Cheshire Street

It has had various names in its history, such as Hare Street, and today forms part of Brick Lane Market on Sundays.

The Cheshire Street part of the market is home to various Bric A Brac stalls; prior to the area become popular with artists, the market was a source of basic items (clothes, toys etc.)

The notorious Kray twins bought the pub for their mother, who used to hold court in it at weekends.

The Bath House on Cheshire Street is home to the Repton Boxing Club, London's oldest boxing gym, alma mater to boxers such as Maurice Hope, Billy Walker, and Audley Harrison, and underworld figures such as "Mad" Frankie Fraser and Ray Barton.

The Hauser & Wirth Coppermill art gallery on Cheshire Street held several exhibitions between 2005 and 2007, including shows by Martin Kippenberger, Dieter Roth,[1] Christoph Büchel and Martin Creed, before the site was redeveloped.