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Fish Island, London Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Fish Island, London

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Early history

Pye Road, the main Roman road linking London to Colchester, passed through the area. The area was occupied until the end of the 4th or 5th century and produced large quantities of Roman pottery, coins, burials, ditches, pits and animal bones.

Industrialisation

In the late 18th and early 19th century, the Hackney Cut and the Hertford Union Canal were cut into the local marshes and a series of railway lines were established through the area. Crown Wharf, the oldest industrial site in the area, was developed from 1853 onwards. Toxic processing plants for commodities such as crude oil and coal tar were set up. The waterways were a vital part of this industry allowing raw materials and finished products to be moved to and from the docks.

Post-war and recent regeneration

Fish Island, together with Hackney Wick, became better known for its local art scene than its industry. In the early 2000s, Fish Island received new attention given its proximity to the site of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the venue for the London 2012 Olympics.

Fish Island, London culture & places

The London Centre for Book Arts has been based in the Britannia Works building since 2012. Channel 4’s Big Breakfast was broadcast from the Lock Keeper’s Cottage at Fish Island from 1992 to 2002.

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Fish Island, London has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Fish Island, London’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Fish Island, London’s information audio spots:

Tower division The Tower Division was a liberty in the ancient county of Middlesex, England. It took its name from the military obligations owed to the Constable of the Tower of London. In contemporary terms, the Liberty covered inner East London, the area now administered by the eponymous modern London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Hackney Wick Hackney Wick lies 4.2 miles (6.8 km) northeast of Charing Cross. Adjacent areas of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets are sometimes also described as being part of Hackney.

East Village, London East Village is a housing development in Stratford, East London that was designed and constructed as the Olympic Village of the 2012 Summer Olympics. The area was formerly contaminated waste land and industrial buildings to the north of Stratford town centre.

St Francis of Assisi Church, Stratford St Francis of Assisi Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Stratford, London. It was founded from a mission that started in 1770. The Franciscan Order of Friars Minor arrived in 1873 and built a friary next door to the church in 1876.

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