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Mile-End in Middlesex County England History and GeographyMILE-END, a district in the parish of STEPNEY, Tower division of the hundred of OSSULSTONE, county of MIDDLESEX, 1 mile (E.) from London, comprising Mile-End Old Town, containing 22,876 inhabitants, and Mile-End New Town, containing 7091. In the rebellion under Jack Cade, in the reign of Henry VI., the insurgents who attacked the metropolis encamped for some time at Mile-End; and in 1642, at the commencement of the civil war, fortifications were raised here, by order of the parliament, for the defence of the city. The Old and the New Towns form one of the most extensive suburbs of London, extending, in a line from west to east, along the principal road to Essex, and comprising many handsome ranges of buildings, and detached houses, and two recently-erected squares, viz., Tredegar-square, on the north side of the road, and Beaumont-square, on the south. The streets are partially paved, and lighted with gas, and the inhabitants are supplied with water chiefly from the West Ham water-works, the reservoir belonging to which is situated to the north of the high road. Here are some extensive breweries, a large distillery, floor-cloth manufactories, and a tobacco-pipe manufactory, also a considerable nursery-ground. The Regent's canal crosses the turn-pike-road here, under a stone bridge, and on its banks are several coal and timber wharfs. This district is within the magisterial jurisdiction of the police office at Lambeth-street, Whitechapel; and here is one of the stations of the new police. It is also within the jurisdiction of the Tower Hamlets' court of requests, for debts under 40s., established by act of parliament in the 23rd of George II. The only episcopal places of worship here are the chapels belonging to certain almshouses. The principal places of worship for Dissenters are, one for Calvinistic Methodists, built in 1780, and Brunswick chapel, for Independents. The charity school at Mile-End Old Town was established, by voluntary contributions, in 1714, and has been subsequently endowed with various benefactions, producing £143. 16. per annum; the surplus of the annual expenditure, about £470, arising from subscriptions: one hundred and sixty boys and one hundred and five girls are educated on the Madras system; a school-room for the girls and other apartments were erected at Stepney-green, in 1786, and the school for boys is situated in Mile-End-road. The Stepney Meeting charity school, for Mile-End Old Town, was founded, by voluntary contributions, in 1783, and afterwards endowed with various benefactions producing £188 per annum: the annual expense is about £400, which is defrayed principally by subscriptions, for which one hundred and thirty boys and sixty girls are instructed, partly on Dr. Bell's, and partly on Lancaster's plan. The charity school for Mile-End New Town was established by voluntary contributions, in 1785, for thirty boys and thirty girls: the permanent income arises from £715 four per cents., and the annual expense, about £230, is chiefly defrayed by subscriptions. Here are almshouses in the patronage of the Vintners' Company, originally founded in 1357, in Thames-street; but having been destroyed by the fire in 1666, they were rebuilt at Mile-End, but taken down and rebuilt a second time, in 1802, in consequence of the bequest of £2250 from Mr. Benjamin Kenton, for that purpose: they consist of twelve sets of apartments, with a chapel, and they are appropriated to the benefit of widows of freemen of the Vintners' Company, who receive about £36 per annum each; and there is a chaplain who performs weekly service, and has a salary of £52. 10. per annum. The almshouses erected by the Brethren of the Trinity-house, consist of twelve sets of apartments, with a handsome chapel in the centre, in the front windows of which are some armorial bearings in stained glass. Francis Bancroft gave, by will, in 1727, in trust to the Drapers' Company, property then valued at £28,000, to found and endow twenty-four almshouses, and a school for one hundred boys: the buildings, which were completed in 1736, consist of two parallel rows of houses, and a central range containing a chapel, a school-room, and other apartments. The present income of this charity, arising from landed property, from £40,800 three per cent. consols., and from £33,400 three per cent. reduced annuities, is more than £4000 per annum; the almsmen have £20 per annum each, and there is a chaplain whose salary is £31. 10. per annum. Twelve almshouses were founded, in 1592, by John Fuller, with an endowment of £50 per annum, for twelve poor single men; and there are almshouses for four poor women, founded in 1698, by John Pemer. At Mile-End Old Town is the Jews' hospital for aged poor, and the education and employment of youth, founded in 1806, and enlarged in 1818: the building, which is handsome and spacious, is adorned in front with a central pediment and Ionic pilasters: it is situated on the south side of the road, and nearly opposite to it is the Spanish and Portuguese Jews' hospital, instituted in 1747, for sick poor, lying-in women, and as an asylum for the aged, and supported by voluntary contribution. On the north side of the high road are two large cemeteries belonging to the Portuguese Jews, and a third belonging to the German, or Dutch Jews, in which are interred several of the rabbins and other distinguished Jews. At Mile-End is the East London lying-in institution, supported by voluntary contribution. From Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1831, courtesy of Databases 4 Sale |
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