Just for fun I have transcribed a little of the Post Office Street Directory for 1914. Here is Whitechapel Road and it gives a flavour of what was available then. I’ve put pubs in italics. I’ve also marked a few interesting places in bold
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| Cambridge Road and Mile End Road | 240 | Smith Thomas & Son | Varnish Maker | ||
| 238 | James Crease & Son | Paint mas. | |||
| 236 | London & South Western Bank Limited | ||||
| 345 | Joseph Klein | Duke of Cambridge | 234 | Bertie Edward Wood | Public Ho. bkr |
| 343 | Frederick Harding | Eel Pie House | 232 | Simon Leverick | Tobacconist |
| 339 | Mays & Sons | Hosiers | 230 | Louis Witmond & Sons | Cigar Manufacturer |
| 337 | Charles Martin | Blind Beggar | 228 | George Kemsley | Confectioner |
| 333 | Mann Crossman Paulin | Brewers | 218 | James McMillan | Trunk Maker |
| 329 | Draper Wright & Co Ltd | Leather factors | 216 | Miss Ruby Gates | Milliner |
| 327 | Miss Catherine Geiger | Confectioner | 214 | John Abrahams | Earl of Warwick |
| 325 | The Jewish Times | Cannon Place | |||
| 323 | Arthur Lacy | Chemist | 212 | Frederick Stead | Hatter |
| 321 | Philip Actman | Tailor’s Trimmings | 210 | Brunswick Hall, Primitive Methodist Church | |
| 319 | Teetgen & Co Ltd | Tea Merchant | 208 | William Clifford | Bootmaker |
| Brady Street | Bedford Street | ||||
| 317 | Adolf Reisner | Queens Head | 206 | Eastern District Post Office | |
| 315 | Raingold Barnet & Sons | Hatter | 196 | Abraham Gold | Tobacconist |
| 313 | Henry Shaw & Co | Tobacconists | 194 | Thomas Moroney | Trouser Maker |
| 311 | Harry Brooks | Confectioner | 192 | Jews Synagogue | |
| 309 | John Goldhill | Fruiterer | 192 | Mrs Sarah Lando | Corset Maker |
| 307 | William Wells | Laundry | 190 | Solomon Blumenfeld | Tailor |
| 305 | Robert Doran & Son | Bootmakers | 188 | Walter Gladding & Co | Builders |
| 303 | Aylesbury Dairy Co Ltd | 186 | Pulvermacher Bros | Hairdressers | |
| 299 | Samuel Sandler | Ladies Taylor | 184 | Lipshutz Davis | Hat Manufacturer |
| 293 | Henry Cole | Pork Butcher | 182 | Jacob Lipschitz | Second Hand Bookseller |
| 291 | Mrs Ada Abrahams | Draper | 176 | Henry Patrick Trew | London Hospital Tavern |
| 287 | J Lyons & Co Ltd | Cafe | East Mount Street | ||
| 285 | Jack Cohen | Lord Rodney’s Head |
London Hospital |
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| 283 | Metropolitan Provident Medical Association | ||||
| 281 | John Joseph | Picture Frame Maker | |||
| 279 | Primitive Methodist Medical Mission | ||||
| 279 | Working Lads Institute | ||||
| 277 | Whitechapel Road Station | ||||
| 275 | Whitechapel Working Men’s Temperance Club | ||||
| 275 | Jacob Joseph Moss | Refreshment Rooms | |||
| 269 | Maurice Grave | Sugarman | |||
| 265 | Lockharts Ltd | Refreshment Rooms | |||
| Woods Buildings | |||||
| 261 | Mrs Magdalen Hone | Pawnbroker | |||
| 259 | A & E Shepherd | China & Glass Dirs | |||
| 257 | George Lifton | Restaurant | |||
| 255 | Mrs Jane Freeman | Tobacconist | |||
| 253 | Farrow’s Bank Ltd | ||||
| 251 | Jack Karet | Ironmonger | |||
| 243 | McKay & Ryland | Linendrapers | |||
| 241 | Isaac Tanenbaum | Builder’s Merchants | |||
| 239 | Home & Colonial Stores Ltd | ||||
| 237 | Samuel Myer Kirstein | Printer | |||
| 235 | Charles Davis | Beer Retailer | |||
| Court Street | |||||
| 233 | Albert Gordon | Star & Garter | |||
| 227 | Geo Hunter Ltd | Cheesemongers | |||
| 223 | Jays National Furnishing Co | ||||
| Fulbourne Street | Turner Street | ||||
| 221 | Abraham Gold | Tobacconist | 174 | Edward Q Ambrose | Physician & Surgeon |
| 221A | Lewis Harris | Hatter | 168 | Norwich Union Life Insurance Society | |
| 219 | Harry Edward Kemp | Grocer | 168 | Johnson Bros | Builders |
| 217 | Martin Horn | Old Red Lion | 166 | John Hyams | Ladies Tailor |
| 215 | Israel Rachovitch | Talking Machine Manufacturer | 162 | Mrs Josephina Grant | Florist |
| 158 | Harry Edwin Swain | Loan Office | |||
| 213 | Peter Stalker | Dining Rooms | 156 | Isaac Palkin | Watchmaker |
| 211 | Harry Brown | Tailor | 156 | Leon Freeman | Electrical Engineer |
| 209 | Arthur Cole | House Furnisher | 154 | C T Brock “Crystal Palace”Fireworks Ltd | |
| 207 | Stadt & Berg | Hosiers | 152 | Krohne & Sesemann | Surgical Instruments |
| 205 | Jacob Teff | Leather Seller | 150 | Pioneer Permanent Building Society | |
| 203 | Phillip Warschawsky | Tailor | 150 | Harris Somper | Tailor |
| 201 | David Drage & Sons | House Furnishers | 150 | Joseph Edward Brown | Reg. of Births & Deaths |
| 199 | Mrs Mary Ellis | Black Bull | 148 | Lazarus Pearlman | Clothes Cleaner |
| 197 | Joseph Lechem | Artificial Teeth Manf. | 148 | William Bramham | Surveyor |
| 197 | Arthur Lacy | Chemist | 148 | William Frederick Laing | Auctioneer |
| 146 | Hooberman, Cohen & Co | Produce Importers | |||
| 144 | William Wells | Laundry | |||
| Vallance Road | New Road | ||||
| 195 | Darsow Bros | Tobacconist | 142 | Nathan Phillips | Beer Retailer |
| 195A | Abraham Schapiroff MD | Physician & Surgeon | 140 | Italo Ortalli | Eel Pie House |
| 193C | Morris Shine | Tailor | 138 | Max Merten & Co | Provision Merchants |
| 193B | Robinson & Co | Builders | 136 | Lazarus Levy & Co | Tobacconist |
| 193A | Jacob Mehlberg | Who. confectioners | 136 | Polsky Bros | Photographers |
| 193 | Pavilion Theatre | 134 | Mrs Betsy Goodman | Dressmaker | |
| 191 | Morris Rosenberg | Restaurant | 134 | Jacob Goodman | Picture Frame Maker |
| 189 | Hebrew Christian Testimony to Israel | 132 | Arthur Brown Winckles | Corn Chandler | |
| Pavilion Yard | 130 | Isaac Stern | Tailor | ||
| 187 | Fishmongers Trading Association Ltd | 130 | Ray Hyams & Son | Hairdressers | |
| 187 | Ezekiel Goldman | Debt Collector | 128 | Harry Steinwolf | Restaurant |
| 187 | George Thurnell | Solicitors | 124 | Max Kanal | Ladies Underclothing Manf |
| 185 | Albert Bruce Doig | Baker | 122 | Abraham Dannieloff | Tailor |
| 183 | Reuben Alexander | Tobacconist | 120 | Davis Levy | Royal Oak |
| 181 | Joshua Abrahams | Duke’s Head | Vine Court | ||
| 179 | Whitechapel Foundation School | 112 | H Karet & Sons | Wholesale Ironmongers | |
| 177 | Victoria Homes | 110 | George Pott | Coffee Rooms | |
| 175 | LCC Public Health – Children’s Care Work | 108 | James Jennings | Builders | |
| 171 | William Beale & Co | Leather Merchant | 106 | Hyman Schneider | Ladies Tailor |
| 169 | Jack Lewis & Co | Bootmaker | 106 | A Mordecai & Sons | Cigar Manufacturer |
| 167 | London & Provincial Bank Ltd | 104 | Etty Levi | Piece Broker | |
| 165 | Morris Podguszer | Artificial Flower Maker | 102 | Fusco & Sons | Dining Rooms |
| 163 | Hyman Galinsky & Co | Linoleum man. | St Mary’s Railway Station | ||
| 161 | Harry Freedman | Blouse Manufacturer | Hampshire Court | ||
| 159 | Elman Bros & Co Ltd | Pianoforte dealers | 100 | East London Wonderland | |
| 157 | Abr Pincus Goldenfeld | Wholesale Hosier | 94 | Frederick Napper & Sons | Leather Merchants |
| 155 | London Society for Promoting Christianity among Jews | 92 | Nathan Margolis | Ironmongers | |
| 153 | Samuel Oldschool & Co | Leather Merchants | 90 | Morris Schwarz | Woolen Merchant |
| 151 | American Shoe Store | 82 | Barbican Mission to the Jews | ||
| St Mary’s Street | 80 | Farmville Tobacco Co Ltd | |||
| 149 | Mrs Rebecca Craig | Milliner | 78 | Israel Shelley | Woolen Merchant |
| 147 | Morris Herman | Draper | Great Tongue Yard | ||
| 145 | Herman Raivid | Photographer | 76 | Louis Weinberg | Confectioner |
| 143 | David Seftohovitz | Linen Draper | 74 | Samuel Johnson & Co | Boot Closed Upper Manf. |
| 141 | H Mazin & Co Ltd | Hewbrew Bookseller | 72 | Isadore Hartfeld | Tobacconist |
| 139 | Max Joseph Horowitz | Jeweller | 70 | Solomon Goldstein | Cycle Dealer |
| 135 | Marshall B Kellor & Son | Linen Draper | 68 | Israel Phillips | Hairdresser |
| 133 | Mrs Ann Schafer | Blue Anchor | 64 | Sigmund Furer | Tailor |
| 131 | Solomon Isaacovitch | Restaurant | 62 | Commonwealth Optical Co | |
| 129 | Mrs Sophia Klyder | Earthenware Dealer | 56 | Mrs Helena Pinsker | Ladies Underclothing Manf |
| 127 | Joseph Cipra Cohen | Hosier | 54 | Mendel Freedman | Physician & Surgeon |
| 125 | Harris Brodtman | Watch importer & Manf, | Little Tongue Yard | ||
| 125 | Morris Brodtman & Son | Passenger Agent | 52 | Wolff Levy | Bootmaker |
| 123 | Mrs Sophia Klyder | Earthenware Dealer | 50 | Robinson & Ensum | Harness Manufacturer |
| 121 | Myer Rubenstein | Confectioner | 48 | East London Observer | |
| 119 | Miss Eliz. Filschstein | Corset Maker | 46 | William George Ayres | Coffee Rooms |
| 117 | Lewinstein & Son | Printers | 44 | James John Roberts | Engraver |
| 115 | Simon Gidalovitch | Fruiterer | 42 | Mrs Hannah Jones | Chandlers |
| 109 | Philip Bacal | Who. Hoosier | 40 | Mrs Sarah Halliday | Musical Instruments |
| 105 | Aaron Barnett | Electrical Engineer | 38 | Abe`William Shapiro | Restaurant |
| 103 | Joseph Leton & Co | Watchmaker | 36 | Davis Hafkin | Watchmaker |
| 103 | Marks Duke & Co | Ladies Underclothing manf | 36 | Max Harkavv | Engraver |
| 97 | John Levy | Dolphin | 36 | Joseph Sakelovitch | Tobacconist |
| Great Garden Street | Fieldgate Street | ||||
| Items below here are selected interesting items only – not a complete list | |||||
| 81 | Joseph Weinberg | Artificial Teeth Manf | 32 | Mears & Stainbank (Whitechapel Bell Foundry) | Bell Founders |
| 69 | Boots Cash Chemist | 20 | Salvation Army Headquarters | ||
| 27 | C Solomons | Cinematograph Theatre | 16 | Thomas Noakes & Sons | Bronze Founders |
| 9 | Perfect Mantle Co Ltd | Incandescent Fittings Man | 10 | George Alfred Lansdown | Printer |
| 1 | Post Office | 2 | Buck & Hickman Ltd | Saw & Tool Maker | |
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