watercolour of one of the most unusual streets in london.
The street Shad Thames is named as such in John Rocque's 1747 map of London. The name may be a corruption of 'St John-at-Thames', a reference to the St John's Church which once stood south-west of the street, where the present-day London City Mission is located. Alternatively it may be from shad fish, which could be found in the Thames!
 
Interesting facts...
The bridges once carried goods. Barrells could be rolled from building to building, containing exotic goods like tea, coffee, spices, and sugar, it earned the nickname “the larder of London”