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Limehouse Causeway is a street in the
Limehouse Causeway runs from the junction of
Limehouse Causeway is a street in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
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, East London
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that was home to the original Chinatown of London. A combination of bomb damage during the Second World War and later redevelopment means that almost nothing is left of the original buildings of the street.
Location
Limehouse Causeway runs from the junction of Narrow Street
Narrow Street is a narrow road running parallel to the River Thames through the Limehouse area of east London, England. It used to be much narrower, and is the oldest part of Limehouse, with many buildings originating from the eighteenth century ...
and Three Colt Street
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in the west to Westferry Road in the east. On its northern side it is joined by Gill Street
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and Salter Street. On the south side it is joined by Milligan Street.
Original "Chinatown"
The street was the home of the original "Chinatown" of London.Buildings
Most of the buildings in the street are publicly owned housing, built during the first phase of redevelopment after bomb damage was cleared in the 1960s and 1970s. In addition there is the Cyril Jackson Primary School, the Limehouse Youth Centre and some commercial buildings. The Westferry Docklands Light Railway station is located in the street.See also
*History of Chinese immigration to the United Kingdom
Chinese immigrants to the United Kingdom currently has more than 400,000, around 0.7% of the United Kingdom population. The first notable Chinese known to visit Britain was Michael Shen Fu-Tsung, Michael Alphonsius Shen Fu-tsung in 1687, who trave ...
References
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20141112013939/http://untoldlondon.org.uk/articles/read/the_chinese_in_limehouse_1900_-_1940 Streets in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Limehouse {{London-stub