The Annex

The Annex is a building in Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England which is located on Old Castle Street. The Annex is situated nearby to the residential building Relay Building, as well as near London Metroplitan University: Aldgate Campus.

Type: Building
Also known as: “Calcutta House Annex”
Address: Old Castle Street, London

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Tower of London and Toynbee Hall.

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 The Annex.

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 490 feet north of The Annex.

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 920 feet northeast of The Annex.

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.