Poplar
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Poplar is a historic district in the East End of London known for its docklands heritage, post-war social housing, and proximity to Canary Wharf.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
district
ⓘ
historic district ⓘ neighbourhood ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Canary Wharf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electoralConstituency | Poplar and Limehouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Tower Hamlets London Borough Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitectureStyle | post-war modernist housing ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
ethnically diverse population
ⓘ
working-class history ⓘ |
| hasEconomicHistory |
dock work
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port-related trades ⓘ shipping industry ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
London Docklands history
ⓘ
docklands heritage ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
commercial area
ⓘ
residential area ⓘ |
| hasNearbyArea |
Blackwall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bow NERFINISHED ⓘ Isle of Dogs NERFINISHED ⓘ Limehouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyDevelopment | Canary Wharf financial district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyWaterbody |
Blackwall Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poplar Dock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostwarHousing | social housing estates ⓘ |
| hasSocioeconomicFeature | social housing concentration ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
All Saints DLR station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blackwall DLR station NERFINISHED ⓘ Bus services in East London ⓘ Langdon Park DLR station NERFINISHED ⓘ Poplar DLR station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportHistory | connection to London Docklands Light Railway ⓘ |
| hasUrbanForm | mixed high-rise and low-rise housing ⓘ |
| hasUrbanRedevelopment |
20th-century slum clearance
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post-war council estate construction ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Poplar Rates Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-World War II redevelopment ⓘ |
| knownFor |
docklands heritage
ⓘ
post-war social housing ⓘ proximity to Canary Wharf ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East End of London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greater London ⓘ Inner London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | London Borough of Tower Hamlets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
British Summer Time
ⓘ
Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Thames
ⓘ
surface form:
River Thames
|
| partOf | East London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sydney Buxton, 1st Viscount Buxton
subject surface form:
East London