Sailors’ Palace today: A very Chinese affair in a very British building
Inside Sailors’ Palace, one of Limehouse’s last remaining Edwardian buildings, you will find a small slice of China complete with
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Culture
Your guide to the people, passions, culture and heritage that have formed Poplar’s identity. Discover the communities and cultures of our neighbourhood, its creative industries, social history and personal stories; the heritage that has created our identity, and what we are passionate about.
Hidden in plain sight: Limehouse’s Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets
Originally set up to support immigrants from former British colony Hong Kong, the Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets is keeping
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Stitches in Time: empowering women with sewing for 30 years
How arts and education charity Stitches in Time and its manufacturing arm FabricWorks are tackling isolation within the community and
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Isle of Dogs Unilateral Declaration of Independence: a revolt, a joke, or a tactical stroke of genius
How the Isle of Dogs 10 day revolution gained global attention and forced Tower Hamlets Council to recognise the plight
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Billingsgate fishmonger, Bill Thornton, receives BEM for serving the community in Docklands
This January, Bill Thornton of the Billingsgate Fish Market in Canary Wharf was awarded a Medal of the Order of
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Back on track: Victorian steam engine returns to Poplar
The No.70 steam locomotive, ‘Poplar’, is returning to its East London home for a weekend of educational activities to mark
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The Great Dock Strike of 1889: a landmark in trade union history and the inspiration for The Red Flag socialist anthem
In the summer of 1889, the dockworkers of East London brought the world’s largest trading port to a standstill. The
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SHEWOLVES: Poplar Union welcomes play about teenage climate activism
Poplar Union welcomes SHEWOLVES, a new play about teenage activism, climate change, and female empowerment. Ever thought you should run
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The story of Limehouse’s lost Chinatown
Limehouse was London’s first Chinatown, home to a tightly-knit community demonised in popular culture and eventually erased from the cityscape.
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Poplar Union’s Paolo Fiorentini on the blank canvas of the East End
Paolo Fiorentini tells of assimilating into life in London, dealing with grief through art, and teaching others how to use
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Paolo Fiorentini puts Poplar on the map with postcards of local landmarks
Artist Paolo Fiorentini made postcards of Poplar’s most iconic local landmarks to inspire pride in the area. “Someone bought the
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Rahemur Rahman interview: Child of the rag trade
Rahemur Rahman, the first Bangladeshi fashion designer to show at London Fashion week, on why he dedicated his last collection
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