Relay Building

The Relay Building, originally known as One Commercial Street, is a 21-storey residential block in Whitechapel at the junction of Whitechapel High Street and Commercial Street, London E1.

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Type: Residential building
Description: building in Whitechapel, London, England
Also known as: “One Commercial Street” and “The Relay Building”
Address: 114 Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 7PT

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Tower of London and Aldgate East tube station.

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 2,800 feet south of Relay Building.

Aldgate East tube station

Metro station

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Aldgate East is a London Underground station located on Whitechapel High Street in the Whitechapel neighbourhood of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, East London. Aldgate East tube station is situated 390 feet east of Relay Building.

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 480 feet north of Relay Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aldgate and Spitalfields.

Aldgate

Quarter

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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.