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Poplar (London, England)

 Subject

Staff Only
Subject Source: Local sources

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Photographs of Stepney / Poplar: aerial views, 1937-1951

 File
Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.1.4c
Scope and Contents

Oblique and vertical aerial black and white photographic prints of the Stepney / Poplar area of London. The vertical photographs (20cm x 24cm) were taken between 1945-1947 and are all stamped London County Council Architect's Department Town Planning Division on the reverse. The oblique photographs (max 30cm x 38cm, min 12cm x 16cm) are by Aerofilms Ltd and show the area before and after reconstruction following the aerial bombing of the area during World War II.

Dates: 1937-1951
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Comprehensive Development Areas / Comprehensive Development Areas: Stepney / Poplar / Stepney / Poplar: general papers and photographs / General papers: photographs of Stepney / Poplar