In 1855, Poplar joined with neighbouring Bromley and Bow to form the Poplar District of the Metropolis. This became the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar in 1900. In 1965 it merged with the Metropolitan Boroughs of Stepney and Bethnal Green to form the new Tower Hamlets Council.
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Poplar Borough Council
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Poplar civilians killed in WW2
The local listing (which we can no longer access) for this memorial contains:...
Poplar Rate Rebels mural - 1
The mural refers to "30 councillors" but actually names only 29. The count o...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Poplar Borough Council
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Newby Place graveyard monument
The (rather creepy) Biblical quotation is from the King James Version: John 5...
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Metropolitan Board of Works
Responsible for managing London's infrastructure, such as roads, sewage, etc. Replaced by the London County Council.
4 memorials
Edmond Lord Sheffield
Politician and sailor. Lord Lieutenant of Yorkshire from 1603 to 1619 and Vice-Admiral of Yorkshire from 1604 to 1646. He was created Earl of Mulgrave in 1626. In the conflict with the Spanish Arma...
1 memorial
Garnham Edmonds
Member of the Building Committee to build the 1909 Bethnal Green Town Hall. Describing the Bethnal Green councillors at this time, British History gives: "Some later called themselves Liberals, am...
1 memorial
Simon Bolivar
"El libertador". Born Caracas. Latin American statesman and patriot who worked to liberated Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru & Venezuela from Spanish rule. In London briefly in 1810. Di...
Person, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela
5 memorials
Arthur H. Valentine
Committee chairman in Bow in 1900. Our colleague Andrew Behan has researched this man: Initially (ha) we thought the middle initial on the plaque read 'R' but since that name lead nowhere Andrew ...
1 memorial
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Metropolitan Borough of Paddington
An ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, governed by an administrative vestry. The parish was included in the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1855 and became part ...
1 memorial
W. E. H. Lecky
Historian. Born William Edward Hartpole Lecky in Newtonpark, County Dublin, Ireland. Initially he studied to be a priest in the Protestant Church of Ireland, but turned to historiography. His chief...
1 memorial
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