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Oftentimes, everything begins with it starting in Bethnal Green to and going to Chingford neighbourhoods. Unfortunately, there is no street in London named after it. However, the one that stands behind it has plenty of streets. Of those, find the street that merges into the street of the latter’s neighbour to the left. 200 metres to the east from the merging point, find house No. 1 in the street of the relatives of the latter two.
Commemorative plaque on the east façade of the building
Longest word on the blue background

Detailed answer

It is a pawn. Bethnal Green postcodes normally start with E2, while Chingford ones start with E4 (see the historical reference note). A game of chess may begin with a white pawn following this “route”. The king stands behind that pawn, with the queen beside it. King Street merges into Queen Street; there is the address 1 Princes Street east of the merge point.

Answer: Postmarks


Postmarks

Historical background

London Addresses and Postcodes
London addresses are a code of their own. A street sign will bear the name of the street, square or lane; then the official name of the area or district underneath it (for example, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea). In the left bottom corner there will be the first part of the post code. In Victorian times London was divided into East Centre (EC), West Centre (WC), East (E), West (W), South-West (SW), South-East (SE), North (N) and North-West (NW). In each sector number “1” marked the area nearest to the centre (after numbers they go by letters) so SE2 will be miles away from SE1. The second part of the postcode includes a number and two letters to describe the precise location of an addressee.
There is another distinctive feature — many houses in London have their own names instead of numbers so the traditional number and name can mean a house number, name of the street, flat number, or the name of a block of flats. Numeration is not always continuous, house number 337 may be followed by house number 468. You can also find old street names on the fronts of old houses, so look out for them. Enjoy your city orienteering event!

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