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Metropolitan Borough of Poplar
Poplar was a local government district in the metropolitan area of London, England. It was formed as a district of the Metropolis in 1855 and became a metropolitan borough in the County of London in 1900. It comprised Poplar, Millwall, Bromley-by-Bow and Bow as well as Old Ford, Fish Island and Cubitt Town.
The borough formed part of the then London suburbs and was bordered by the metropolitan boroughs of Hackney to the north, Stepney and Bethnal Green to the west, and the county borough of West Ham, then in Essex, to the east. To the south, the River Thames formed borders with the metropolitan boroughs of Bermondsey, Deptford and Greenwich.
It was formed from three civil parishes: St Mary Stratford-le-Bow, St Leonard Bromley and All Saints Poplar. In 1907, these three were combined into a single civil parish called Poplar Borough, which was conterminous with the metropolitan borough. In 1965, the parish and borough were abolished, with their former areas becoming part of the newly formed London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
It included the districts of (from north to south):
In 1921, the borough council, under George Lansbury and the Poor Law Union, were engaged in a dispute with the London County Council and central government over poor law rates – it wished to pay out of work people more than usually permitted, and to get wealthier boroughs to contribute to its expenses. Several councillors were imprisoned briefly in 1921 concerning this. See Poplar Rates Rebellion.
In 1951, Poplar was chosen as the site of the Festival of Britain's 'Exhibition of Live Architecture'. The East End of London had been heavily bombed during the war, and its reconstruction was showcased at the new Lansbury Estate. New building materials and planning concepts were demonstrated. The first example of 'live architecture' on the exhibition trail was the Trinity Congregational Church and Hall, located just across from the main reception area, with its Town Planning and Building Research Pavilions on East India Dock Road. The trail continued with the Lansbury Estate and Chrisp Street Market.
The former Poplar Town Hall, located on Bow Road and designed by Culpin & Son (1937–38), is now a listed building, as is its predecessor, the Old Town Hall (1870) in Poplar High Street.
Poplar covered an area of 2,328 acres (9.4 km2). The population as given in the census from 1801 to 1961 was:
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Metropolitan Borough of Poplar
Poplar was a local government district in the metropolitan area of London, England. It was formed as a district of the Metropolis in 1855 and became a metropolitan borough in the County of London in 1900. It comprised Poplar, Millwall, Bromley-by-Bow and Bow as well as Old Ford, Fish Island and Cubitt Town.
The borough formed part of the then London suburbs and was bordered by the metropolitan boroughs of Hackney to the north, Stepney and Bethnal Green to the west, and the county borough of West Ham, then in Essex, to the east. To the south, the River Thames formed borders with the metropolitan boroughs of Bermondsey, Deptford and Greenwich.
It was formed from three civil parishes: St Mary Stratford-le-Bow, St Leonard Bromley and All Saints Poplar. In 1907, these three were combined into a single civil parish called Poplar Borough, which was conterminous with the metropolitan borough. In 1965, the parish and borough were abolished, with their former areas becoming part of the newly formed London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
It included the districts of (from north to south):
In 1921, the borough council, under George Lansbury and the Poor Law Union, were engaged in a dispute with the London County Council and central government over poor law rates – it wished to pay out of work people more than usually permitted, and to get wealthier boroughs to contribute to its expenses. Several councillors were imprisoned briefly in 1921 concerning this. See Poplar Rates Rebellion.
In 1951, Poplar was chosen as the site of the Festival of Britain's 'Exhibition of Live Architecture'. The East End of London had been heavily bombed during the war, and its reconstruction was showcased at the new Lansbury Estate. New building materials and planning concepts were demonstrated. The first example of 'live architecture' on the exhibition trail was the Trinity Congregational Church and Hall, located just across from the main reception area, with its Town Planning and Building Research Pavilions on East India Dock Road. The trail continued with the Lansbury Estate and Chrisp Street Market.
The former Poplar Town Hall, located on Bow Road and designed by Culpin & Son (1937–38), is now a listed building, as is its predecessor, the Old Town Hall (1870) in Poplar High Street.
Poplar covered an area of 2,328 acres (9.4 km2). The population as given in the census from 1801 to 1961 was: