Poplar & Stepney Rifles
Site of the Drill Hall (1860 - 1907) of 26th Middlesex Volunteers. Later part of 17th Battalion London Regiment (Poplar & Stepney Rifles) of whom 1,022 soldiers were killed in the Great War 1914 - 1918.
The History of Wapping Trust
Turk's Head Charity
E1, Glamis Road
A London Inheritance has a good post on this area.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Poplar & Stepney Rifles
We can find no image of the Drill Hall but have found a "Drill Shed" on a 188...
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came a...
London unit which served in WW1 where it lost 1,022 soldiers. More informati...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Poplar & Stepney Rifles
Started in the early 1970s as Wapping Parents Action Group. Transformed into ...
From the Picture source website: "The Turk’s Head was bought from the Council...
This plaque was originally erected by the London County Council at 7 Lawrie Park Road, SE26. When this building was demolished, the Great...
The large plaque about the recent history of the building is on the wall beside the car. The other is on the corner nearest the camera, a...
A pleasingly unofficial blue plaque - a rather emphatic layout with the letters practically breaking out the circle.
The plaque is just inside the entrance to Olive Morris House.
Opened on the same day as the twin arch on the north side of the river. Presumably the dignitaries rode through the tunnel with bands pla...
Titular character in the novel by Daniel Defoe published in 1719. See also Friday.
Kenny Sansom, born 1958. Arsenal and England footballer 1979 - 1988, played full back position, capped 89 times. Lived on the Brandon Est...
Constructed 1907-22. The long station front was designed in phases by James Robb Scott. Only the Victory Arch is listed. At one time thi...
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