Features Archives — Poplar LDN

The Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets. Image by Robert Postings.

Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets: ping pong, calligraphy and tai-chi for a new generation of East End Chinese

Originally set up to support immigrants from former British colony Hong Kong, the Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets is keeping

How the Isle of Dogs 10 day revolution gained global attention and forced Tower Hamlets Council to recognise the plight

Cameron and Andy, project coordinators at R-Urban

With a self-sufficient garden in the heart of Poplar, could R-Urban’s community-led approach be the solution to sustainable urban living?

A meeting of striking dockworkers outside the gates of West India Quay, 1889

In the summer of 1889, the dockworkers of East London brought the world’s largest trading port to a standstill. The

Rahemur Rahman, the first Bangladeshi fashion designer to show at London Fashion week, on why he dedicated his last collection

Sewing teacher Asma Begum gives us an insight into her daily life, from creating a community of mothers to finding

The East India Company’s Poplar almshouses were built thanks to a greedy diamond trader, and housed a seaman maimed by

One hundred years after the Poplar Rates Rebellion, a series of events celebrating the ordinary people who fought to change

EastEnders Pie n’ Mash is working hard to keep the Cockney tradition of pie n’ mash alive, we chat to

To celebrate ten years of BBC’s Call the Midwife we share the real-life stories of the Poplar residents who inspired

The Tommy Flowers Pub on Aberfeldy Street was originally a meanwhile space but with an extension added to its lease