[1]: 269  In 1851 while excavating for the gas company, workmen unearthed a stone arch and part of the abutment of a bridge on the corner of Lord Street and Whitechapel.

The discovery confirmed an 18th century sighting at the time the foundations of the Bates' Hotel building were laid.

[1]: 452 81–89 Lord Street is a Grade II listed office building from 1901, designed by architect Walter Aubrey Thomas.

Originally running through the centre of the building was a galleried shopping arcade under a glazed, domed roof.

[3] One of the early BBC radio relay stations, 6LV, broadcast from a studio above a cafe in Lord Street from 1924 to 1931.