London recent comments:

By the mid 19th century churchyards within the City were becoming overcrowded, unsanitary and unfit to be used for further burials. Under the terms of the Metropolitan Burials Act of 1852, the Commissioners of Sewers were appointed the Burial Board for parishes in the City and its liberties. On the advice of the Chief Medical Officer, the Board ruled that interments should cease within the City. To answer the problem of burials for the City of London, the Corporation purchased 90 acres of farm land at Little Ilford in 1854. The farm was demolished and a large fishpond drained (this now forms the site of the Catacomb Valley). The cemetery was designed by Colonel William Haywood as Engineer and Surveyor to the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London and landscaped by Robert Davidson. The first burial at the City of London Cemetery took place in June 1856. However, the ground was not consecrated until November 1857. A crematorium was opened in October 1904 and the first cremation took place in March 1905. It was the second crematorium in London and was designed by D J Ross, Engineer to Commissioners of Sewers and later City Engineer, 1894 - 1905. A new crematorium was built in 1971. In 1937 a garden of rest was constructed followed by a series of memorial gardens. There were also plans to build a railway siding and special station linked to Eastern Counties Railway but these came to nothing. The cemetery contains reinterments from demolished City churches. Famous people buried here include, Elizabeth Ann Everest, nanny of Winston Churchill; World Cup hero Bobby Moore; Robert Hooke, philosopher and inventor and Ripper victims, Mary Ann Nichols and Catherine Eddowes, alongside the friends and relatives of thousands of Londoners

Also a former home of Crystal Palace FC.

Sunni Mosque in East London.

is that freddie highmore`s school ?

In the comment just above, for "photo" read "photos". -Arb.

This photo (taken by me c1986) was uploaded from Wikimedia Commons: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Minerva_House%2C_Southwark%2C_London%2C_c1986.jpg cc-by-sa-2.0-uk licensing applies. -Arb.

One of my favourite parts of all London.

Gloucester park apartments

The only floating fire station in London, home to the London Phoenix Fire Rescue boat

Currently home to the part of the Metropolitan Police service that deals with requests made under the freedom of information act. Was originally designed for the admiralty in such a way that it was supposed to represent the bow of a warship no matter what way you looked at it. Was subsequently used by MI6 before their relocation to Albert Embankment into the building you see in modern James Bond films

The Thames Iron Works company also had a football team of some note. Apparently they were quite good and went on to be called West Ham United.

Formally a C&A clothing store with the offices of the Recorder Group of Newspapers advertising department above. Famous for being the site of the East Ham Palais theatre before it closed

No longer a public house, now called Anthonys Pharmacy following its conversion to a pharmacy and flats above. However the last few English people in this area still refer to this junction of the Romford Road as "The Rabbits" in deference to the former pub

Great little pub, very friendly and novel. Apparently a really good Sunday Lunch.

This is actually a Gas storeage tank, owned by Transco, the Gas transport company

This is the Maritime seamans war memorial, listing the names of those died in maritime service in the 2 great wars

Formally known as Stepney, later Stepney Junction and then Stepney East Station before yet another name change to Limehouse

always bizy

"Moorgate Control" stops trains from overruning the buffers in an underground terminus station. it was introduced after the crash at Moorgate when a train shot through buffers and crashed in a dead-end tunnel.