Moving Mountains: The Story of Whitechapel Mount

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Nowadays, the street name of Mount Terrace – near the junction of New Road and Whitechapel Road – is the only indication that the enormous Whitechapel Mount stood here for more than 150 years. At 329 feet long, 182 feet wide and 25 feet high, it was taller than the adjacent London Hospital. In his article above, Leslie Armstrong investigates the rise and fall of Whitechapel Mount.

Gascoyne’s map (1703) showing ‘The Dunghill’

Rocque’s map (1745) showing ‘White Chappel Mount’ as well as London Hospital, the Ducking Pond and Turnpike

Whitechapel Mount depicted in 1801