Beginning at Bethnal Green Road and running parallel with Commercial Street, Brick Lane dropped down towards Whitechapel Road, stopping short at Osborn Street. Entered from Commercial Street via the first section of Hanbury Street, it was dominated by the Black Eagle Brewery, corner of Brick Lane and Black Eagle Street. Although Brick Lane included a few insignificant doss-houses, it contained a public house that would forever be linked with Jack the Ripper. Situated at the corner of Thrawl Street and Brick Lane was the Frying Pan public house. About three hours before her death, at 12. 30 a.m., an intoxicated Polly Nichols staggered from this public house and was last encountered alive at the corner of Osborn Street and Whitechapel Road.