868 and the first Dr. Barnardo's Home for orphans was founded in 1870 near Ben Jonson Road.
www.eolfhs.org.uk /parish/mile_end.htm   (387 words)

  
 URBANPHOTO » Welcome to Mile End
Mile End embodies most of what’s best about Montreal: the effortless mix of languages, the whimsical architecture, the easygoingness and the sense that sitting in a leafy terrasse on St. Viateur Street is more important than whatever mundane task you’re neglecting.
Mile End was born as a little hamlet huddled around the church of Saint-Enfant-Jésus, near the present-day corner of Laurier Street and St. Laurent Boulevard, about a mile north of what was then the Montreal city limit.
Bobr, the boundaries of the Mile End municipal electoral district are Hutchison Street to the west; the CPR tracks to the north; Mount Royal Avenue to the south; and St. Denis Street to the east.
www.urbanphoto.net /blog/2007/01/01/welcome-to-mile-end   (2800 words)

  
 Stepney Areas:Mile End
North west of St Dunstans and at the end of Stepney Green is Mile End.
The Mile End Rd was the pre-Norman route to Colchester and in the 13th century was still a hamlet one mile distant from Aldgate, the nearest City gate.
The Mile End marked the end of the Roman mile from the Roman camp in London.
website.lineone.net /~fight/Stepney/mileend.htm   (353 words)

  
 Mile End Old Town   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In 1930 it became known as Mile End Hospital, and was absorbed by The London Hospital in 1968 becoming known as The London Hospital (Mile End).
The Poor-Law Guardians of the hamlet of Mile End Old Town, have recently been engaged in frequent discussions as to the advisability of establishing a bakery in connexion with their workhouse, in Bancroft Rd., for supplying the in- and out-door poor with bread.
A committee of the Board was appointed to privately discuss the benefit likely to result from the adoption of the scheme, and at a meeting of the Board, held on the 7th instant, a report was presented by this committee, recommending that the proposal be adopted, and stating that "we have obtained from Mr.
www.institutions.org.uk /workhouses/england/lon/mile_end_old_town_workhouse.htm   (315 words)

  
 Mile End's Free Art & History.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The station in Mile End Old Town was called Stepney Green, while the next stop to the East was called Mile End Station.
In the popular view, therefore, today Mile End is thought of as being at least one mile to the East of its original position.
This marker indicates that Victoria Park is a mile to the north and that Greenwich is 4 miles to the south.
www.exploringeastlondon.co.uk /Mileend/Mileend.htm   (1855 words)

  
 Discover Tower Hamlets - Parks - Mile End Park - How to find Mile End Park
Mile End Park is located in the heart of the East End of London, England.
Mile End Road, near to Venus in the Park Mile End Road, on the traffic island opposite Meads estate agents.
Once at Mile End Park it is possible to safely explore the park using dedicated pedestrian or cycle paths.
www.towerhamlets.gov.uk /data/discover/data/parks/mile-end/how-to-find.cfm   (424 words)

  
 The borough of Mile End.
Mile End is part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London.
The stone's position was nearer Stepney Green than Mile End but the village that evolved around half a mile from it took the name of the stone.
Mile End, along with the rest of London’s East End, suffered severe damage and casualties during World War Two from German bombers and the blitz.
barryoneoff.co.uk /html/mileend.html   (558 words)

  
 LondonTown.com | Mile End Road Guide | Mile End Road London, E3, England, UK | London Streets by Street
Mile End Road is located in the borough of Tower Hamlets
The nearest underground station to Mile End Road is 'Mile End Tube' which is about 2 minutes to the South West.
Mile End Tube, 580 Mile End Road, (2 mins to the South West)
www.londontown.com /LondonStreets/mile_end_road_31f.html   (0 words)

  
 Jewish East End of London-Mile End and the Sephardim
MILE END 1922 -The 2 patches of green on this 1922 map are, left to right, old Velho and Nuevo Beth Chaim cemeteries - double click to enlarge.
Mile End Place is the narrowest of turnings off the Mile End Road just before the Sephardi Old Peoples Home at 253 Mile End Road.
Moving East down Mile End Road along the front of Queen Mary's college for a quarter of a mile or so brings you to a small length of old brick wall.
www.olamgadol.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /mileend.html   (1244 words)

  
 London My Mile End
Mile End may not be Chelsea, but it is a world away from the hustle and bustle of most of London - plenty of well kept parks, canals and wide open spaces - and all just 5 minutes into Bank.
I live in Mile End, and although it can be really dodgy sometimes, as long as your careful it should be ok. i havent had any major problems here and i've lived here for about 8 years.
I live in Mile End and i bought a kitten in my local pet shop in Hamlets Way, i would like to say if anyone need any pets or pet foods they are very helpful and the staff are very nice.
www.movethat.co.uk /London/My/Mile_End   (1673 words)

  
 Mile End Old Town Workhouse and Poor Law Union
In the 1840s, the former Mile End Old Town parish workhouse in Alderney Place was used by the Stepney Board of Guardians to accommodate able-bodied men and fever patients.
Mile End Old Town main block from the west, c.1910.
Mile End Old Town rear of main block from the north-east, 2001.
users.ox.ac.uk /~peter/workhouse/MileEndOldTown/MileEndOldTown.shtml   (682 words)

  
 UKC Databases - "Mile End Wall (aka North London Rescue Commando)"
Unfortunately, Mile End seem to be in the process of switching their wall style - whereas before the style was a lot more moulded than bolt-on (and so a lot more like climbing outside) they seem to be gradually switching to more all-purpose bolt-ons.
Mile End tends to be much more friendly, since there's less tying in and hanging around.
Mile End Underground station is on the Central and District lines.
www.ukclimbing.com /walls/wallinfo.html?id=119   (1079 words)

  
 AES 31st - Hi-Res Audio | Venue
The AES 31 conference will be held at the Mile End Campus of Queen Mary, University of London.
Mile End (Central, District, Hammersmith and City Lines) and Stepney Green (District, Hammersmith and City lines) stations are both less than five minutes walk from the Mile End campus.
From Mile End station, turn left and cross Burdett Road and Mile End Road at the traffic lights, continue along the Mile End Road until you reach the College buildings on the right.
www.aes.org /events/31/venue.html   (490 words)

  
 Université de Montréal - English - News digest - October 11th 2005 edition - Montreal’s Mile End ...
Mile End is in the throes of gentrification, causing the greatest upheaval in the neighbourhood in a century, according to architect Susan Bronson, a professor at the Université de Montréal’s Faculty of Planning.
But living in Mile End is becoming an increasingly expensive proposition, as a tenant or owner.
Bronson, the name may be inspired by a London suburb of the same name, which, in the medieval period, was at the end of the mile (Mile End) outside the City.
www.umontreal.ca /english/news_digest/2005-2006/20051011/mile_end.html   (642 words)

  
 Welcome to Mile End Park   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Mile End Park in London's East End is undergoing an exciting transformation into The Park for the 21st Century; incorporating many separate parks, the Play Arena, Ecology Park, Artspark, Terrace Garden, Adventure Park, Sports Park and Children's Park.
The first stage of the £25 million project, the Green Bridge and Terrace Garden, is now complete, the Ecology and Arts Parks are due to open spring 2001 and the rest of the park will be complete in 2002.
Explore the Mile End Park Website, see detailed plans for the park, see the ways that people have been involved so far and share your ideas for making Mile End a park for the people.
www.mileendpark.co.uk /spring.htm   (112 words)

  
 Demanding a Knight   (Site not responding. Last check: )
When Rafe speaks of being the leader of the soldiers at Mile End, he is referring to reenacting an event many in the Renaissance would know about: the Peasants' Revolt of 1381.
On June 12th, the peasants from Essex had arrived at Mile End, with the ones from Kent coming the next day.
Richard II, the king at the time, met with the peasants over peace and the end of the revolt, starting on the 14th.
www.duke.edu /web/emt/student_projects/chang/mileend.html   (127 words)

  
 Discover Tower Hamlets - Parks - Mile End park
The canalside path south from the Arts Park rises over the Mile End Road in the Green Bridge also known affectionately as the banana bridge, due to its yellow underside.
From the earliest public consultations which informed the plans to complete the park for the millennium, one of the greatest problems identified with the Park was its fragmentation.
However, when it came to crossing the Mile End Road a more ambitious alternative was sought.
www.towerhamlets.gov.uk /data/discover/data/parks/mile-end/mile-end-map/the-green-bridge.cfm   (342 words)

  
 Property to buy in Mile End
Superbly positioned overlooking the Regents Canal and Mile End Park is this impressive three-storey house.
Both Mile End and Stepney Green tube stations are within...
Wildcross are pleased to present this three bedroom split level maisonette situated within walkin distance of Queen Mary University, Mile end & Stepney Green tube stations as well as local transport links into the city and docklands.
www.rightmove.co.uk /property-for-sale-in--mile-end--east-london.rsp/svr/1012?lo_u=85206   (460 words)

  
 Rock Climbing Forums: Climbing Partners: International: Climbing partner in London   (Site not responding. Last check: )
I usually go to Mile End climbing wall, but would be happy at The Castle too (although if Mile End asks, I was drunk, and it meant NOTHING!).
I go to Mile End every week, but days tend to change a lot due to the nature of my job and chaotic personal life.
I am most likely going to Mile End this Sunday, if you are up for it fire me a pm.
www.rockclimbing.com /forums/viewtopic.php?t=101413&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=   (449 words)

  
 Mile High Harley-Davidson, Denver Harley-Davidson Store, Colorado Harley-Davidson, Parker Harley-Davidson
Mile High Harley-Davidson, Denver Harley-Davidson Store, Colorado Harley-Davidson, Parker Harley-Davidson
Mile High Harley-Davidson has a massive showroom of new 2007 models and used Harley-Davidson motorcycles, plus a huge selection of
Mile High Harley-Davidson of Parker is proud to be one of the stops on the Poker Run.
www.milehigh-harley.com   (0 words)

  
 £15m new leisure complex for East End and Olympics opens in Tower Hamlets
With its state of the art facilities, Mile End Park Leisure Complex, will provide a huge boost to public sports facilities in the East End and the London Region and provide key support to the London Olympics in 2012.
Constructed in two phases, Mile End Park Leisure Complex (MEPLC) is the biggest leisure centre opening in London before the Olympic facilities become available.
FAME (Football at Mile End) project is a pioneering partnership initiative delivered by LBTH and West Ham United Football Club to improve participation in football in deprived inner city multi cultural areas.
www.sportengland.org /text/news/press_releases/_15m_new_leisure_complex_for_east_end_and_olympics_opens_in_tower_hamlets.htm   (844 words)

  
 Hour.ca - Food - Mile End
The Mile End has been a hipper corner of town for way longer than we've had bars to back it up, but now things are roaring in a way that almost makes me nostalgic.
Maybe there are alot of successful businesses being run in Mile End and Plateau, but these articles (all five about St-Laurent) are talking about watering holes in some aspect.
Yes it's great to know that times have changed, and no longer is Mile end and Plateau just a small desolate area, and are now being run in a good mannar.
www.hour.ca /redirect.aspx?iIDReaction=21992   (1787 words)

  
 Blur - Mile End | CFRB
In the year since Parklife was released, the band had become the most popular band in England and, in the process, reshaped the landscape of the nation's popular music.
Mile End was the first gig Blur played that confirmed the stature of their popularity and if the concert was poor, they could have hurt their reputation.
Fortunately, the concert was an unqualified success, as Kiss the Stone's bootleg of the show, Mile End, proves.
www.cfrb.com /album/233918   (140 words)

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