Foundry House, E14

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

colin Passfield Dora Street, E14 Added: 1 Jan 2021 15:28 GMT	Dora Street, E14 My grandmother was born in 1904 at 34 Dora Street Reply
Giraud Street, E14 Added: 16 Feb 2021 13:41 GMT	Giraud Street I lived in Giraud St in 1938/1939. I lived with my Mother May Lillian Allen & my brother James Allen (Known as Lenny) My name is Tom Allen and was evacuated to Surrey from Giraud St. I am now 90 years of age. Reply

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Loraine Brocklehurst Holcombe Road, N17 Added: 24 May 2023 14:00 GMT	Holcombe Road, N17 I lived at 23Holcombe Rd. with my parents, Grandfather , Aunt and Uncle in 1954. My Aunt and Uncle lived there until it was demolished. I’m not sure what year that was as we emigrated to Canada. Reply
Jen Williams Corfield Street, E2 Added: 20 May 2023 17:27 GMT	Corfield Street, E2 My mother was born in 193 Corfield Street in 1920.Her father was a policeman. Reply
sofia East Acton Added: 19 May 2023 08:57 GMT	43 MELLITUS STREET 43 MELLITUS STREET Reply
Milson Road, W14 Added: 17 May 2023 11:50 GMT	Milson Road (1908 - 1954) My grandparents and great grandparents and great great grandparents the Manley family lived at 33 Milson Road from 1908 to 1935. My grandad was born at 33 Milson Road. His parents George and Grace had all four of their chidren there. When his father Edward died his mother moved to 67 Milson in 1935 Road and lived there until 1954 (records found so far, it may be longer). Before that they lived in the Porten Road. I wonder if there is anyone that used to know them? My grandad was Charles ’Ted’ Manley, his parents were called George and Grace and George’s parents were called Edward and Bessie. George worked in a garage and Edward was a hairdresser. Reply
Rendlesham Road, E5 Added: 16 Apr 2023 15:55 GMT	Rendlesham Road, E5 I lived at 14 Rendlesham Road in the 1940s and 50s. The house belonged to my grandfather James Grosvenor who bought it in the 1920s for £200.I had a brother who lived in property until 1956 when he married. Local families were the paisleys, the Jenners and the family of Christopher Gable. Reply
Sandra Field Masons Place, EC1V Added: 15 Apr 2023 16:15 GMT	Removal Order Removal order from Shoreditch to Holborn, Jane Emma Hall, Single, 21 Pregnant. Born about 21 years since in Masons place in the parish of St Lukes. Source: Sign up Reply
Sue Germain Southwood Road, SE9 Added: 10 Apr 2023 08:35 GMT	Southwood Road, SE9 My great great grandfather lived in Time Villa, Southwood Rd around 1901. He owned several coffee houses in Whitechapel and in South London, including New Time Coffee House so either his house was named after the coffee house or vice versa. Reply
David Gleeson Campbell Road, N4 Added: 7 Apr 2023 22:19 GMT	MBE from Campbell Bunk (1897 - 1971) Walter Smith born at 43 Campbell Bunk was awarded the MBE in january honours list in 1971. A local councillor for services to the public. Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Church of St Michael and All Angels The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Poplar is a Grade II listed 19th-century brick-built church.

Church of St Michael and All Angels

Langdon Park Langdon Park is a DLR station in Poplar which opened in 2007.

Langdon Park

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Adobe Apartments, E3 Adobe Apartments is a building on Devons Road.

Adobe Apartments, E3

Aegean Court, E3 Aegean Court can be found on Seven Sea Gardens.

Aegean Court, E3

Ailsa Street, E14 Ailsa Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Ailsa Street, E14

Alboran Apartments, E3 Alboran Apartments can be found on Seven Sea Gardens.

Alboran Apartments, E3

All Hallows Apartments, E3 All Hallows Apartments is a block on Blackthorn Street.

All Hallows Apartments, E3

Alton Street, E14 Alton Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Alton Street, E14

Andrew Street, E14 Andrew Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Andrew Street, E14

Arcadia Street, E14 Arcadia Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Arcadia Street, E14

Argent Court, E14 Argent Court is a block on Thomas Road.

Argent Court, E14

Ascot House, E14 Ascot House is a block on Chrisp Street.

Ascot House, E14

Asplenium Court, E3 Asplenium Court can be found on Fern Street.

Asplenium Court, E3

Augusta Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Augusta Street, E14

Balladier Walk, E14 Balladier Walk is a road in the E14 postcode area

Balladier Walk, E14

Barchester Street, E14 Barchester Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Barchester Street, E14

Barry Blandford Way, E3 Barry Blandford Way is a location in London.

Barry Blandford Way, E3

Bartlett Close, E14 Bartlett Close is a road in the E14 postcode area

Bartlett Close, E14

Belton Way, E3 Belton Way is a road in the E3 postcode area

Belton Way, E3

Berberis House, E3 Berberis House is a block on Gale Street.

Berberis House, E3

Blackthorn Street, E3 Blackthorn Street is one of the streets of London in the E3 postal area.

Blackthorn Street, E3

Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach, E14 Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach is a road in the E14 postcode area

Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach, E14

Boathouse Apartments, E14 Boathouse Apartments is a block on Cotall Street.

Boathouse Apartments, E14

Bow Exchange, E14 Bow Exchange is one of the streets of London in the E3 postal area.

Bow Exchange, E14

Bowen Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Bowen Street, E14

Brabazon Street, E14 Brabazon Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Brabazon Street, E14

Bracken House, E3 Bracken House is sited on Compton Close.

Bracken House, E3

Brickfield Road, E3 Brickfield Road is a road in the E3 postcode area

Brickfield Road, E3

Bright Street, E14 Bright Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Bright Street, E14

Brion Place, E14 Brion Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Brion Place, E14

Brock Place, E3 Brock Place is a road in the E3 postcode area

Brock Place, E3

Bromley Hall Road, E14 Named at odds with the surrounding Scottish street names, this is named for the fifteenth-century Bromley Hall

Bromley Hall Road, E14

Broomfield Street, E14 Broomfield Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Broomfield Street, E14

Brushwood Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Brushwood Close, E14

Busbridge House, E14 Busbridge House is a block on Upper North Street.

Busbridge House, E14

Byron Street, E14 Byron Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Byron Street, E14

Caisson Moor Court, E3 Caisson Moor Court is a block on Navigation Road.

Caisson Moor Court, E3

Capital House, E3 Capital House is sited on Bow Common Lane.

Capital House, E3

Carat House, E14 Carat House is a block on Ursula Gould Way.

Carat House, E14

Carmen Street, E14 Carmen Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Carmen Street, E14

Carron Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Carron Close, E14

Carter Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Carter Square, E14

Celestial House, E14 Celestial House can be found on Cordelia Street.

Celestial House, E14

Celtic Street, E14 Celtic Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Celtic Street, E14

Ceram Court, E3 Ceram Court is a block on Seven Sea Gardens.

Ceram Court, E3

Chadbourn Street, E14 Chadbourn Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Chadbourn Street, E14

Chorley Court, E14 Chorley Court can be found on Madeira Street.

Chorley Court, E14

Chrisp Street, E14 Chrisp Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Chrisp Street, E14

Clutton Street, E14 This is a street in the E14 postcode area

Clutton Street, E14

Cobden Street, E14 Cobden Street was cleared in the 1950s to make way for Langdon Park.

Cobden Street, E14

Colebrook House, E14 Colebrook House is a block on Ellesmere Street.

Colebrook House, E14

Colmans Wharf, E14 Colmans Wharf is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Colmans Wharf, E14

Colston House, E14 Colston House is located on Morris Road.

Colston House, E14

Coombe House, E3 Coombe House is a block on Knapp Road.

Coombe House, E3

Copton Close, E3 Copton Close is a road in the E3 postcode area

Copton Close, E3

Corby Way, E3 Corby Way is a road in the E3 postcode area

Corby Way, E3

Cording Street, E14 Cording Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Cording Street, E14

Corsican Square, E3 Corsican Square is location of London.

Corsican Square, E3

Cotall Street, E14 Cotall Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Cotall Street, E14

Coulson House, E3 Coulson House is a block on Violet Road.

Coulson House, E3

Craig Tower, E3 Craig Tower is a block on Upper North Street.

Craig Tower, E3

Cranwell Close, E3 Cranwell Close is one of the streets of London in the E3 postal area.

Cranwell Close, E3

Cubix Apartments, E3 Cubix Apartments can be found on Violet Road.

Cubix Apartments, E3

Daniel Bolt Close, E14 Daniel Bolt Close is a road in the E14 postcode area

Daniel Bolt Close, E14

David Hewitt House, E3 David Hewitt House is a block on Watts Grove.

David Hewitt House, E3

Dewberry Street, E14 Dewberry Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Dewberry Street, E14

Diprose Court, E3 Diprose Court is a block on Bow Common Lane.

Diprose Court, E3

Donoghue Court, E3 Donoghue Court is a block on Barry Blandford Way.

Donoghue Court, E3

Eastwood House, E3 Eastwood House is a block on Bow Common Lane.

Eastwood House, E3

Elder Tree Court, E14 Elder Tree Court is a block on Bowen Street.

Elder Tree Court, E14

Ellesmere Street, E14 Ellesmere Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Ellesmere Street, E14

Ellmers Court, E3 Ellmers Court is a block on Hawgood Street.

Ellmers Court, E3

Emmeline Court, E3 Emmeline Court is a block on Watts Grove.

Emmeline Court, E3

Empson House, E3 Empson House is a building on Empson Street.

Empson House, E3

Empson Street, E3 Empson Street is one of the streets of London in the E3 postal area.

Empson Street, E3

Epad Apartments, E14 Epad Apartments is a block on Broomfield Street.

Epad Apartments, E14

Essex House, E14 Essex House can be found on Giraud Street.

Essex House, E14

Euler Court, E3 Euler Court is located on Furze Street.

Euler Court, E3

Fawe Street, E14 Fawe Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Fawe Street, E14

Fern Street, E3 Fern Street is one of the streets of London in the E3 postal area.

Fern Street, E3

Furze Street, E3 Furze Street is one of the streets of London in the E3 postal area.

Furze Street, E3

Gale Street, E3 Gale Street is a road in the E3 postcode area

Gale Street, E3

Galley Apartments, E14 Galley Apartments is a block on Stainsby Road.

Galley Apartments, E14

Gayton House, E3 Gayton House is a block on Chiltern Road.

Gayton House, E3

Gillender Street, E14 Gillender Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Gillender Street, E14

Giraud Street, E14 Giraud Street nowadays is a short road running north from Cordelia Street.

Giraud Street, E14

Glaucus Street, E3 Glaucus Street is a road in the E3 postcode area

Glaucus Street, E3

Godalming Road, E14 Godalming Road is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Godalming Road, E14

Gregale House, E3 Gregale House is located on Voysey Square.

Gregale House, E3

Grenfell Court, E3 Grenfell Court is a block on Barry Blandford Way.

Grenfell Court, E3

Guthridge Close, Guthridge Close lies within the postcode.

Guthridge Close,

Hallmark Court, E14 Hallmark Court is a block on Ursula Gould Way.

Hallmark Court, E14

Hawgood Street, E14 Hawgood Street is one of the streets of London in the E3 postal area.

Hawgood Street, E14

Hay Currie Street, E14 Hay Currie Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Hay Currie Street, E14

Hega House, E14 Hega House is a block on Ullin Street.

Hega House, E14

Hillary Mews, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Hillary Mews, E14

Hobday Street, E14 Hobday Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Hobday Street, E14

Hoey Court, E3 Hoey Court is located on Barry Blandford Way.

Hoey Court, E3

Hudson House, E3 Hudson House is a block on Yeo Street.

Hudson House, E3

Ilsley Court, E14 Ilsley Court is a block on Teviot Street.

Ilsley Court, E14

Ingot Tower, E14 Ingot Tower is located on Ursula Gould Way.

Ingot Tower, E14

Irvine Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Irvine Close, E14

Joshua Street, E14 Joshua Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Joshua Street, E14

Kara Court, E3 Kara Court is a building on Seven Sea Gardens.

Kara Court, E3

Katherine Court, E14 Katherine Court is a block on Wellspring Close.

Katherine Court, E14

Knapp Road, E3 Knapp Road is one of the streets of London in the E3 postal area.

Knapp Road, E3

Ladyfern House, E3 Ladyfern House is a block on Gale Street.

Ladyfern House, E3

Lagrange Court, E3 Lagrange Court is a block on Bow Common Lane.

Lagrange Court, E3

Leadenham Court, E3 Leadenham Court is a block on Spanby Road.

Leadenham Court, E3

Lee Court, E3 Lee Court can be found on Navigation Road.

Lee Court, E3

Leonard House, E3 Leonard House is a block on Violet Road.

Leonard House, E3

Levanter House, E3 Levanter House is a block on Voysey Square.

Levanter House, E3

Lime Tree Court, E3 Lime Tree Court is located on Belton Way.

Lime Tree Court, E3

Limehouse Cut, E14 Limehouse Cut is a named path following the canal of the same name.

Limehouse Cut, E14

Linea Court, E3 Linea Court is a block on Bow Common Lane.

Linea Court, E3

Lochnagar Street, E14 Lochnagar Street runs east from the Blackwall Tunnel northern approach road.

Lochnagar Street, E14

Locksons Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Locksons Close, E14

Lonsdale House, E14 Lonsdale House is a block on Carmen Street.

Lonsdale House, E14

Maddams Street, E3 Maddams Street is a road in the E3 postcode area

Maddams Street, E3

Madeira Street, E14 Madeira Street is a location in London.

Madeira Street, E14

Maestro Apartments, E3 Maestro Apartments is a block on Violet Road.

Maestro Apartments, E3

Maidstone House, E14 Maidstone House is a block on Carmen Street.

Maidstone House, E14

Mallory Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Mallory Close, E14

Massey House, E3 Massey House is located on Fittleton Gardens.

Massey House, E3

Metropolitan Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Metropolitan Close, E14

Mollis House, E3 Mollis House is a block on Devons Road.

Mollis House, E3

Morris Road, E14 Morris Road is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Morris Road, E14

Nairn Street, E14 Nairn Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Nairn Street, E14

Neap Court, E3 Neap Court is a block on Navigation Road.

Neap Court, E3

Newton Court, E3 Newton Court is a block on Axio Way.

Newton Court, E3

Park View Court, E3 Park View Court is a building on Devons Road.

Park View Court, E3

Parkin House, E14 Parkin House is a block on Rifle Street.

Parkin House, E14

Parkview Apartments, E14 Parkview Apartments is a block on Chrisp Street.

Parkview Apartments, E14

Passfield Drive, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Passfield Drive, E14

Patent House, E14 Patent House is a building on Morris Road.

Patent House, E14

Pioneer Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Pioneer Close, E14

Queensbury House, E14 Queensbury House is located on Equinox Square.

Queensbury House, E14

Radford House, E14 Radford House is located on St Leonard’s Road.

Radford House, E14

Radial Avenue, E14 Radial Avenue is a location in London.

Radial Avenue, E14

Regents House, E3 Regents House is a block on Bow Common Lane.

Regents House, E3

Rhodium Court, E14 Rhodium Court is a block on Thomas Road.

Rhodium Court, E14

Richmond House, E3 Richmond House is a block on Bow Common Lane.

Richmond House, E3

Ridley House, E14 Ridley House is a block on Chrisp Street.

Ridley House, E14

Riemann Court, E3 Riemann Court is located on Bow Common Lane.

Riemann Court, E3

Rifle Street, E14 Rifle Street dates from the early 1870s.

Rifle Street, E14

Ronnie Scott House, E3 Ronnie Scott House is sited on Bow Common Lane.

Ronnie Scott House, E3

Rosebay House, E3 Rosebay House is located on Hawgood Street.

Rosebay House, E3

Saints Court, E3 Saints Court is a block on Watts Grove.

Saints Court, E3

Salisbury House, E14 Salisbury House is a block on Hobday Street.

Salisbury House, E14

Sargasso Court, E3 Sargasso Court is a block on Voysey Square.

Sargasso Court, E3

Sedgwick House, E3 Sedgwick House is a block on Gale Street.

Sedgwick House, E3

Skinner Court, E3 Skinner Court is a block on Barry Blandford Way.

Skinner Court, E3

Spanby Road, E3 Spanby Road is a road in the E3 postcode area

Spanby Road, E3

Spey Street, E14 Originally, the older Spey Street ran north-south, later to become part of Teviot Street.

Spey Street, E14

Spey Street, E14 The modern Spey Street shares its name with a former street of the area called Spey Street.

Spey Street, E14

Spratt’s Complex, E14 Spratt’s Complex is a housing development in Poplar.

Spratt’s Complex, E14

Springer Court, E3 Springer Court is a block on Navigation Road.

Springer Court, E3

St Andrews Way, E14 St Andrews Way is a road in the E14 postcode area

St Andrews Way, E14

St Andrews Way, E3 St Andrews Way is one of the streets of London in the E3 postal area.

St Andrews Way, E3

St Michael’s Court, E14 St Michael’s Court is a block on Ullin Street.

St Michael’s Court, E14

St Saviour’s Court, E14 St Saviour’s Court is a block on Arcadia Street.

St Saviour’s Court, E14

St. Gabriels Close, E14 St Gabriel Close lies off Morris Road.

St. Gabriels Close, E14

Sumner House, E3 Sumner House is a block on Watts Grove.

Sumner House, E3

Sun Court, E3 Sun Court is sited on Navigation Road.

Sun Court, E3

Talbot House, E14 Talbot House is located on Giraud Street.

Talbot House, E14

Tallow Court, E3 Tallow Court is a building on Glaucus Street.

Tallow Court, E3

Teviot Street, E14 Teviot Street has a complicated modern routing, part of it originally being Spey Street.

Teviot Street, E14

Towcester Road, E3 Towcester Road is one of the streets of London in the E3 postal area.

Towcester Road, E3

Tweed Walk, E14 Tweed Walk leads towards Limehouse Cut from Teviot Street.

Tweed Walk, E14

Tynne Court, E14 Tynne Court is a block on Teviot Street.

Tynne Court, E14

Uamvar Street, E14 Uamvar Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Uamvar Street, E14

Ullin Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Ullin Street, E14

Ursula Gould Way, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Ursula Gould Way, E14

Venue Street, E14 Venue Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Venue Street, E14

Violet Road, E3 Violet Road is one of the streets of London in the E3 postal area.

Violet Road, E3

Voysey Square, E14 Voysey Square is a road in the E3 postcode area

Voysey Square, E14

Warner Terrace, E14 Warner Terrace is a road in the E14 postcode area

Warner Terrace, E14

Watts Grove, E3 Watts Grove is one of the streets of London in the E3 postal area.

Watts Grove, E3

Wellington Street, E14 Wellington Street, later Woodin Street, disappeared from the map in the 1950s. .

Wellington Street, E14

Wellspring Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Wellspring Close, E14

Werner Court, E3 Werner Court is a block on Upper North Street.

Werner Court, E3

Weston Court, E3 Weston Court can be found on Glaucus Street.

Weston Court, E3

Whitethorn Street, E3 Whitethorn Street is one of the streets of London in the E3 postal area.

Whitethorn Street, E3

Wyvis Street, E14 Wyvis Street runs east-west beside Manorfield Primary School.

Wyvis Street, E14

Yeo Street, E14 Yeo Street is one of the streets of London in the E3 postal area.

Yeo Street, E14

Yeoman Court, E14 Yeoman Court is a block on Tweed Walk.

Yeoman Court, E14

Zetland Street, E14 Zetland Street runs west from a former section of Brunswick Street.

Zetland Street, E14

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Langdon Park

Langdon Park is a DLR station in Poplar which opened in 2007.

Langdon Park was originally proposed to be called Carmen Street, but later took the name of the adjacent park.

Construction took just over a year at a cost of �£10.5 million. The Mayor of London presided over its opening ceremony on 10 December 2007.
The station features three art installations by British artist Kate Davis.

LOCAL PHOTOS

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Bridge Street cafe. Credit: Gill Rickson TUM image id: 1526166930 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Poplar Baths (2005) Credit: Gordon Joly TUM image id: 1582639714 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Bow Locks, with Bow Creek, beyond, at low tide (2006) Limehouse Cut begins to the right of the locks. Credit: Wiki Commons/Gordon Joly TUM image id: 1642165114 Licence: CC BY 2.0	’Old Clo’ Women on Chrisp Street: Ashkenazi Jewish women working with shoddy and other old cloth ply their trade in Poplar Credit: ’KY’ (unknown early twentieth century photographer) TUM image id: 1682603883 Licence:	East India Road, Poplar It takes it name from the former East India Docks and its route was constructed between 1806 and 1812 as a branch of the Commercial Road. The road begins in the west at Burdett Road and continues to the River Lea bridge in the east in Canning Town. Old London postcard TUM image id: 1562851965 Licence:
Pennyfields, Poplar (around 1900) TUM image id: 1605021763 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Air raid damage at Athol Street bus garage, Poplar View of the damage caused to the garage roof. It can be seen that several of the roofing panels are missing, whilst others are damaged. A line-up of seven STL-type buses can be seen on the left. Credit: Topical Press/London Transport Collection TUM image id: 1665500763 Licence:	Hanbury Place, Ming Street, looking towards Hanbury Buildings (1939) The signs changing King Street into Ming Street are in place. Credit: British History Online TUM image id: 1685552237 Licence:	Lochnagar Street, looking east towards Islay Wharf Before the coming of the Blackwall Tunnel approach road, there was a road called Brunswick Road from which Lochnagar Street ran and from which this photo was taken. This area of Poplar contains a large number of streets with Scottish names because they were built on an estate which had been bought by the McIntosh family in 1823. The initial letters of local street names were chosen alphabetically - Aberfeldy Street, Ailsa Street, Blair Street, Culloden Street, Dee Street, Ettrick Street, Findhorn Street, Leven Road, Oban Street, Portree Street, Spey Street, Teviot Street, Wyvis Street and Zetland Street. TUM image id: 1562852551 Licence:	Castor Street Chinese Laundry, Limehouse While Chinese laundries first began to appear in Britain in Liverpool at the turn of the 20th century, one of the first in London was that run by Hop Lee in Castor Street. The Chinese moved into laundries as they were often denied other business opportunities. They were often successful because they offered a cheaper and better quality service than existing laundries. TUM image id: 1592068664 Licence:
Rook Street, Poplar decorated with flags, shrines and a banner in preparation for a Catholic procession, September 1914. TUM image id: 1660580248 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Pennyfields together with Limehouse Causeway, was where London’s thousand or so Chinese community lived, and the only place where a Chinese restaurant could be found in London. (c.1920). TUM image id: 1685033375 Licence:	East India Dock Gates and the entrance to Blackwall Tunnel (1929). The photograph is taken from the corner of Woolmore Street and Robin Hood Lane. In the background is the Poplar Hospital for Accidents TUM image id: 1620309368 Licence:	In the 1880s, London’s first Chinatown was established around Limehouse, where the sailors had returned to get away from their cramped shared lodging. Restaurants like this one, in 1946, became more common, and a few streets in the East End acquired Chinese names. Credit: Mirrorpix TUM image id: 1685033845 Licence:

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’Old Clo’ Women on Chrisp Street: Ashkenazi Jewish women working with shoddy and other old cloth ply their trade in Poplar
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East India Road, Poplar It takes it name from the former East India Docks and its route was constructed between 1806 and 1812 as a branch of the Commercial Road. The road begins in the west at Burdett Road and continues to the River Lea bridge in the east in Canning Town.
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