Bromley-by-Bow to Tower Hill Tube Walk
District Line Walk - Day 2
Bromley-by-Bow to Bow Road
I pass the this derelict building and turn right into Devas Street which is a residential street with many large blocks of council flats around it.
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I walk north up Campbell Road and on Bow Road I reach Bow Road tube station.
Bow Road to Mile End
A short walk along Bow Road brings me to Mile End tube station.
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Mile End to Stepney Green
On Mile End Road I pass one of the Queen Mary University of London buildings.
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Just after the junction to Globe Road I reach Stepney Green tube station.
Stepney Green to Whitechapel
This area of London is known as the ‘East End’. The shops and buildings have a distinctive look.
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The Whitechapel Street Market runs on the north side of Whitechapel Road. It sells mainly clothes, fruit and brick-a-brack. In the middle of the market is Whitechapel tube station.
Whitechapel to Aldgate East
I continue to walk through the market and pass the East London Mosque. It is one of the largest in the country with four minarets and a large dome.
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Here is Aldgate East tube station.
Aldgate East to Tower Hill
I walk through a bus station near Aldgate tube station and then south down the Minories.
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Near to Tower Hill tube station is one of the last remaining sections of the London Wall. The Tower of London is visible in the background. I then reach the station itself.
District Line Walk - Day 2 Summary
This section of the District line tube walk took about four hours.