About Stepney
Stepney is in the East End of London with a postcode area of E1 and although it would not be considered to be one of London's prime tourist areas it is an interesting and lively area which reflects in some parts, the true old East End of London. Another great advantage that Stepney has are our absolutely stunning Stepney escorts and although the links to other areas of London are good, visitors and residents alike won't stray far as they have the advantage of enjoying the company of the best of the best Stepney escorts. Our escorts are very skilled at providing entertainment and the ultimate in enjoyment and pleasure. We can have your young lady brought straight to your door and when you see her for the first time you will not believe the vision of beauty looking at you, you will be lost for words, but then hey! Who needs words!!! If you decide to visit one of the many excellent restaurants in the area, you will have the perfect company to enjoy a close and romantic dinner for two. Whatever you choose to do of one thing we are positive; you will not want to say goodbye to your sexy companion.One place that is a must to visit in the Stepney are is the famous Petticoat Lane Market. During Tudor times, Middlesex Street was known as Hogs Lane, this was pleasant lane lined by hedgerows and elm trees. It is thought city bakers were allowed to keep pigs in the lane, outside the city wall or another belief is that possibly it was an ancient droving trail. By 1590 the lane's rural nature changed and country cottages stood by the city walls and by1608, it had become a commercial district primarily where second hand clothes and bric-a-brac were sold or exchanged and this was when it became known as 'Petticoat Lane'.[3]During this time Spitalfields was home to the Spanish ambassador and as a result of this the area attracted many Spaniards. During the great Plague of London in 1665 the wealthy of the area fled from London, and London lost a fifth of its population.
During the late 17th century a large number of Huguenots who were fleeing persecution settled in the area, many were master weavers. At that time dyeing was a local industry and the cloth was pegged out on hooks in the surrounding field after it had been dyed and the name for these areas was tentergrounds. By the middle of the 18th century, Petticoat Lane became a centre for manufacturing clothes. The market served the well-to-do in the City and it was selling new garments. In 1830 the Lane's name was changed to Middlesex Street, this was to record the boundary between Portsoken Ward, which was in the City of London and Whitechapel, but to this day the old name of Petticoat Lane continues to be associated with the area.[4]
Today Petticoat Lane Market, although not designed as a tourist attraction does attract many tourists and is open from Monday to Friday on Wentworth Street and then on Sunday's it extends over many of the surrounding streets and has over 1,000 stalls. This is the only market to come to for unmissable clothing bargains. The clothing lines change with the seasons and easily out-compete the surrounding London stores on prices. The stalls are particularly well known for women's fashions. As well as clothes, the market also offers a good range of toys and electronic goods such as stereos, radios, DVD players and videos.A prominent and well known businessman, Alan Sugar, got his start as a stall holder in this market.
It was once an old tradition of the East End of London that all children born at sea belonged to Stepney parish. The old rhyme runs:-
"He who sails on the wide sea
Is a parishioner of Stepney."
This rather chancy claim on the parochial funds which was often been made by paupers who had been born at sea, and who used to be sent to Stepney from all parts of the country; but later various decisions of the superior courts, did at different times, decide against the traditional law.
What strikes you as you step off the tube at Stepney Green and you walk out onto the expansive Mile End Road, is the busy but unintimidating vibe. Once a thriving medieval village, Stepney is steeped in history and home to small areas of beautiful period houses mixed together with the obligatory council estates and tidy blocks of new developments. All so unlike the edgier East End areas such as Homerton and Hackney Central, Stepney feels just that little bit more laid back. It's also deceptively close to the Thames, just a ten minute walk at most and the City is just a 20 minute bus ride and it is just 3 miles from the centre of London.
