East End Heritage and Museums
One of the first Spitalfields' landmarks you will spot is Christ Church and its spire, built 1714-1729 by Nicholas Hawksmoor. 
This church’s beauty and lofty spire was designed to impress the locals and show them that Anglicanism was the most heavenly of denominations.
On the left hand side of the church is The Ten Bells public house, infamous for its connection to the Jack the Ripper murders; two of the Ripper victims were seen in the pub close to the times of their murders and all five victims lived in close proximity to the pub. Take a look at the splendidly salacious reprints of the Police Gazette on the walls leading down to the toilets.
The historic Spitalfields neighbourhood has a wonderful selection of unusual and small museums, all within walking 
distance of one another including The Woman’s Library in Old Castle Street - a new cultural centre and housing the most extensive collection of Woman’s history in the country, the Whitechapel Gallery on Whitechapel Road - London’s most prestigious independent gallery, and the only major contemporary arts space in East London, Dennis Severs' House on Folgate Street - a unique walk through time (if you visit you'll know what I mean).
Nearest stations: Liverpool Street and Aldgate East
A 20-minute walk north from Commercial Street is The Geffrye Museum, set in beautiful 18 th century almshouses in Shoreditch. The museum shows the changing 
style of the English domestic interior from 1600 to the present day through a series of period rooms.
Nearest stations: Liverpool Street and Old Street
The Museum of Childhood, 20-minute walk east from the top of Brick Lane, has lots to offer nostalgic adults and their playful offspring and at the Ragged School Museum you can re-visit your childhood or introduce your children to a wonderful collection of teddy bears or the joys of what school would have been like in Victorian times.
Nearest stations: Bethnal Green, Mile End and Stepney Green
You could follow one of the self-guided cultural walks focusing on Spitalfields various immigrant populations that have lived or live in the area. Exploring the Vanishing Jewish East End cultural walk, which uncovers the Jewish community's rich legacy of landmarks and legends to the area and Exploring Banglatown and the Bengali East End walk offering a fascinating insight into the British Bengali community’s significant contribution to contemporary UK culture, from music and food, to politics and architecture. To get a free copy of these brochures use our contact page.
Useful Websites:
www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
www.visitspitalfields.com
www.spitalfields.co.uk
