"This part of London sits just outside the historic City walls, so it attracted traders who wanted to avoid the strict rules binding City merchants. The land was later acquired by Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland, who developed it, hence the main road being named Wentworth Street. If you're wondering about Ann's Place, that was probably after his wife, Anne Hopton."
"It's actually a former pub that was turned into a Ragged School for the poor between 1859 and 1890. Above the shop is a first floor with some impressive windows, and above that, smaller staff accommodation. It was turned back into a drinking establishment in 2003, but closed following a seemingly rather bizarre campaign against it from someone who lived near the venue."
"By the start of the 18th century, the area had developed as an important centre in the garment industry, or 'rag trade' as it was locally known. The area has long been a hotbed of migration, from early Huguenots to the 19th century, when a large Jewish community moved in, many arriving from Eastern Europe and Russia. More recently, it has become home to people moving in from Asia."
The alley is tiny and often omitted from maps, located next to Petticoat Market and passed by thousands. The area sits just outside the historic City walls and attracted traders seeking to avoid City merchants' strict rules. The land was later owned by Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland, giving Wentworth Street and possibly Ann's Place its names. By the early 18th century the neighbourhood became an important centre for the garment industry. The area experienced waves of migration — Huguenots, a large 19th‑century Jewish community from Eastern Europe and Russia, and more recent arrivals from Asia. Buildings were repeatedly repurposed, including a pub turned Ragged School and later a pub again, while overcrowded slum flats persisted into the 1890s.
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