Stratford is a town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Newham. Part of the Lower Lea Valley, Stratford is situated 6 miles (9.7 km) east-northeast of Charing Cross, and includes the localities of Maryland and East Village.
West Ham Town Hall, Stratford
Bow Bridge depicted in 1851
London 2012 Opening Ceremony – Stratford's historically agrarian economy
London 2012 Opening Ceremony – Industrial Revolution
East London is the northeastern part of London, England, east of the ancient City of London and north of the River Thames as it begins to widen. East London developed as London's docklands and the primary industrial centre. The expansion of railways in the 19th century encouraged the eastward expansion of the East End of London and a proliferation of new suburbs. The industrial lands of East London are today an area of regeneration, which are well advanced in places such as Canary Wharf and ongoing elsewhere.
The men of early East London garrisoned the Tower of London
The Aldgate Pump is the symbolic start of the East End and East London as a whole