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Bell and Anchor Cottages was a street in West Ham, Essex, England. It was located here:

History
Bell and Anchor Cottages was a street adjacent to the Royal Victoria Dock in Essex, England. The Royal Victoria Dock was opened in 1855, on a previously uninhabited area of the Plaistow Marshes. Maps from 1847 and 1856 show the area uninhabited. The street appears in the 1861 United Kingdom census. The street name may have come from The Bell and Anchor, a Public House, located on the same street. By 1938 the street had disappeared from the Ordnance Survey maps.

Street Names
The the 1861 United Kingdom census mentions Victoria Dock Road in conjunction with '''Bell and Anchor Cottages.  The current Dock Road appears as Victoria Dock Road''' on the 1867 Ordnance Survey map.

The current Victoria Dock Road  appears as Lilliput Road on the 1867 map.

Number of Dwellings
The 1867 Ordnance Survey map shows 34 houses on Bell and Anchor Cottages Street and 16 houses on the east-side of Chapel Street. The 1861 United Kingdom census enumerates 52 houses for Bell and Anchor Cottages. The successive street in the census is '''Princess Street. Chapel Street''' is not listed. The 34 + 16 houses on the map equals the census house count of 52.

The Bell and Anchor, Public House
The location of the Public House can be confirmed by taking the 1867 and 1913 maps together with an image, possibly from 1931.

Living Conditions
Documented in the Canning Town article.