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Paolo Fiorentini puts Poplar on the map with postcards of local landmarks

January 1, 2022January 1, 2022 Helen Brown 121 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

Artist Paolo Fiorentini made postcards of Poplar’s most iconic local landmarks to inspire pride in the area. “Someone bought the

Georgian Terraced houses on Narrow Street with a clear blue sky in the background.

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Once bustling with sailors, Narrow Street is now a peaceful glance back in time

November 20, 2021November 20, 2021 Helen Brown 44 Views 0 Comments Guides 4 min read

Narrow Street’s Georgian terraced houses, canal boats and pebble beach make for a perfect day out surrounded by city skylines.

Meridian House, a Georgian brick house, was the residence of the chaplain serving the East India Company's almshouses.

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Tigers, diamonds and thieves: the East India Company’s Poplar almshouses

October 13, 2021November 15, 2021 Helen Brown 202 Views 0 Comments Features 4 min read

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

All Saints, a white stone church with Greek pillars.

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A closer look at Poplar churches

October 11, 2021November 15, 2021 Helen Brown 43 Views 0 Comments Guides 1 min read

From gothic arches and white Greek columns to post-war modernist architecture, Poplar is studded with stunning churches. If you take

A group of people sat around round tables outside the orange The People Speak space on Aberfeldy Street

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Aberfeldy Live Talkaoke: Encouraging Poplar to natter

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Ruby Flanagan 79 Views 0 Comments News 4 min read

Aberfeldy Live Talkaoke has given the community of Poplar the chance to meet, connect and natter on topics of all

The Tommy Flowers Pub with the Tommy Flowers Mural round the corner

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The Tommy Flowers: The meanwhile pub that looks here to stay

June 1, 2021June 3, 2021 Ruby Flanagan 91 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

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

ShumGhostJohn exhibition featured origami hanging on string around the room

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Aberfeldy Street celebrates Poplarism with art installation

May 2, 2021May 2, 2021 Ruby Flanagan 488 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

The community installation, created in a collaborative effort by Hong Kong art trio ShumGhostJohn, uses East Asian folktales and traditions

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Stock bricks to Brutalism: The social housing architecture of Poplar

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 Ruby Flanagan 60 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

Poplar’s architecture tells the story of the 20th century, from stock bricks to brutalism. Our writer Ruby Flanagan takes you

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Chrisp Street: The Best of Poplar’s Street Art

April 12, 2021 Ruby Flanagan 62 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

Did you know Poplar is a rising star for street art in East London? With some very cool pieces just

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Poplar’s Chihuahua mural: a tale of gentrification

April 4, 2021April 6, 2021 Ruby Flanagan 190 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

Have you ever wondered why there is an 80 foot mural of a Chihuahua on Chrisp Street in Poplar? Now

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Vintage exterior to the White Horse Pub 1930

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Mary East: the Poplar pub landlord who fought for LGBTQ+ equality

March 13, 2021March 21, 2021 Ruby Flanagan 145 Views 0 Comments Features 4 min read

The life of Mary East, the LGBTQ+ pub landlord of 1700s Poplar, is a story of extortion and gender-fluidity.