Saxon House

Saxon House is an apartment building in Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England which is located on Thrawl Street. Saxon House is situated nearby to the apartment building Makers Academy, as well as near the community center Attlee Centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Tower of London and Brick Lane.

The Tower of London

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The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England. The Tower of London is situated 3,500 feet south of Saxon House.

Brick Lane

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Brick Lane is a street in the East End of London, in the borough of Tower Hamlets. It runs from Swanfield Street in Bethnal Green in the north, crosses the Bethnal Green Road before reaching the busiest, most commercially active part which runs through Spitalfields, or along its eastern edge. Brick Lane is situated 650 feet east of Saxon House.

Toynbee Hall

Community center

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Toynbee Hall is a charitable institution that works to address the causes and impacts of poverty in the East End of London and elsewhere. Established in 1884, it is based in Commercial Street, Spitalfields, and was the first university-affiliated institution… Toynbee Hall is situated 470 feet southeast of Saxon House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spitalfields and Aldgate.

Spitalfields

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Spitalfields is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is in East London and situated in the East End. Spitalfields is formed around Commercial Street and Brick Lane.

Aldgate

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Aldgate was a gate in the former defensive wall around the City of London. The gate gave its name to Aldgate High Street, the first stretch of the A11 road, that takes that name as it passes through the ancient, extramural Portsoken Ward of the City of London.