Stepney Causeway

This article is about the street in London. For the Barnardo's home, see 18 Stepney Causeway.

Stepney Causeway is a street in Stepney, in the East End of London. It runs north-south between the A13 road (Commercial Road) and the B126 Cable St. It is crossed by a railway bridge carrying the Docklands Light Railway and c2c line out of Fenchurch St. The street is particularly associated with Thomas John Barnardo, who opened his first shelter for homeless children at No 18.

Barnardo

Dr. Barnardo opened No 18 Stepney Causeway in December 1870 as a home for working and homeless boys. The property was on a 99-year lease at £57 per year. The home housed 60 boys in 5 bedrooms. In 1908 No. 18 Stepney Causeway provided trade training and general education. The home closed in 1923.

On 19 April 1922, 260 boys marched out from Stepney to go to their new home, The William Baker Technical School, Hertford, Herts. The Prince of Wales who later became King Edward VIII opened the school officially on 17 November 1922.

The ever open door at 10 Stepney Causeway opened in 1874 for homeless children. Number 10 stayed open until 1939 when Stepney was evacuated. It never re-opened after the war.