Leman Street, once known as Lemon Street, is a street in

Tower Hamlets The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London borough covering much of the traditional East End. It was formed in 1965 from the merger of the former metropolitan boroughs of Stepney, Poplar, and Bethnal Green. 'Tower Hamlets' was originally ...

. It was built in the seventeenth century as part of the development of

Goodman's Fields Two 18th century theatres bearing the name Goodman's Fields Theatre were located on Alie Street, Whitechapel, London. The first opened on 31 October 1727 in a small shop by Thomas Odell, deputy Licenser of Plays. The first play performed was G ...

. It is named after

John Leman Sir John Leman (1544–1632) was a tradesman from Beccles, England who became Lord Mayor of London. Career Leman's business interests grew across the district of Waveney, which spans the Norfolk–Suffolk border. In the 1580s he moved to London ...

who was responsible for this development, which also included Ayliff Street,

Mansell Street Mansell Street is a street in East London, which is part of the London Inner Ring Road. For most of its length from the north, this street marks the boundary between the City of London and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. However, the southern ...

, and

Prescot Street Prescot Street is a street in Whitechapel in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London. It runs between Goodman's Yard and Mansell Street in the west and Leman Street in the east. The area, including Ayliff Street, Leman Street and Mans ...

. Over the years the street has been the location of various notable buildings and organisations: * The Garrick Theatre, opened 27 December 1830. It was destroyed by fire in November 1846, then rebuilt and opened again as The Albert and Garrick Amphitheatre in 1854. Renamed the Royal Albert Theatre in 1873. Demolished in the 1880s. * The Leman Street Police Station, built on the site of the Royal Albert Theatre and opened in 1891. It was associated with the

Whitechapel murders The Whitechapel murders were committed in or near the largely impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London between 3 April 1888 and 13 February 1891. At various points some or all of these eleven unsolved murders of women have ...

and the

Cable Street Cable Street is a road in the East End of London, England, with several historic landmarks nearby. It was made famous by the Battle of Cable Street in 1936. Location Cable Street starts near the edge of London's financial district, the City ...

riots.Music Hall and Theatre History
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, a public house, 139 Leman Street; *

East London Industrial School The East London Industrial School was an industrial school which existed from 1854 to 1924. The school was originally based in Leman Street, Whitechapel but moved to 18 Brookbank Road, Lewisham in 1884. From 1890 to 1897 arrangements were made f ...

, 43 Leman Street, (renumbered 86 from 1881) from 1872 to 1884; *

Leman Street railway station Leman Street was a railway station on the main line from Fenchurch Street to Blackwall in east London. It was down the line from Fenchurch Street, situated on the east side of Leman Street, near Cable Street, in the parish of Whitechapel. Le ...

in operation from 1877 to 1941 * Jews' Temporary Shelter from 1886

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