Buildings & landmarks Archives — Poplar LDN

A hand holding six postcards of Poplar's local landmarks.

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

January 1, 2022January 1, 2022 Helen Brown 132 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

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 205 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

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Stock bricks to Brutalism: The social housing architecture of Poplar

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 Ruby Flanagan 61 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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Poplar’s Chihuahua mural: a tale of gentrification

April 4, 2021April 6, 2021 Ruby Flanagan 191 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 146 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.