This street, built from about 1722, is the most complete of the 18th century streets in this part of Spitalfields, its survival the result of a vigorous preservation campaign in 1977.

The early residents of the house varied from a gin distiller to a coach herald painter.  Inevitably, there were several weavers.  For most of the 19th century the house was a girls' school, before becoming a laundry at the turn of the 20th.  The old weavers' garret was later used by Jewish tailors.

By the early 1970s, several of the historic houses in the street were empty and derelict, and under threat of demolition.  A group of high-class squatters - members of the newly-formed Spitalfields Trust - staged a round-the-clock guard at two of the houses, and successfully held off the wrecking ball.