Giraud Street, E14

Giraud Street nowadays is a short road running north from Cordelia Street.

Prior to post-war redevelopment, Giraud Street went north as far as Ellesmere Street and south to Ricardo Street.

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Giraud Street, E14 Added: 16 Feb 2021 13:41 GMT	Giraud Street I lived in Giraud St in 1938/1939. I lived with my Mother May Lillian Allen & my brother James Allen (Known as Lenny) My name is Tom Allen and was evacuated to Surrey from Giraud St. I am now 90 years of age. Reply
colin Passfield Dora Street, E14 Added: 1 Jan 2021 15:28 GMT	Dora Street, E14 My grandmother was born in 1904 at 34 Dora Street Reply

LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

Watts Beethoven Street School Added: 17 May 2022 20:29 GMT	Baeethoven St School, also an Annex for Paddington College of FE. In the early 70’s I took a two year science course at Paddington CFE. The science classes were held on weekday evenings at Beethoven Street school, overseen by chemistry teacher, Mr Tattershall. Reply
Southover, N12 Added: 25 Apr 2022 22:11 GMT	Southover, N12 Everyone knows Central Woodside is the place to be. Ever since kdog moved from finchtown, Woodside has been thriving. Reply
Bernard Miller Windsor Terrace, N1 Added: 12 Apr 2022 17:36 GMT	My mother and her sister were born at 9 Windsor Terrace My mother, Millie Haring (later Miller) and her sister Yetta Haring (later Freedman) were born here in 1922 and 1923. With their parents and older brother and sister, they lived in two rooms until they moved to Stoke Newington in 1929. She always said there were six rooms, six families, a shared sink on the first floor landing and a toilet in the backyard. Reply
Brian Lynch Staples Corner, NW2 Added: 10 Apr 2022 13:38 GMT	Staples Mattress Factory An architect’s design of the Staples Mattress Factory An image found on the website of Dalzell’s Beds, in Armagh Northern Ireland. Reply
Heathrow Road, TW6 Added: 19 Feb 2022 16:21 GMT	Harmondsworth (1939 - 1965) I lived in a house (Lostwithiel) on the Bath Road opposite the junction with Tythe Barn Lane, now a hotel site. Initially, aircraft used one of the diagonal runways directly in line with our house. I attended Sipson Primary School opposite the Three Magpies and celebrated my 21st birthday at The Peggy Bedford in 1959. Reply
Emma Seif Hill Street, London Added: 25 Jan 2022 19:06 GMT	Birth of the Bluestocking Society In about 1750, Elizabeth Montagu began hosting literary breakfasts in her home at 23 (now 31) Hill Street. These are considered the first meetings of the Bluestocking society. Reply
Golborne Gardens, W10 Added: 14 Jan 2022 03:06 GMT	Goldbourne Gardens W 10 I lived in Goldbourne Gardens in the 50,s very happy big bomb site Reply
Chris Nash Shortlands Close, DA17 Added: 10 Jan 2022 22:54 GMT	Shortlands Close, DA17 Shortlands Close and the flats along it were constructed in the mid-1990s. Prior to this, the area was occupied by semi-detached houses with large gardens, which dated from the post-war period and were built on the site of Railway Farm. The farm and its buildings spanned the length of Abbey Road, on the south side of the North Kent Line railway tracks. Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

All Saints’ Church All Saints’ is a church in Newby Place, Poplar.

All Saints’ Church

Chrisp Street Market Chrisp Street Market is the central marketplace and town centre of Poplar.

Chrisp Street Market

Church of St Michael and All Angels The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Poplar is a Grade II listed 19th-century brick-built church.

Church of St Michael and All Angels

Langdon Park Langdon Park is a DLR station in Poplar which opened in 2007.

Langdon Park

Poplar Baths Poplar Baths is a former public bath house dating from 1933.

Poplar Baths

NEARBY STREETS

Adderley Street, E14 Adderley Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Adderley Street, E14

Alton Street, E14 Alton Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Alton Street, E14

Amoy Place, E14 Amoy Place is a road in the E14 postcode area

Amoy Place, E14

Annabel Close, E14 Annabel Close is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Annabel Close, E14

Arcadia Street, E14 Arcadia Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Arcadia Street, E14

Augusta Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Augusta Street, E14

Balladier Walk, E14 Balladier Walk is a road in the E14 postcode area

Balladier Walk, E14

Barchester Street, E14 Barchester Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Barchester Street, E14

Bartlett Close, E14 Bartlett Close is a road in the E14 postcode area

Bartlett Close, E14

Bellmaker Court, E3 Bellmaker Court is a road in the E3 postcode area

Bellmaker Court, E3

Berber Place, E14 Berber Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Berber Place, E14

Birchfield Street, E14 Birchfield Street was once called Drill Place.

Birchfield Street, E14

Bowen Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Bowen Street, E14

Brabazon Street, E14 Brabazon Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Brabazon Street, E14

Bright Street, E14 Bright Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Bright Street, E14

Brion Place, E14 Brion Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Brion Place, E14

Broomfield Street, E14 Broomfield Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Broomfield Street, E14

Brownfield Street, E14 Brownfield Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Brownfield Street, E14

Burcham Street, E14 Burcham Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Burcham Street, E14

Burgess Street, E14 Burgess Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Burgess Street, E14

Bygrove Street, E14 Bygrove Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Bygrove Street, E14

Byron Street, E14 Byron Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Byron Street, E14

Canton Street, E14 Canton Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Canton Street, E14

Carmen Street, E14 Carmen Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Carmen Street, E14

Carron Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Carron Close, E14

Carter Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Carter Square, E14

Celandine Close, E3 A street within the E14 postcode

Celandine Close, E3

Chadbourn Street, E14 Chadbourn Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Chadbourn Street, E14

Chilcot Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Chilcot Close, E14

Chrisp Street, E14 Chrisp Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Chrisp Street, E14

Clutton Street, E14 This is a street in the E14 postcode area

Clutton Street, E14

Cobden Street, E14 Cobden Street was cleared in the 1950s to make way for Langdon Park.

Cobden Street, E14

Colmans Wharf, E14 Colmans Wharf is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Colmans Wharf, E14

Cordelia Street, E14 Cordelia Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Cordelia Street, E14

Cording Street, E14 Cording Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Cording Street, E14

Cotall Street, E14 Cotall Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Cotall Street, E14

Daniel Bolt Close, E14 Daniel Bolt Close is a road in the E14 postcode area

Daniel Bolt Close, E14

Dewberry Street, E14 Dewberry Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Dewberry Street, E14

Dod Street, E14 Dod Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Dod Street, E14

Duff Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Duff Street, E14

East India Dock Road, E14 East India Dock Road is an important artery connecting the City of London to Essex, and partly serves as the high street of Poplar

East India Dock Road, E14

Edward Mills Way, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Edward Mills Way, E14

Elizabeth Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Elizabeth Close, E14

Ellesmere Street, E14 Ellesmere Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Ellesmere Street, E14

Epstein Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Epstein Square, E14

Equinox Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Equinox Square, E14

Fawe Street, E14 Fawe Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Fawe Street, E14

Flora Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Flora Close, E14

Furze Street, E3 Furze Street is one of the streets of London in the E3 postal area.

Furze Street, E3

Glenkerry House, E14 Glenkerry House is a housing block on the Brownfield Estate designed by the studio of the Brutalist architect Ernő Goldfinger.

Glenkerry House, E14

Godalming Road, E14 Godalming Road is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Godalming Road, E14

Gough Walk, E14 Gough Walk is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Gough Walk, E14

Grundy Street, E14 Grundy Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Grundy Street, E14

Guthridge Close, Guthridge Close lies within the postcode.

Guthridge Close,

Hawgood Street, E14 Hawgood Street is one of the streets of London in the E3 postal area.

Hawgood Street, E14

Hay Currie Street, E14 Hay Currie Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Hay Currie Street, E14

Hind Grove, E14 Hind Grove is a road in the E14 postcode area

Hind Grove, E14

Hobday Street, E14 Hobday Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Hobday Street, E14

Ida Street, E14 Ida Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Ida Street, E14

Jeremiah Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Jeremiah Street, E14

Jonzen Walk, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Jonzen Walk, E14

Kerbey Street, E14 Kerbey Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Kerbey Street, E14

Kildare Walk, E14 Kildare Walk is a road in the E14 postcode area

Kildare Walk, E14

Kilner Street, E14 Kilner Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Kilner Street, E14

Langdon House, E14 Residential block

Langdon House, E14

Limehouse Cut, E14 Limehouse Cut is a named path following the canal of the same name.

Limehouse Cut, E14

Lindfield Street, E14 Lindfield Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Lindfield Street, E14

Locksons Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Locksons Close, E14

Madeira Street, E14 Madeira Street is a location in London.

Madeira Street, E14

Market Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Market Square, E14

Market Way, E14 Market Way is a road in the E14 postcode area

Market Way, E14

Metropolitan Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Metropolitan Close, E14

Morris Road, E14 Morris Road is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Morris Road, E14

Navis House, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Navis House, E14

New Festival Avenue, E14 New Festival Avenue is a road in the E14 postcode area

New Festival Avenue, E14

Old School Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Old School Square, E14

Pekin Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Pekin Close, E14

Pekin Street, E14 Pekin Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Pekin Street, E14

Pelling Street, E14 Pelling Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Pelling Street, E14

Pigott Street, E14 When the Lansbury Estate was built, Pigott Street was the final part of the plan, hosting a block of flats from 1982.

Pigott Street, E14

Pinefield Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Pinefield Close, E14

Pioneer Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Pioneer Close, E14

Plimsoll Close, E14 Plimsoll Close is a road in the E14 postcode area

Plimsoll Close, E14

Radial Avenue, E14 Radial Avenue is a location in London.

Radial Avenue, E14

Ricardo Street, E14 Ricardo Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Ricardo Street, E14

Rifle Street, E14 Rifle Street dates from the early 1870s.

Rifle Street, E14

Rigden Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Rigden Street, E14

Saracen Street, E14 Saracen Street was a new street formed when the Lansbury Estate was built.

Saracen Street, E14

Selsey Street, E14 Selsey Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Selsey Street, E14

Southill Street, E14 Southill Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Southill Street, E14

Spey Street, E14 Spey Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Spey Street, E14

Spratt’s Complex, E14 Spratt’s Complex is a housing development in Poplar.

Spratt’s Complex, E14

St Pauls Way, E14 St Paul’s Way is the western extension of Devons Road.

St Pauls Way, E14

St. Gabriels Close, E14 St Gabriel Close lies off Morris Road.

St. Gabriels Close, E14

Stainsby Road, E14 Stainsby Road is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Stainsby Road, E14

Sturry Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Sturry Street, E14

Susannah Street, E14 Susannah Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Susannah Street, E14

Tapley Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Tapley Close, E14

The Arcade, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

The Arcade, E14

Thomas Road Industrial Estate, E14 The Thomas Road Industrial Estate is on Thomas Road.

Thomas Road Industrial Estate, E14

Thomas Road, E14 Thomas Road is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Thomas Road, E14

Uamvar Street, E14 Uamvar Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Uamvar Street, E14

Ullin Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Ullin Street, E14

Upper North Street, E14 Upper North Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Upper North Street, E14

Ursula Gould Way, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Ursula Gould Way, E14

Vesey Path, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Vesey Path, E14

Warner Terrace, E14 Warner Terrace is a road in the E14 postcode area

Warner Terrace, E14

Wellington Street, E14 Wellington Street, later Woodin Street, disappeared from the map in the 1950s. .

Wellington Street, E14

Westcott House, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Westcott House, E14

Willis Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Willis Street, E14

Zetland Street, E14 Zetland Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Zetland Street, E14

Poplar

Poplar - site of the first air raids.

Poplar is a historic, mainly residential area of East London. The district became the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar in 1900 - abolished in 1965 and absorbed into Tower Hamlets. The district centre is Chrisp Street Market. Poplar contains notable examples of public housing including the Lansbury Estate and Balfron Tower.

Although many people associate wartime bombing with The Blitz during World War II, the first airborne terror campaign in Britain took place during the First World War.

Air raids in World War One caused significant damage and took many lives. WWI German raids on Britain caused 1413 deaths and 3409 injuries. Air raids provided an unprecedented means of striking at resources vital to an enemy’s war effort. Many of the novel features of the war in the air between 1914 and 1918—the lighting restrictions and blackouts, the air raid warnings and the improvised shelters—became central aspects of the Second World War less than 30 years later.

The East End of London was one of the most heavily targeted places. Poplar, in particular, was struck badly by some of the air raids during the First World War. Initially these were at night by Zeppelins which bombed the area indiscriminately, leading to the death of innocent civilians.

The first daylight bombing attack on London by a fixed-wing aircraft took place on 13 June 1917. Fourteen German Gotha G bombers led by Squadron Commander Hauptmann Ernst Brandenberg flew over Essex and began dropping their bombs. It was a hot day and the sky was hazy; nevertheless, onlookers in London’s East End were able to see ’a dozen or so big aeroplanes scintillating like so many huge silver dragonflies’. These three-seater bombers were carrying shrapnel bombs which were dropped just before noon. Numerous bombs fell in rapid succession in various districts. In the East End alone 104 people were killed, 154 seriously injured and 269 slightly injured.

The gravest incident that day was a direct hit on a primary school in Poplar. In the Upper North Street School at the time were a girls’ class on the top floor, a boys’ class on the middle floor and an infant class of about 50 students on the ground floor. The bomb fell through the roof into the girls’ class; it then proceeded to fall through the boys’ classroom before finally exploding in the infant class. Eighteen students were killed, of whom sixteen were aged from 4 to 6 years old. The tragedy shocked the British public at the time.

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Poplar DLR station was opened on 21 August 1987, originally with just two platforms, being served only by the Stratford-Island Gardens branch of the DLR. As the DLR was expanded eastwards, the station was extensively remodelled, given two extra platforms and expanded.

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Poplar, 1910. TUM image id: 1556886600 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Poplar Baths (2005) Credit: Gordon Joly TUM image id: 1582639714 Licence: CC BY 2.0	1 Cabot Square Credit: Jack8080 TUM image id: 1481482264 Licence: CC BY 2.0	East India Road, Poplar TUM image id: 1562851965 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Pennyfields, Poplar (around 1900) TUM image id: 1605021763 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Limehouse Causeway photographed in November 1936. The street was the home to the original Chinatown of London. A combination of bomb damage during the Second World War and later redevelopment means that almost nothing is left of the original buildings. TUM image id: 1620209893 Licence:	Castor Street Chinese Laundry, Limehouse TUM image id: 1592068664 Licence: CC BY 2.0	A line of Vauxhall cars in front of an old masonry warehouse awaiting export shipment at West India Dock on 12 June 1935. TUM image id: 1620309913 Licence:

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Poplar, 1910.
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East India Road, Poplar
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Pennyfields, Poplar (around 1900)
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