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Poplar (London, England)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 70 Collections and/or Records:

St Anne's Neighbourhood: papers and photographs, 1955-1956

 File
Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.3.4a
Scope and Contents File of papers and photographs relating to the development of the St Anne's Neighbourhood housing scheme in Stepney. This was Neighbourhood Number 4a of the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar. The black and white photographic prints consist of: 1 print (15cm x 20cm) showing the official naming ceremony for the development on 28 February 1956; 9 prints of a large scale architectural model for the reconstruction of the area; 3 photomontages...
Dates: 1955-1956

St Anne's Neighbourhood: plans - perspectives of Dora Street, 1950s

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.3.4b
Scope and Contents

2 copy architectural illustrations (57cm x 79cm) by P MacKay showing the proposed developments at Dora Street in the St Anne's Neighbourhood, designated neighbourhood number 4a in London County Council's Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar. There are 2 copies of each drawing which show a proposed eight storey block from Dora House and the proposed sunken terrace and foundation stone from the south-east.

Dates: 1950s

St Anne's Neighbourhood: plans - perspectives of St Anne's Neighbourhood, 1956

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.3.4c
Scope and Contents

1 copy architectural illustrations (69cm x 102cm) by the Housing Division of London County Council's Architect's department showing a proposed tower block, probably in the St Anne's Neighbourhood, designated neighbourhood number 4a within London County Council's Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney/Polar.

Dates: 1956

Stepney: papers and architectural model photographs, 1950s

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.3.1a
Scope and Contents Photographs of architectural models of neighbourhoods 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar. The models are at a small scale and show the entire neighbourhoods. One photograph shows one of the models on display in an exhibition concerning the reconstruction of the area. The file also contains 2 variant programmes for the official opening of the King George's Field housing estate in Stepney, by His Royal Highness the Duke...
Dates: 1950s

Stepney / Poplar: general papers and photographs, 1940-1961

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.1
Scope and Contents General papers and photographs relating to London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar: Stepney / Poplar Comprehensive Development Area programming papers , (1946-1959) planning reports, (1949-1958) lectures concerning the reconstruction of Stepney, ( c1950-1954 ) photographs of Stepney / Poplar, (1940-1961) ...
Dates: 1940-1961

Stepney / Poplar: Lansbury Neighbourhood, 1950s-1984

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.2
Scope and Contents Papers relating to the Lansbury Neighbourhood (Neighbourhood no 9) of the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar: paperwork, (1950s) Festival of Britain Exhibition, (1951) press articles, (1950-1951) official invitations, (1952-1984) photographs, (1940s) plans of Lansbury...
Dates: 1950s-1984

Stepney / Poplar: other areas, 1950s

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.3
Scope and Contents

Material concerning the redevelopment of areas of London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar, excluding the Lansbury Neighbourhood (Neighbourhood no 9):


  1. Stepney, ( 1950s )
  2. Poplar, ( 1956-1959 )
  3. Tidey Street, ( 1956 )
  4. St Anne's Neighbourhood, ( 1950s )
  5. Clive Street, ( 1956 )
Dates: 1950s

Stepney / Poplar: plans, 1946-1950s

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.4
Scope and Contents Plans of the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar: reconstruction area in Stepney / Poplar, (1946-1947) Stepney / Poplar neighbourhood diagram, (c1955-1957) Area of comprehensive development no 2 - Stepney / Poplar, (1950s) Areas in the Stepney / Poplar neighbourhoods, (1949-c1955) geographical...
Dates: 1946-1950s

Tidey Street: layout plans, April 1955

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.3.3b
Scope and Contents 2 copy plans (51cm x 76cm) by the Housing Division of London County Council's Architect's Department. The plans comprise 2 layout plans for the proposed Tidey Street housing development in Stepney / Poplar, which was designated Neighbourhood Number 7, within the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar, at 1:1250 scale. 1 is hand colour coded to show different housing types, the other has a table giving detailed information concerning the sizes of buildings...
Dates: April 1955

Tidey Street: papers and photographs, 1956

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.3.3a
Scope and Contents File of papers and photographs relating to the development of the Tidey Street housing scheme in Stepney / Poplar. This was Neighbourhood Number 7 of the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar. The black and white photographic prints consist of: 4 prints (20cm x 24.5cm) of an architectural model for the reconstruction of the area at 1' to 32" scale; 1 print of a coded plan of the development and 1 print of an architectural drawing of a tower...
Dates: 1956