Built in the 1850s by John Bennet Lawes to house the workers in his chemicals factory. Its foundations were unstable, and on the night of 31st January 1953, the village was swamped by the floods which swept down the east coast of Britain. Attempts were made to salvage the buildings, but not long after, everything remaining was demolished. The site is now a scrap metal recycling plant.
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Creekmouth Village
{Four plaques to the right of the mural:} Creekmouth Heritage Project About ...
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Started in the early 1970s as Wapping Parents Action Group. Transformed into a history group in the early 1980s. More info at What's in Wapping.
Doctor. Born at 41 Hanbury Street, Spitalfields. Qualified as a doctor in 1925, she set up her first clinic in the east end of London in 1935. During WW2Â she was the doctor in charge of air raid sh...
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