Cordelia Street, E14

Road in/near Poplar

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


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Lived here
   
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.

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Added: 9 Jan 2025 18:51 GMT   

Parkers Row, SE1
My great great grandmother, and her soon to be husband, lived in Parker’s Row before their marriage in St James in June 1839. Thier names were - Jane Elizabeth Turner and Charles Frederick Dean. She was a hat trimmer and he was a tailor.

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Lindsay Trott   
Added: 1 Jan 2025 17:55 GMT   

Lockside not on 1939 Register
I have the Denby family living in Lockside in 1938 but it does not appear on the 1939 Register.

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Janelle Robbins   
Added: 27 Dec 2024 18:47 GMT   

Harriet Robbins
Please get in touch re Harriet Robbins


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Dave Hinves   
Added: 27 Nov 2024 03:55 GMT   

he was a School Teacher
Henry sailed from Graves End 1849 on ’The Woodbridge’ arrived South Australia 1850. In 1858 he married Julia Ann Walsh at Burra, South Australia, they had 3 children, and 36 grand children. Died 24 June 1896 at Wilmington, South Australia. He is my 1st cousin 3x removed.

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Kevin Pont   
Added: 23 Nov 2024 17:03 GMT   

St Georges Square
This is rather lovely and well worth a visit!

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Simon Chapman   
Added: 22 Nov 2024 17:47 GMT   

Blossom Place
My Great Great Grandmother, Harriett Robbins lived in 2 Blossom Place in 1865 before marrying my Great Great Grandfather. They moved to 23 Spitall Square.

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Mark G   
Added: 26 Oct 2024 21:54 GMT   

Skidmore Street, E1
Skidmore Street was located where present day Ernest Street and Solebay Street now stand. They are both located above Shandy Street and Commodore Street.

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Alan Russell   
Added: 26 Oct 2024 14:36 GMT   

Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969
Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
All Saints’ Church All Saints’ is a church in Newby Place, Poplar.
Chrisp Street Market Chrisp Street Market is the central marketplace and town centre of Poplar.
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.
La Trompette Poplar Baths is a former public bath house dating from 1933.
Langdon Park Langdon Park is a DLR station in Poplar which opened in 2007.

NEARBY STREETS
Abbot House, E14 Abbot House is a block on Smythe Street (Poplar)
Adderley Street, E14 Adderley Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Alton Street, E14 Alton Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Anglesey House, E14 Anglesey House is located on Lindfield Street (Poplar)
Annabel Close, E14 Annabel Close is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Annabel Street, E14 Annabel Street was replaced by a school (Poplar)
Arborfield House, E14 Arborfield House is a building on East India Dock Road (Poplar)
Arcadia Street, E14 Arcadia Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Argent Court, E14 Argent Court is a block on Thomas Road (Bow Common)
Ascot House, E14 Ascot House is a block on Chrisp Street (Poplar)
Aspen Court, E14 Aspen Court is sited on Dod Street (Poplar)
Astoria Way, E14 Astoria Way is a location in London (Poplar)
Augusta Street, E14 Augusta Street is a shadow of its former self (Poplar)
Aurora House, E14 Aurora House is a building on Kerbey Street (Poplar)
Balsam House, E14 Balsam House is sited on East India Dock Road (Poplar)
Barchester Street, E14 Barchester Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Bartlett Close, E14 Bartlett Close is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Bazely Street, E14 Bazely Street was originally Bow Lane (All Saints)
Birchfield House, E14 Birchfield House can be found on Pinefield Close (Poplar)
Birchfield Street, E14 Birchfield Street was once called Drill Place (Poplar)
Blashill Court, E14 Blashill Court is a block on Cotton Street (All Saints)
Blomfield House, E14 Blomfield House is a block on Hale Street (Poplar)
Boardwalk, E14 Sophia Street was built in 1823 and demolished in 1939 (Poplar)
Boathouse Apartments, E14 Boathouse Apartments is a block on Cotall Street (Poplar)
Boston Lodge, E14 Boston Lodge is a residential block, part of a line of blocks facing New Festival Avenue (Poplar)
Bowen Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Brabazon Street, E14 Brabazon Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Bright Street, E14 Bright Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Langdon Park)
Brion Place, E14 Brion Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Broomfield Street, E14 Broomfield Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Brownfield Street, E14 Brownfield Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Burcham Street, E14 Burcham Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Langdon Park)
Burgess Street, E14 Burgess Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Bow Common)
Busbridge House, E14 Busbridge House is a block on Upper North Street (Poplar)
Bygrove Street, E14 Bygrove Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Byron Street, E14 Byron Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Langdon Park)
Camellia House, E14 Camellia House is a block on Cotton Street (All Saints)
Canton Street, E14 Canton Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Carat House, E14 Carat House is a block on Ursula Gould Way (Bow Common)
Carmen Street, E14 Carmen Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Carpenter House, E14 Carpenter House is located on Thomas Road (Bow Common)
Carron Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Carter Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Casson Apartments, E14 Casson Apartments is a block on Upper North Street (Poplar)
Castor Street, E14 Castor Street existed between the 1810s and 1960s (Poplar)
Celandine Close, E3 A street within the E14 postcode (Bow Common)
Celestial House, E14 Celestial House can be found on Cordelia Street (Poplar)
Chadbourn Street, E14 Chadbourn Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Langdon Park)
Chadwick Court, E14 Chadwick Court can be found on Lindfield Street (Poplar)
Charles Street, EC1Y Charles Street - one of many streets of this name in London - was renamed Viscount Street in 1939 (Poplar)
Chilcot Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Chorley Court, E14 Chorley Court can be found on Madeira Street (Langdon Park)
Chrisp Street, E14 Chrisp Street is famous for its market (Poplar)
Clarissa House, E14 Clarissa House is a block on Market Way (Poplar)
Clubhouse Apartments, E14 Clubhouse Apartments is a block on Stainsby Road (Poplar)
Clutton Street, E14 This is a street in the E14 postcode area (Langdon Park)
Cobden Street, E14 Cobden Street was cleared in the 1950s to make way for Langdon Park (Langdon Park)
Colborne House, E14 Colborne House is a block on Nankin Street (Poplar)
Colebrook House, E14 Colebrook House is a block on Ellesmere Street (Poplar)
Colston House, E14 Colston House is located on Morris Road (Poplar)
Conant House, E14 Conant House is a block on Pelling Street (Poplar)
Cordelia Street, E14 Cordelia Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Cording Street, E14 Cording Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Langdon Park)
Corry House, E14 Corry House is a block on Shirbutt Street (Poplar)
Cotall Street, E14 Cotall Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Cottage Street, E14 Cottage Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Cotton Street, E14 Cotton Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (All Saints)
Craig Tower, E3 Craig Tower is a block on Upper North Street (Poplar)
Cygnet House, E14 Cygnet House is a block on Chrisp Street (All Saints)
Devitt House, E14 Devitt House is a block on Wade’s Place (Poplar)
Dewberry Street, E14 Dewberry Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Diprose Court, E3 Diprose Court is a block on Bow Common Lane (Bow Common)
Discovery House, E14 Discovery House can be found on Newby Place (Poplar)
Donne House, E14 Donne House is a block on Stainsby Road (Poplar)
Duff Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Duke Of York House, E14 Duke Of York House is a block on East India Dock Road (Poplar)
East India Dock Road, E14 East India Dock Road is an important artery connecting the City of London to Essex, and partly serves as the high street of Poplar (All Saints)
Edward Mills Way, E14 Edward Mills Way leads north from Canton Street (Poplar)
Elder Tree Court, E14 Elder Tree Court is a block on Bowen Street (Poplar)
Elizabeth Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Ellesmere Street, E14 Ellesmere Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Ellmers Court, E3 Ellmers Court is a block on Hawgood Street (Bow Common)
Ennis House, E14 Ennis House is a block on Vesey Path (All Saints)
Epad Apartments, E14 Epad Apartments is a block on Broomfield Street (Poplar)
Epstein Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Equinox Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Essex House, E14 Essex House can be found on Giraud Street (Poplar)
Evans Street, E14 Brothers Oliver and George Evan Evans laid out a street called Evans Street - construction continued until the mid-1850s (Poplar)
Fawe Street, E14 Fawe Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Fitzgerald House, E14 Fitzgerald House is a block on East India Dock Road (All Saints)
Flora Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Fusion Building, E14 Fusion Building is a block on East India Dock Road (All Saints)
Galley Apartments, E14 Galley Apartments is a block on Stainsby Road (Poplar)
Gates Street, E14 Gates Street (later Canton Street) was laid out in 1846 by James Gates on his land north of the Evans brothers’ property (Poplar)
Giraud Street, E14 Giraud Street nowadays is a short road running north from Cordelia Street (Poplar)
Gladstone House, E14 Gladstone House is a residential block (Poplar)
Glenkerry House, E14 Glenkerry House is a housing block on the Brownfield Estate designed by the studio of the Brutalist architect Ernő Goldfinger (Langdon Park)
Godalming Road, E14 Godalming Road is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Gorsefield House, E14 Gorsefield House is sited on East India Dock Road (Poplar)
Gough Street, E14 Gough Street was originally laid out as Thomas Street (Poplar)
Gough Walk, E14 Gough Walk is a walkway which follows the former route of a street called Gough Street (Poplar)
Granville House, E14 Granville House is a residential block (Poplar)
Grundy Street, E14 Grundy Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Guthridge Close, Guthridge Close lies within the postcode (Poplar)
Hale Street, E14 Hale Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Hallmark Court, E14 Hallmark Court is a block on Ursula Gould Way (Bow Common)
Harbour Way, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Hay Currie Street, E14 Hay Currie Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Langdon Park)
Heckford House, E14 Heckford House is a block on Grundy Street (Poplar)
Hega House, E14 Hega House is a block on Ullin Street (Poplar)
Hind Grove, E14 Hind Grove replaced Hind Street as part of a new development in the 1950s (Poplar)
Hind Street, E14 Hind Street was laid out in 1848-1849 along with Thomas Street on the Horne/Hind estate (Poplar)
Hobday Street, E14 Hobday Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Hopkins House, E14 Hopkins House is located on Canton Street (Poplar)
Ida Street, E14 Ida Street runs north and south of Brownfield Street (Poplar)
Ingot Tower, E14 Ingot Tower is located on Ursula Gould Way (Bow Common)
Jennifer House, E14 Jennifer House is sited on St Leonards Road (Poplar)
Jeremiah House, E14 Jeremiah House is sited on Jeremiah Street (Poplar)
Jeremiah Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Jonzen Walk, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Joshua Street, E14 Joshua Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Kemps Drive, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Kerbey Street, E14 Kerbey Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Kerensky House, E14 Kerensky House is a block on Upper North Street (Poplar)
Kildare Walk, E14 Kildare Walk is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Kilmore House, E14 Kilmore House is a block on East India Dock Road (All Saints)
Kilner Street, E14 Kilner Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Bow Common)
Lagrange Court, E3 Lagrange Court is a block on Bow Common Lane (Bow Common)
Langdon House, E14 Langdon House is a building on Ida Street (Poplar)
Leyland House, E14 Leyland House is a block on Hale Street (Poplar)
Limehouse Cut, E14 Limehouse Cut is a named path following the canal of the same name (Poplar)
Lindfield Street, E14 Lindfield Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Linea Court, E3 Linea Court is a block on Bow Common Lane (Bow Common)
Locksons Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Bow Common)
Lodore Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Lonsdale House, E14 Lonsdale House is a block on Carmen Street (Poplar)
Lucienne Court, E14 Lucienne Court is a block on Lindfield Street (Poplar)
Mackrow Walk, E14 Mackrow Walk is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Madeira Street, E14 Madeira Street is a location in London (Poplar)
Maidstone House, E14 Maidstone House is a block on Carmen Street (Poplar)
Malam Gardens, E14 Malam Gardens is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Market Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Market Way, E14 Market Way is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Maydwell House, E14 Maydwell House is a block on Thomas Road (Bow Common)
Mellor House, E14 Mellor House is a block on Upper North Street (Poplar)
Metropolitan Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Meyrick House, E14 Meyrick House is a block on Burgess Street (Bow Common)
Minchin House, E14 Minchin House is a block on Dod Street (Poplar)
Morant Street, E14 Morant Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Moro Apartments, E14 Moro Apartments is a block on Edward Mills Way (Poplar)
Morris Road, E14 Morris Road is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Mountague Place, E14 This is a street in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Nankin Street, E14 Around 1858, Nankin Street (and nearby Pekin Street) was developed by Stephen Redman and other owners of adjacent land (Poplar)
Navis House, E14 Navis House is a block on Lindfield Street (Poplar)
New Festival Avenue, E14 New Festival Avenue is a walkway serving a number of new builds (Poplar)
Newby Place, E14 Newby Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (All Saints)
Newton Court, E3 Newton Court is a block on Axio Way (Bow Common)
Northcote House, E14 Northcote House is a building on Saracen Street (Poplar)
Norwich House, E14 Norwich House is a block on Cordelia Street (Poplar)
Odell House, E14 Odell House is a block on Edward Mills Way (Poplar)
Oliphant Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (All Saints)
Overstone House, E14 Overstone House is a block on East India Dock Road (Poplar)
Panoramic Tower, E14 Panoramic Tower is a block on Hay Currie Street (Poplar)
Parkin House, E14 Parkin House is a block on Rifle Street (Poplar)
Parkview Apartments, E14 Parkview Apartments is a block on Chrisp Street (Poplar)
Pasmore Court, E14 Pasmore Court is a block on Canton Street (Poplar)
Patent House, E14 Patent House is a building on Morris Road (Langdon Park)
Pavilion Apartments, E14 Pavilion Apartments is a block on Stainsby Road (Poplar)
Pekin Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Pekin Street, E14 Pekin Street, along with other Chinese-themed streetnames locally, began life in 1858 (Poplar)
Pelling Street, E14 Pelling Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Pinefield Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Pioneer Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Playfair House, E14 Playfair House is a block on Nankin Street (Poplar)
Plessey Building, E14 Plessey Building can be found on Dod Street (Poplar)
Plimsoll Close, E14 Plimsoll Close is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Pusey House, E14 Pusey House is located on Saracen Street (Poplar)
Queensbury House, E14 Queensbury House is located on Equinox Square (Poplar)
Radford House, E14 Radford House is located on St Leonard’s Road (Langdon Park)
Radial Avenue, E14 Radial Avenue is a location in London (Langdon Park)
Regents House, E3 Regents House is a block on Bow Common Lane (Bow Common)
Rhodium Court, E14 Rhodium Court is a block on Thomas Road (Bow Common)
Ricardo Street, E14 Ricardo Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Richardson House, E14 Richardson House is a block on Burgess Street (Bow Common)
Ridley House, E14 Ridley House is a block on Chrisp Street (Poplar)
Rifle Street, E14 Rifle Street dates from the early 1870s (Poplar)
Rigden Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Robinson House, E14 Robinson House is a block on Selsey Street (Bow Common)
Ronnie Scott House, E3 Ronnie Scott House is sited on Bow Common Lane (Bow Common)
Rosefield Gardens, E14 Rosefield Gardens is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Russell House, E14 Russell House is a block on Saracen Street (Poplar)
Salisbury House, E14 Salisbury House is a block on Hobday Street (Poplar)
Saltwell Street, E14 Saltwell Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Saracen Street, E14 Saracen Street was a new street formed when the Lansbury Estate was built (Poplar)
Sarah Perry House, E14 Sarah Perry House is a block on Flora Close (Poplar)
Scott Russell Place, E14 Scott Russell Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Selsey Street, E14 Selsey Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Bow Common)
Shepherd Court, E14 Shepherd Court can be found on Annabel Close (Poplar)
Shirbutt Street, E14 Shirbutt Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Smythe Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Southill Street, E14 Southill Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Spearman House, E14 Spearman House is a block on Nankin Street (Poplar)
Spey Street, E14 The modern Spey Street shares its name with a former street of the area called Spey Street (Poplar)
St Frideswides Mews, SW18 St Frideswides Mews is a small street in Poplar (Poplar)
St Gabriels Close, E14 St Gabriel Close lies off Morris Road (Poplar)
St Leonards Road, SW18 St Leonard’s Road was once the only road through a rural Poplar - called Bow Lane and before that Poplar Lane (Poplar)
St Michael’s Court, E14 St Michael’s Court is a block on Ullin Street (Poplar)
St Saviour’s Court, E14 St Saviour’s Court is a block on Arcadia Street (Poplar)
Stainsby Road, E14 Stainsby Road was part of the Conant estate straddling the boundary with Limehouse (Poplar)
Storey House, E14 Storey House is located on Lawless Street (Poplar)
Sturry Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Susannah Street, E14 Susannah Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (All Saints)
Swale Street, E14 Swale Street was redeveloped in 1954 and became part of Nankin Street (Poplar)
Talbot House, E14 Talbot House is located on Giraud Street (Poplar)
Tapley Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
The Arcade, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Thomas Road Industrial Estate, E14 The Thomas Road Industrial Estate is on Thomas Road (Bow Common)
Thomas Road, E14 Thomas Road is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Bow Common)
Thompson House, E14 Thompson House is a block on Pekin Street (Poplar)
Thornfield House, E14 Thornfield House is a block on Rosefield Gardens (Poplar)
Ullin Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Langdon Park)
Upper North Street, E14 The story of Upper North Street is closely tied to the development of the East India Dock Road between 1806 and 1810 (Poplar)
Ursula Gould Way, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Bow Common)
Vesey Path, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (All Saints)
Wades Place, E14 Wades Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Warner Terrace, E14 Warner Terrace is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Webber Path, E14 Webber Path serves Blashill Court (All Saints)
Wellington Street, E14 Wellington Street, later Woodin Street, disappeared from the map in the 1950s. (Langdon Park)
Werner Court, E3 Werner Court is a block on Upper North Street (Bow Common)
Westcott House, E14 Westcott House is sited on East India Dock Road (Poplar)
William Booth House, E14 William Booth House is a block on Hind Grove (Poplar)
William Lax House, E14 William Lax House is a block on East India Dock Road (Poplar)
Willis Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Winchester House, E14 Winchester House is a block on Edward Mills Way (Poplar)
Woodall Close, E14 Woodall Close is a road in the E14 postcode area (All Saints)
Woodcock House, E14 Woodcock House is sited on Burgess Street (Bow Common)
Woodstock Terrace, E14 Woodstock Terrace is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Zetland Street, E14 Zetland Street runs west from a former section of Brunswick Street (Poplar)


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Poplar (1910)
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Poplar Baths (2005)
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1 Cabot Square
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Pennyfields, Poplar (around 1900)
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Poplar Baths (2005)
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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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Pennyfields, Poplar (around 1900)
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’Blood Alley’ in the West India Docks, circa 1930. This photograph was taken at the North Quay shows a gang of dockers trucking bags of sugar beneath an awning of washed sacks that are hung out for drying at. ‘Blood Alley’ was the nickname given to roadway between the transit sheds and sugar warehouses because handling the sacks of sticky West Indian sugar badly chafed and cracked the dockers’ skin. This quay is now home to the Museum of London Docklands
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Upper North Street, East India Dock Road E14, c1910.
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Hanbury Place, Ming Street, looking towards Hanbury Buildings (1939) The signs changing King Street into Ming Street are in place.
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Rook Street, Poplar decorated with flags, shrines and a banner in preparation for a Catholic procession, September 1914.
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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).
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