Metropolitan Borough of Poplar

Poplar was a local government district in London. It was formed as a district of the Metropolis in 1855 and became a metropolitan borough in the County of London in 1900.

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Poplar was a local government district in London. It was formed as a district of the Metropolis in 1855 and became a metropolitan borough in the County of London in 1900.

Poplar Town Hall stood in Bow Road and was designed by Culpin & Son in 1937. It is now a listed building.

In 1921, the Borough Council led by George Lansbury, and the Poor Law Union were engaged in a dispute with the London County Council over poor law rates. The Borough wished to pay out of work people more than usually permitted and get wealthier West End boroughs to contribute. Several councillors were imprisoned briefly in relation to this.

In 1951 Poplar was chosen to be the site of the ’Exhibition of Live Architecture’. The East End had been heavily bombed and its reconstruction was showcased by the new Lansbury Estate.
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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
Canary Wharf Canary Wharf is a large business development on the Isle of Dogs, centred on the old West India Docks.
Museum of London Docklands The Museum of London Docklands, based in an 1802 warehouse, tells the history of London’s River Thames and the growth of the Docklands.
Railway Tavern The Railway Tavern was generally known as Charlie Brown’s.
St Matthias Old Church St Matthias Old Church is the modern name given to the Poplar Chapel built by the East India Company in 1654.
Tower Hamlets College Tower Hamlets College is a large further education and a constituent college of New City College.
West India Quay West India Quay is a leisure complex on the Isle of Dogs.

NEARBY STREETS
1 Cabot Square, E14 1 Cabot Square (also known as the Credit Suisse building) is a 21 floor office building occupied by Credit Suisse in the Canary Wharf development (Canary Wharf)
1 West India Quay, E14 1 West India Quay is a skyscraper designed by HOK in the Docklands area which was completed in 2004 (Canary Wharf)
Abbot House, E14 Abbot House is a block on Smythe Street (Poplar)
Adams Place, E14 Adams Place is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
Astoria Way, E14 Astoria Way is a location in London (Poplar)
Bank Street, E14 Bank Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)
Bellmouth Passage, E14 Bellmouth Passage is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
Bellmouth Promenade West, E14 Bellmouth Promenade West is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
Bellmouth Walk, E14 Bellmouth Walk is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
Billingsgate Market, E14 Billingsgate Market is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Boardwalk, E14 Sophia Street was built in 1823 and demolished in 1939 (Poplar)
Bogart Court, E14 Bogart Court is a block on Limehouse Link (Westferry)
Cabot Place East, E14 Cabot Place East is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)
Cabot Place West, E14 Cabot Place West is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)
Cabot Place, E14 Cabot Place is a retail area (Canary Wharf)
Cabot Square, E14 Cabot Square is one of the central squares of the Canary Wharf Development (Canary Wharf)
Canada Place, E14 Canada Place is a block and named route in the centre of Canada Square (Canary Wharf)
Canada Square, E14 Canada Square is a public square at Canary Wharf (Canary Wharf)
Canary Wharf Pier, E14 Canary Wharf Pier is a road in the E14 postcode area
Canary Wharf, E14 Canary Wharf is a location rather than a road but one which has addresses assigned to it (Canary Wharf)
Cannon Drive, E14 Cannon Drive connects Hertsmere Road with the Cannon Workshops (Westferry)
Cannon House, E14 Cannon House is sited on Hertsmere Road West (Westferry)
Cannon Workshops, E14 Cannon Workshops is a block dating to the beginning of the 19th century (Westferry)
Carmichael House, E14 Carmichael House is a block on Poplar High Street (Poplar)
Cartier Circle, E14 Cartier Circle is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
Cascades Tower, E14 Cascades Tower is a building on Westferry Road
Castor Lane, E14 Castor Lane is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Castor Street, E14 Castor Street existed between the 1810s and 1960s (Poplar)
Chancellor Passage, E14 Chancellor Passage is in the Canary Wharf area behind West India Quay (Canary Wharf)
Chandlers Mews, E14 Chandlers Mews is a road in the E14 postcode area
Churchill Place, E14 Churchill Place is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
Collins House, E14 Collins House is located on Newby Place (Poplar)
Columbus Courtyard, E14 Columbus Courtyard is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)
Cooks Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Canary Wharf)
Cottage Street, E14 Cottage Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Crossrail Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Canary Wharf)
Crossrail Walk, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Canary Wharf)
Cruse House, E14 Cruse House is located on Poplar High Street (Poplar)
Devitt House, E14 Devitt House is a block on Wade’s Place (Poplar)
Dingle Gardens, E14 Dingle Gardens is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Discovery House, E14 Discovery House can be found on Newby Place (Poplar)
Dockmasters House, E14 Dockmasters House is a block on Hertsmere Road (Westferry)
Dolphin Lane, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
East Quay, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Eldersfield House, E14 Eldersfield House is sited on Pennyfields (Poplar)
Finchs Court Mews, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Finchs Court, E14 Finchs Court is a block on Finchs Court (Poplar)
Fishermans Place, E14 Fishermans Place is a road in the W4 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
Fishermans Walk, E14 Fishermans Walk is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)
Flynn Court, E14 Flynn Court is a block on Garford Street (Westferry)
Fonda Court, E14 Fonda Court is a building on Premiere Place (Westferry)
Garford Street, E14 Garford Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Westferry)
Garland Court, E14 Garland Court is located on Limehouse Link (Westferry)
Good Hope House, E14 Good Hope House is a block on Poplar High Street (Poplar)
Goodfaith House, E14 Goodfaith House is a block on Simpson’s Road (Poplar)
Goodspeed House, E14 Goodspeed House is a block on Simpson’s Road (Poplar)
Goodwill House, E14 Goodwill House is a block on Simpson’s Road (Poplar)
Greenland Passage, E14 Greenland Passage is a road in the E14 postcode area
Harbour Quay, E14 Harbour Quay is an Isle of Dogs development
Harbour Way, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Harrow Lane, E14 Harrow Lane is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Heron Quay, E14 Heron Quay is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Heron Quays)
Heron Quays, E14 Heron Quays is a road in the E14 postcode area (Heron Quays)
Hertsmere Road, E14 Hertsmere Road - a 1980s-era road - curves around the back of the Museum of London Docklands (Westferry)
Holmsdale House, E14 Holmsdale House is a block on Poplar High Street (Poplar)
Horizon Building, E14 The Horizon Building (Canary Wharf)
Jessop Square Heron Quay, E14 Jessop Square Heron Quay is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Heron Quays)
Jessops Square, E14 Jessops Square is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Heron Quays)
Jubilee Place, E14 Jubilee Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (South Quay)
Kelly Court, E14 Kelly Court is located on Garford Street (Westferry)
King Street, E14 King Street was renamed Ming Street in 1938 in reference to the local Chinese community (Poplar)
Landmark East Tower, E14 Landmark East Tower is a block on Marsh Wall
Landmark Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Landmark West Tower, E14 Landmark West Tower is a block on Marsh Wall
Lawless House, E14 Lawless House is a block on Bazely Street (Poplar)
Ledger Building, E14 Ledger Building is a block on Hertsmere Road (Westferry)
Leyland House, E14 Leyland House is a block on Hale Street (Poplar)
Lubbock House, E14 Lubbock House is a block on Simpson’s Road (Poplar)
Mackenzie Walk, E14 Mackenzie Walk is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)
Mackrow Walk, E14 Mackrow Walk is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Maclenzie Walk, E14 Maclenzie Walk is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)
Martindale House, E14 Martindale House is a block on Simpsons Road (Poplar)
Mary Jones Court, E14 Mary Jones Court is a block on Garford Street (Westferry)
Meridian House, E14 Meridian House is a block on Poplar High Street (Poplar)
Ming Street, E14 Ming Street - the former King Street - was renamed in recognition of the then local Chinese community (Poplar)
Montgomery Square, E14 Montgomery Square is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
Montgomery Street, E14 Montgomery Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
Mountague Place, E14 This is a street in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Myers Walk, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Canary Wharf)
Nash Court, E14 Nash Court is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)
North Colonnade, E14 North Colonnade is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)
North Quay, E14 The North Quay development - approximately 3.28 hectares - was previously used as a construction laydown area for the Canary Wharf Elizabeth line station (Canary Wharf)
North Quay-Blood Alley, E14 This part of North Quay was known as Blood Alley when this was a docklands area (Canary Wharf)
Norwood House, E14 Norwood House is a block on Poplar High Street (Poplar)
Ontario Way, E14 Ontario Way is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
Park Drive, E14 Park Drive is a newer road of the Canary Wharf area
Park Pavilion, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Canary Wharf)
Park Row, E14 Park Row is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
Pennyfields, E14 Pennyfields is the western extension of Poplar High Street (Poplar)
Poplar High Street, E14 Until the late nineteenth century Poplar High Street was the district’s principal street. (Poplar)
Premiere Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Westferry)
Quayside House, E14 Quayside House can be found on Westferry Road
Reuters Plaza, E14 Reuters Plaza is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
Rogers Court, E14 Rogers Court is a block on Limehouse Link (Westferry)
Rook Street, E14 Rook Street - at first called Mary Street - ran between Poplar High Street and East India Road (Poplar)
Salter Street, E14 Salter Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Westferry)
Scott Russell Place, E14 Scott Russell Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Simpson’s Road, E14 Simpson’s Road is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Skysail Building, E14 Skysail Building is located on Poplar High Street (Poplar)
Smythe Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
South Colonnade, E14 South Colonnade is the southern access for Canary Wharf (Canary Wharf)
Stoneyard Lane, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Poplar)
Storehouse Mews, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Westferry)
Taylor House, E14 Taylor House is a block on Stonehouse Mews (Westferry)
The Port East Building, E14 The Port East Building is a block on Hertsmere Road (Canary Wharf)
The Warehouse, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Canary Wharf)
Thornfield House, E14 Thornfield House is a block on Rosefield Gardens (Poplar)
Trafalgar Way, E14 Trafalgar Way is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)
Turner’s Buildings, E14 Turner’s Buildings was a small close off Pennyfields (Poplar)
Ulmar Place, E14 Ulmar Place was a small turning off King Street (Poplar)
Upper Bank Street, E14 Upper Bank Street is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
Virginia House, E14 Virginia House is a block on Mountague Place (Poplar)
Wades Place, E14 Wades Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
Water Street, E14 Water Street is a location in London
Welles Court, E14 Welles Court is a block on Limehouse Link (Westferry)
West India Avenue, E14 West India Avenue is a road in the E14 postcode area (Canary Wharf)
West India Dock Road, E14 West India Dock Road is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Poplar)
West Wintergarden, E14 A street within the E14 postcode
Westferry Circus, E14 Westferry Circus is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Canary Wharf)
Wigram House, E14 Wigram House is located on Wade’s Place (Poplar)
Willis House, E14 Willis House is a block on Poplar High Street (Poplar)
Winant House, E14 Winant House is a block on Simpson’s Road (Poplar)
Woodstock Terrace, E14 Woodstock Terrace is a road in the E14 postcode area (Poplar)
Wren Landing, E14 Wren Landing is an open area between Cabot Square and the footbridge over to the Museum of London Docklands (Canary Wharf)


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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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View of West India Docks from the south east in 1840. This was an age when the British Navy ruled the waves and goods were being shipped to and from London from America, India and Africa. West India Quay was given the name because ships landed here from the Caribbean carrying sugar produced on the plantations of Jamaica by slaves
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Poplar Baths (2005)
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1 Cabot Square
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Two Men on a Bench is one of two sculptures in Canary Wharf by Giles Penny.
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The River Thames looking west as photographed from the restaurant at One Canada Place (2018)
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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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Children playing street cricket in Alpha Road, Millwall in August 1938. A ship - the Union Castle line “Dunbar Castle” can be seen in the background. The photo was taken close to its corner with Manilla Street. In the background, behind the dock fence are the West India Docks.
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