Toynbee Hall
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…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Email: info@toynbeehall.org.uk
- Type: Community center
- Description: settlement movement house in Whitechapel, London
- Address: 28 Commercial Street, London, E1 6LS
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brick Lane and The Tower of London.
Brick Lane
Photo: Gons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 460 feet northeast of Toynbee Hall.
The Tower of London
Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 3,200 feet south of Toynbee Hall.
Whitechapel Gallery
Art gallery
Photo: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Whitechapel Gallery is a public art gallery in Whitechapel on the north side of Whitechapel High Street, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The original building, designed by Charles Harrison Townsend, opened in 1901 as one of the first publicly funded galleries for temporary exhibitions in London. Whitechapel Gallery is situated 450 feet southeast of Toynbee Hall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spitalfields and Whitechapel.
Spitalfields
Quarter
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Whitechapel
Suburb
Whitechapel is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England. It is in east London and part of the East End. It is the location of Tower Hamlets Town Hall and, therefore, the borough town centre.
Aldgate Ward
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Toynbee Hall
- Category: building
- Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.51664° or 51° 30′ 60″ northLongitude
-0.07219° or 0° 4′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C3XGW8H+M4OpenStreetMap ID
way 824820080OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=community_centreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q1164207
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Bokmål—“Toynbee Hall” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “汤因比馆”
- Danish: “Toynbee Hall”
- French: “Toynbee Hall”
- German: “Toynbee Hall”
- Hebrew: “טוינבי הול”
- Japanese: “トインビー・ホール”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Toynbee Hall”
- Norwegian: “Toynbee Hall”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Toynbee Studios and Mallon Gardens.
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