Street sign reading Bream Street E.3 mounted on a dark blue corrugated metal wall with some graffiti and stickers.

Bream

The only instance of this fish on London’s street signs, Bream Street is in East London, near Hackney Wick. In 1865 a small factory town was built in the area with several roads given the names of freshwater fish (Dace, Bream, Roach). As the local area had been known to residents as “the Island”, it eventually became known as Fish Island.

Freshly caught fish with silver scales and a dark stripe along its side, lying on a white background.

Bream

Bream is a food fish known for their mild, sweet, white, and flaky flesh, which is ideal for grilling, baking, and frying.

A display of various fresh fish on ice at a seafood market.

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Street sign on a brick wall reading 'Camden BRILL PLACE NW1'.

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