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Limehouse was an area of London which the Eighth Doctor described as "gothic", "suitably grim", "dank", and "populated by murderers and thieves". (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen)

In 1880, a Rutan ship crashed in Limehouse. (PROSE: Evolution)

In the late 19th century, Limehouse had a significant Chinese population, many of whom were addicted to opium. The Tong of the Black Scorpion ran Limehouse Laundry. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang) In an incident which Henry Gordon Jago would later recall as "the adventure in Limehouse", (AUDIO: The Mahogany Murderers) the Fourth Doctor, Leela, George Litefoot, and Jago faced off against Magnus Greel and Mr Sin at the base of the Tong of the Black Scorpion. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)

In the 20th century, Mumu Manchu operated from Limehouse. (PROSE: The Delightful Bag) John once described Mumu as "the demented crime lord of Limehouse". (PROSE: Fellowship of the Ink)

In 1940, a temporally displaced Cyber-Leader that roamed London's East End became known as the "Limehouse Lurker". (PROSE: Illegal Alien)

In 1941, Jack Harkness planted a Chula ambulance in Limehouse Green station, accidentally unleashing a nanogenic plague. With the help of the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler, Harkness dealt with the plague in time for all the Chula technology to be obliterated when Germans bombed the Limehouse Green Station. (TV: The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances)

Upon following William Freer to London in 1942, the Eighth Doctor was surprised to find that Freer's master was based not in Limehouse, but in Mayfair. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen)

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 In the [[20th century]], [[Mumu Manchu]] operated from Limehouse. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Delightful Bag (short story)|The Delightful Bag]]'') [[John (Fellowship of the Ink)|John]] once described Mumu as "the demented crime lord of Limehouse". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fellowship of the Ink (novel)|Fellowship of the Ink]]'')
-In [[1940]], a temporally displaced [[Cyber-Leader]] that roamed London's east end became known as the "[[Limehouse Lurker]]". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'')
+In [[1940]], a temporally displaced [[Cyber-Leader]] that roamed London's [[East End]] became known as the "[[Limehouse Lurker]]". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'')
 In [[1941]], [[Jack Harkness]] planted a [[Chula ambulance]] in [[Limehouse Green station]], accidentally unleashing [[Empty Child|a nanogenic plague]]. With the help of the [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]], Harkness dealt with the plague in time for all the Chula technology to be obliterated when [[German]]s bombed the Limehouse Green Station. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]'' / ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]'')