Group    From 1855  To 1965

Poplar Borough Council

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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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
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:...

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Poplar Rate Rebels mural - 1

The mural refers to "30 councillors" but actually names only 29.  The count o...

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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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Other Subjects

Alderman Henry Mills JP

Alderman Henry Mills JP

Mayor of Islington in 1906.  Also secretary of the National Sunday League.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Thomas Reynolds Bone

Thomas Reynolds Bone

Commoner on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Barry Jackson

Barry Jackson

President of The Royal College of Surgeons of England in October 2000.

Person, Medicine, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
W. Cowper

W. Cowper

First Commissioner Her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Bryan N. Gibbs

Bryan N. Gibbs

Master of the Innholders in 1958.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial