However, it is not known whether this naming came from the Jewish widow of the London merchant, who made his living selling war salvage, or from a later resident, the military surgeon Edward Lee.

[4] During the rest of the 19th century, the house played host to a variety of small businesses including a bookmaker and a printer, before being occupied in 1910 by the Union of Stepney Ratepayers.

[3] Prior to becoming badly degraded in the 1990s, the next door property to Malplaquet House, 133 to 135 Mile End Road, was occupied by A. Leaver Ltd, Packing Case Makers to H-M- Government.

[5] The owner of A. Leaver Ltd. advocated for the protection of the properties during compulsory purchase negotiations that commenced as part of the Dockland's development.

[3][4] In 2010, it was described by The Daily Telegraph as "possibly the most superbly restored, privately owned Georgian house in the country".