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Old Poplar Town Hall

At Poplar High Street, Woodstock Terrace corner. Listed Grade 2, architects: Hills, Fletcher and Harstons. Built in 1870 for the Poplar District Board of Works, which in 1900 became the Poplar Borough Council. It was extended at the northern end in 1920. In 1938 the council moved out, into the new Town Hall in Bow Road.

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Old Poplar Town Hall

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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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Robert Voss, Jnr.

Robert Voss, Jnr.

Town Clerk of the Borough of Bethnal Green in 1902 and 1909. (A Robert Voss was one of Bethnal Green's vestry clerks in 1857 - perhaps related.) Referring to the records of Parmiter's Foundation B...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
William Lambe

William Lambe

1569-1570 Master of the Clothworkers' Company. Three wives but childless which allowed for his philanthropy. 1564-1577 he financed the rebuilding of the Holborn Conduit which, until its demolition ...

Person, Food & Drink, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration

3 memorials
Sir James Graham, 2nd Baronet

Sir James Graham, 2nd Baronet

Home Secretary 1841-46.  Born Cumberland. 

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Borough of Hampstead

Borough of Hampstead

A Metropolitan borough of the County of London. It was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Boroughs of St Pancras and Holborn to form the London Borough of Camden.

Group, Politics & Administration

3 memorials
Herbert Gladstone

Herbert Gladstone

Gladstone was born in Downing Street, the youngest son of William, who was Chancellor at the time. Home Secretary for 5 years and then Governor-General of South Africa for another 5. Died at his ho...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial