Spitalfields
District of City of London
in Greater London of England, United Kingdom

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
51.513 and -0.092 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 51° 30' 46" and W -0° 5' 30"
Currency and Currency Code:
Pound - GBP
Spoken languages:
English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
Local electricity:
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
Local Time: 01:17 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:39 am and 7:29 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-03-29 07:25:35

Explore Spitalfields

The district Spitalfields of City of London in Greater London (England) is located in United Kingdom a little east of London, the country's capital.

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Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 54 °F

Morning Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Evening Temperature 10°C / 50 °F
Night Temperature 8°C / 46 °F
Chance of rainfall 2%
Air Humidity 66%
Air Pressure 987 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (8 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

13°C (56 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

12°C (54 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.

Monday, 1st of April 2024

9°C (48 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

ACE Hotel - London Shoreditch

Address
1,1 mi
Shoreditch High Street 100
E1 6JQ London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Fraser Residence Bishopsgate

Address
0,7 mi
12 18 ARTILLERY LANE SPITALFIELDS
E1 7LS London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Andaz London Liverpool Street A Concept by Hyatt

Address
0,6 mi
40 Liverpool Street
EC2M 7QN London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


The Curtain

Address
0,9 mi
45 CURTAIN ROAD
EC2A 3PT London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Boundary

Address
1,1 mi
2 Boundary Street
E2 7DD London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:30 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


citizenM London Shoreditch

Address
1,0 mi
6 HOLYWELL LANE
EC2A 3ET London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Rez Apartments

Address
0,7 mi
Widegate Street 25
E1 7HP London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 22:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 22:00


196 Bishopsgate

Address
0,6 mi
Bishopsgate 196
EC2M 4NR London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Arbor City

Address
1,0 mi
Osborn Street 12 - 20
E1 6TE London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Park Lane City Apartments

Address
0,7 mi
Middlesex Street 92
E1 7EZ London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Videos from this area

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LEE Filters - Seven5 City Shoot with Craig Roberts

Published: June 26, 2014
Length: 39:56 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: LEE Filters

Craig Roberts spends a day in London with a highly portable Compact System Camera and the LEE Seven5 Filter System. He demonstrates how easy it is to get creative in a busy city environment.


Journey on the District Line LONDON

Published: November 07, 2013
Length: 17:52 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: zenus103

Tower Hill - Aldgate East - Whitechapel.


blowUP media (UK): East London Domination

Published: September 23, 2014
Length: 47:52 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: blowUP media

Since its launch in April 2013, blowUP media's East London Domination Package has been one of the hottest advertising opportunites in London Town. With four premium sites in Shoreditch's hot-spots, ...


Pizza East, Shoreditch, London

Published: December 22, 2014
Length: 06:55 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: London Life

Pizzeria with industrial looks, serving rustic pizza, antipasti, weekend brunch and Sunday roast.


Cockney ATM in East London

Published: February 16, 2014
Length: 41:51 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: freeiand

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Street Art, Shoreditch

Published: November 19, 2008
Length: 58:57 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: gofinditdotnet

Discover incredible street art hidden in Shoreditch. The closer you look, the more you see. For more, visit www.gofindit.net and see the photostream at www.flickr.com/photos/gofindit.


Bosses - Dum Dum Donutterie, Shoreditch

Published: February 28, 2014
Length: 18:21 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: BusinessesForSale.com

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Kings Cross to Liverpool Street, by bicycle.

Published: March 11, 2015
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: NODDING CAT CHANNEL

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Shoreditch Street Art

Published: January 16, 2014
Length: 23:15 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: bill a graham

A quick look around at street art found between Old Street, Commercial Street, Shoreditch through to Brick Lane and Whitechapel in London. Excuse the slight wobble from a handheld camera in...


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Published: January 10, 2014
Length: 20:26 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: hello, germany!

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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Commercial Street, London

Commercial Street is a road in Tower Hamlets, east London that runs north to south from Shoreditch High Street to Whitechapel High Street through the East End district of Spitalfields. The road is on the London Inner Ring Road and as such forms part of the boundary of the London congestion charge zone. As the name implies, Commercial Street has historically been dominated by industrial and commercial activity.

Located at 51.5189, -0.0744444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Streets in Tower Hamlets

Brick Lane

Brick Lane is a street in East London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It runs from Swanfield Street in the northern part of Bethnal Green, crosses Bethnal Green Road, passes through Spitalfields and is linked to Whitechapel High Street to the south by the short stretch of Osborn Street. Today, it is the heart of the city's Bangladeshi-Sylheti community and is known to some as Banglatown. It is famous for its many curry houses.

Located at 51.5219, -0.0716667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Restaurant districts and streets, Streets in Tower Hamlets, Districts of Tower Hamlets, Areas of London, Restaurants in London, Bangladeshi diaspora in the United Kingdom

Bishopsgate railway station

Bishopsgate railway station (also commonly known as Bishopsgate Goods Yard) was a railway station located on the eastern side of Shoreditch High Street in the modern London Borough of Tower Hamlets; the western edge of the East End. It was in use from 1840 to 1964 when it was destroyed by fire. Substantial remains lay derelict until they were demolished in 2004 to make way for the new Shoreditch High Street station.

Located at 51.5234, -0.076754 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway termini in London, Buildings and structures demolished in 2004, Disused railway stations in Tower Hamlets, Former buildings and structures of Tower Hamlets, Former Great Eastern Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1840, Railway stations closed in 1874, Railway stations closed in 1964, Grade II listed buildings in London

93 Feet East

93 Feet East is a live music venue on Brick Lane in East London. It is a conversion of part of the Old Truman Brewery, and plays host to new and established acts. It has a courtyard with a BBQ. On the 8th of January 2013 the premises had its licence revoked following a Police drugs raid the previous year.

Located at 51.5217, -0.0713889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Nightclubs in London, Buildings and structures in Tower Hamlets

Annie Chapman

Annie Chapman (September 1841 – 8 September 1888), born Eliza Ann Smith, was a victim of the notorious unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper, who killed and mutilated five women in the Whitechapel area of London from late August to early November 1888. The canonical fiveJack the Ripper victims Mary Ann Nichols Annie Chapman Elizabeth Stride Catherine Eddowes Mary Jane Kelly

Located at 51.5202, -0.0731 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1841 births, 1888 deaths, 1888 crimes, English murder victims, English female prostitutes, Jack the Ripper victims, People from Paddington

Old Spitalfields Market

Old Spitalfields Market is a covered market in Spitalfields, just outside the City of London. It is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Located at 51.5194, -0.0752778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Commercial buildings completed in 1887, Retail markets in London, Buildings and structures in Tower Hamlets, Grade II listed buildings in London, Visitor attractions in Tower Hamlets

Petticoat Lane Market

Petticoat Lane Market is a fashion and clothing market located on Wentworth Street and Middlesex Street in the East End of London.

Located at 51.5167, -0.0733333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Retail markets in London

Christ Church, Spitalfields

Christ Church, Spitalfields is an Anglican church built between 1714 and 1729 to a design by Nicholas Hawksmoor. Situated on Commercial Street, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, on the eastern border and facing the City of London, it was one of the first (and arguably one of the finest) of the so-called "Commissioners' Churches" built for the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches, which had been established by an Act of Parliament in 1711.

Located at 51.5191, -0.0741806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Religious buildings completed in 1729, Church of England churches in London, Nicholas Hawksmoor buildings, Grade I listed churches in London, English Baroque architecture, Churches in Tower Hamlets

Dennis Severs' House

Dennis Severs' House in Folgate Street is a "still-life drama" created by the previous owner as an "historical imagination" of what life would have been like inside for a family of Huguenot silk weavers. It is a Grade II listed Georgian terraced house in Spitalfields, London, England. From 1979 to 1999 it was lived in by Dennis Severs, who gradually recreated the rooms as a time capsule in the style of former centuries. It is now open to the public.

Located at 51.5208, -0.0766667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Living museums in the United Kingdom, Museums with year of establishment missing, History of Tower Hamlets, Houses in Tower Hamlets, Museums in Tower Hamlets

Black Eagle Brewery

The Black Eagle Brewery is the former brewing plant of Truman's Brewery located around Brick Lane in the Spitalfields area, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Truman's subsequently became Truman, Hanbury and Buxton. The former buildings, warehouses and yards were redeveloped by The Zeloof Partnership as the "Old Truman Brewery" and now house over 250 businesses, ranging from cultural venues to art galleries, restaurants, and retail shops.

Located at 51.5211, -0.0713389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Tower Hamlets, Defunct brewery companies of the United Kingdom, Brewing in London, Visitor attractions in Tower Hamlets, Breweries (buildings)

Hales Gallery

Hales Gallery is an contemporary art gallery located in London's East End, representing a number of British and international artist. In nurturing young talent and steadfastly supporting the post-war legacy of Britain's pioneering black artists, Hales Gallery has marked 20 influential years on the London and International arts scene in 2012.

Located at 51.5242, -0.0738889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Art museums and galleries in London, Art galleries established in 1992, 1992 establishments in England

Old Artillery Ground

The Old Artillery Ground is an area of land in Spitalfields, London formerly designated one of the Liberties of the Tower of London and Crown Land. Originally the outer precinct of the Priory and Hospital of St Mary Spital, it was converted to an Artillery Ground in 1538, under Henry VIII, for the use of 'The Fraternity or Guild of Artillery of Longbows, Crossbows and Handguns', also known as 'The Fraternity of St George'.

Located at 51.5186, -0.0772222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
History of the British Army, Honourable Artillery Company, History of Tower Hamlets, Shooting ranges

The Spitz

The Spitz are an independent record label and music promoter. They started out in 1996 running a club in the East End of London, at 109 Commercial Street on the edge of the Old Spitalfields market. However the venue was forced to close in 2007 in a dispute about rent.

Located at 51.5197, -0.0747222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Music venues in London, Nightclubs in London, Event venues established in 1996, 1996 establishments in England

Tower Hamlets Summer University

Tower Hamlets Summer University (THSU) is a British charity in the Tower Hamlets area of London which offers independent learning programs for people from 11 to 25 years of age. It rebranded to the name Futureversity in 2010.

Located at 51.5192, -0.072 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Charities based in London, Youth organisations based in the United Kingdom, Education in Tower Hamlets, Educational charities based in the United Kingdom, Companies based in London

Bishopsgate (Low Level) railway station

Bishopsgate (Low Level) railway station was opened by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) on 4 November 1872 alongside the company's first London terminus, Bishopsgate, which stood on a viaduct. The newer station was on a lower route, leading south-west, which the GER was building to its new Liverpool Street terminus and was on Quaker Street, on the eastern side of Shoreditch High Street now in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets but then in the Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green.

Located at 51.5225, -0.0747222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Former buildings and structures of Tower Hamlets, Disused railway stations in Tower Hamlets, Railway stations opened in 1872, Railway stations closed in 1916

Rich Mix Cultural Foundation

Rich Mix is a cinema and cross-arts centre located in the East End of London, located in Bethnal Green in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Located at 51.5243, -0.0733 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Tower Hamlets, Arts centres in London, Visitor attractions in Tower Hamlets

Museum of Immigration and Diversity

The Museum of Immigration and Diversity is a British museum at 19 Princelet Street in Spitalfields, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The Grade II listed building in which the museum is located was a house built in 1719 for the Huguenot silk merchant Peter Abraham Ogier. The house went through a number of stages, the building was converted to a synagogue in 1869. The building remained in use until the 1970s, when the congregation had moved out of the area.

Located at 51.5197, -0.0727 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Immigration to the United Kingdom, Grade II listed buildings in London, Grade II listed museum buildings, Houses in Tower Hamlets, History museums in London, Museums in Tower Hamlets

Flower and Dean Street

Flower and Dean Street was a road situated at the heart of the Spitalfields rookery in the East End of London. It was one of the most notorious slum areas of the Victorian era and was closely associated with the victims of Jack the Ripper. It was described in 1883 as "perhaps the foulest and most dangerous street in the whole metropolis". The street was built in the 1650s and rebuilt in parts in the eighteenth.

Located at 51.5179, -0.0727 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Streets in Tower Hamlets, Jack the Ripper

Dorset Street, London

Dorset Street was situated at the heart of the Spitalfields rookery in the East End of London, England. It should not be confused with the road of the same name in Marylebone, in London's West End. By repute it was "the worst street in London" and was the scene of the brutal murder of Mary Jane Kelly by Jack the Ripper on 9 November 1888. The murder was committed at Kelly's lodgings which were situated at No. 13, Miller's Court entered from a passageway between 26 and 27, Dorset Street.

Located at 51.5188, -0.07504 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Jack the Ripper, Streets in Tower Hamlets

Ten Bells

The Ten Bells is a public house at the corner of Commercial Street and Fournier Street in Spitalfields in the East End of London. It is sometimes cited as being notable for its association with two victims of Jack the Ripper; Annie Chapman and Mary Kelly, but is best known now as a uniquely decorated, lively and trendy East London pub.

Located at 51.5193, -0.0743361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Jack the Ripper, Public houses in London, Buildings and structures in Tower Hamlets, History of Tower Hamlets, Grade II listed buildings in London, Visitor attractions in Tower Hamlets, Grade II listed public houses

Trolley Gallery

Trolley Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in Shoreditch, east London, which emerged independently and alongside the already established Trolley Books in 2003. The gallery exhibits the work of new, emerging artists and is often host to first solo shows. The gallery's directors are Hannah Watson and Gigi Giannuzzi. Trolley Gallery took part in the Zoo Art Fair 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.

Located at 51.5245, -0.0739 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Contemporary art galleries in the United Kingdom, Buildings and structures in Hackney, Visitor attractions in Hackney, Art museums and galleries in London, Photography museums and galleries, Photography in the United Kingdom, Art galleries established in 2003, 2003 establishments in England

Brick Lane Mosque

Brick Lane Jamme Masjid formerly known as the London Jamme Masjid (লন্ডন জামে মসজিদ "London Great Mosque"), is located in the area of Spitalfields alongside the street of Brick Lane and Fournier Street in east London, England. The majority of worshippers of the mosque are of Bangladeshi descent; the mosque serves the largest concentration of Bangladeshi Muslims in the country. The building at 59 Brick Lane previously served the religions of a succession of other communities in the area.

Located at 51.5193, -0.0722222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Mosques in London, Religion in Tower Hamlets, Bangladeshi diaspora in the United Kingdom, Buildings and structures in Tower Hamlets, Grade II* listed buildings in London, Grade II* listed places of worship, Conversion of non-Muslim places of worship into mosques, 18th-century church buildings

Sandys Row Synagogue

Sandy's Row Synagogue is a historic Grade II listed synagogue in the East End of London.

Located at 51.5182, -0.0779 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Religious buildings completed in 1766, Synagogues in London, Neoclassical synagogues, Former churches in London, Grade II listed buildings in London, Grade II listed places of worship

Raven Row

Raven Row is an art gallery in Spitalfields. It was constructed from numbers 56 and 58, Artillery Lane. These properties were built about 1690. The area was formerly used for testing artillery and this portion of the lane was known as Raven Row until 1895. The buildings have previously been used as shops of Huguenot silk weavers and traders. They were converted into a gallery in 2009 by Alex Sainsbury who established a charity to run it.

Located at 51.5185, -0.0777 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Contemporary art galleries in the United Kingdom, Art galleries established in 2009, 2009 establishments in England

Bishops Square

Bishops Square is a large commercial property development in the Spitalfields area of London, England. Previously owned by Hammerson, and later jointly by Hammerson and the Oman Investment Fund, it is now owned by JP Morgan. It has been cited as an example of a privately owned public space in London.

Located at 51.5195, -0.0776 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
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