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Old Poplar Town Hall

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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Sir Joseph Renals

Sir Joseph Renals

Alderman on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894.  Lord Mayor of London 1894-5. Partner in the firm of Renals & Co, merchants.

Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Rev. T. N. Rowsell, MA

Rev. T. N. Rowsell, MA

Elected Guardian of the Lewisham Union - Eltham in 1894.

Person, Politics & Administration, Religion

1 memorial
Admiral, Viscount Samuel Hood, GCB

Admiral, Viscount Samuel Hood, GCB

Naval officer.  Born Somerset.  Governor of of Greenwich Hospital, 1796 until his death.

Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Benjamin Brookman

Benjamin Brookman

Church warden of Christ Church Spitalfields in 1867.  There was a butcher with this name in Pearl Street in the Christ Church parish in 1844, who may be our man.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Richard Twining

Richard Twining

Trustee of St Clement Danes Parish in 1897.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial