East End Photographs and Drawings

[Stephen Thomas]

Here is the hatch at the Caledonian Arms on the corner of Fairfield Road and Blondin Street in Bow, where Annie Hannah Astell was assaulted and died as a result of her injuries on 21st April 1888.

Hi Lechmere

A tasteful paving job by the local council there I see.

[Lechmere]

The hatch in the road is a modern inspection hatch.

Some original terraced houses remain down the end of Blondin Street - numbers 42 (on the right of the picture) to 50 (on the left).
The deceased lived at number 36.

[Lechmere]

Another view of the same.

[Lechmere]

Here is the hatch at the Caledonian Arms on the corner of Fairfield Road and Blondin Street in Bow, where Annie Hannah Astell was assaulted and died as a result of her injuries on 21st April 1888.

[Lechmere]

I Suppose back then many were wood - and the nails sound like the sort of thing that are found on ledges now to keep pigeons off.
I think the covering in the street is an electricity or telecoms inspection hatch.