Bow & Mile End

Although slightly less bombed during the War than much of the East End , Bow and nearby Mile End are a mix of high rise and council estates with Georgian and Victorian terraces punctuated by the odd fine warehouse. The old match factory of Bryant and May for example now houses 700 new flats.

With the City to the east and Docklands to the south, the area is attractive to the more affluent, but in the main life is good old honest East End like Bethnal Green.