On the left hand side we have a row of houses that are about 50 meters from Bethnal Green tube station (today) They kind of stand out these days as the oldest (grandest) residential buildings in the area, the name of the little street they sit in is called "Paradise Row" and is famous for a song about a Jewish immigrant from Lithuania called Nellie Moss, who lived on Paradise Row at the turn of last century. Nellie Moss established a money lending business to help other immigrants, helping to create the rich and varied links of today.
"On Mother Kelly's doorstep, Down Paradise Row."
Interestingly (for me) there's a number of bars and restaurants under the railway arches right next to this row of houses, the main craft beer bar and bottle shop there (which is excellent BTW) is called "Mother Kelly's". Funny how these stories linger in the culture and the people.
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