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Poplar Collection

Background imagePoplar Collection: London arms and seals

London arms and seals
The Arms and Common Seals of the Metropolitan Boroughs of London and of the City of London, with a block map showing their boundaries

Background imagePoplar Collection: Poplar Workhouse, East London

Poplar Workhouse, East London
A side view of one of the blocks of the Poplar Union workhouse, located on Poplar High Street, East London

Background imagePoplar Collection: Electric Tram London

Electric Tram London
A tram running from Bloomsbury in the west to Whitechapel and Poplar in the east, by way of Londons famous Spitalfields Market

Background imagePoplar Collection: Queen Marys visit to Poplar Schools at Brentwood

Queen Marys visit to Poplar Schools at Brentwood
In 1906, the Poplar Union (East London) established a Schools site located between Shenfield and Hutton, near Brentwood, Essex

Background imagePoplar Collection: Black poplar tree, Populus nigra

Black poplar tree, Populus nigra. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Background imagePoplar Collection: Poplar Union Schools, Brentwood, Essex

Poplar Union Schools, Brentwood, Essex
In 1906, the Poplar Union (East London) established a Schools site located between Shenfield and Hutton, near Brentwood, Essex

Background imagePoplar Collection: Poplar Union Schools, Essex

Poplar Union Schools, Essex
Entrance gates of the Poplar Schools which were established in 1906 between Shenfield and Hutton, near Brentwood, Essex, to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Background imagePoplar Collection: Map of London, 1952

Map of London, 1952
Map of London in 1952. 1952

Background imagePoplar Collection: Map, Millwall Docks (Harrow Lane) and Poplar, East London

Map, Millwall Docks (Harrow Lane) and Poplar, East London, with railway lines and links. Date: 1906

Background imagePoplar Collection: White Poplar Tree

White Poplar Tree

Background imagePoplar Collection: The Volunteer pub, Poplar, London and a Tilling horse bus

The Volunteer pub, Poplar, London and a Tilling horse bus

Background imagePoplar Collection: The Volunteer - Poplar London Victorian period

The Volunteer - Poplar London Victorian period

Background imagePoplar Collection: Fire at Whitechapel and Poplar School, Forest Gate

Fire at Whitechapel and Poplar School, Forest Gate
The Whitechapel and Poplar District School, Forest Gate, East London, following a serious fire. Date: 1890

Background imagePoplar Collection: The Descent from the Cross from Erill la Vall. 12th century

The Descent from the Cross from Erill la Vall. 12th century
Romanesque art. Spain. The Descent from the Cross. Detail. Face. 12th century. Poplar and walnut wood with traces of polychromy. From the church of Santa Eulalia in Erill la Vall

Background imagePoplar Collection: Vintage 19th century photograph - St Gotthard, Upper Bridge, Switzerland

Vintage 19th century photograph - St Gotthard, Upper Bridge, Switzerland

Background imagePoplar Collection: Photograph of White Hart PH, Poplar, London

Photograph of White Hart PH, Poplar, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1934

Background imagePoplar Collection: Photograph of Volunteer PH, Poplar, London

Photograph of Volunteer PH, Poplar, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1939

Background imagePoplar Collection: Photograph of Sussex Arms, Poplar, London

Photograph of Sussex Arms, Poplar, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1934

Background imagePoplar Collection: Photograph of Prince Alfred PH, Poplar, London

Photograph of Prince Alfred PH, Poplar, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1938

Background imagePoplar Collection: Photograph of Guildford Arms, Poplar, London

Photograph of Guildford Arms, Poplar, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1938

Background imagePoplar Collection: Photograph of Foresters Arms, Poplar, London

Photograph of Foresters Arms, Poplar, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details

Background imagePoplar Collection: Photograph of Cherry Tree PH, Poplar, London

Photograph of Cherry Tree PH, Poplar, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1934

Background imagePoplar Collection: Poplar lappet and small lappet moths

Poplar lappet and small lappet moths
Poplar lappet, Gastropacha populifolia, and small lappet, Phyllodesma ilicifolia, larva, pupa, chrysalis

Background imagePoplar Collection: Oak eggar and poplar lappet moths

Oak eggar and poplar lappet moths
Oak eggar moth, Lasiocampa quercifolia 1, 2, and poplar lappet, Gastropacha populifolia 3, 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die

Background imagePoplar Collection: Speckled footman, Staurophora celsia and herald moth

Speckled footman, Staurophora celsia and herald moth
Speckled footman, Coscinia cribraria 1, Staurophora celsia 2, 3, and herald moth, Scoliopteryx libatrix 4-8. Phalaena Bombyx cribrum, celsia, libatrix

Background imagePoplar Collection: Oak eggar, poplar lappet and Tau emperor

Oak eggar, poplar lappet and Tau emperor
Oak eggar, Lasiocampa quercus 1, poplar lappet, Gastropacha populifolia 2, and Tau emperor, Aglia tau 3. Bombyx du chene, Bombyx feuille de peuplier, Bombyx tau

Background imagePoplar Collection: Poplar admiral butterfly, Limenitis populi

Poplar admiral butterfly, Limenitis populi (Poplar butterfly, Papilio populi). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imagePoplar Collection: Buff-tip, poplar lappet and lappet moth

Buff-tip, poplar lappet and lappet moth
Buff-tip, Phalera bucephala, poplar lappet, Gastropacha populifolia, and lappet moth, Gastropacha quercifolia. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis

Background imagePoplar Collection: Lime hawkmoth, eyed hawkmoth, and poplar hawkmoth

Lime hawkmoth, eyed hawkmoth, and poplar hawkmoth
Lime hawkmoth, Mimas tiliae, eyed hawkmoth, Smerinthus ocellatus, and poplar hawkmoth, Laothoe populi. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas

Background imagePoplar Collection: Poplar admiral, common glider, and Hungarian glider

Poplar admiral, common glider, and Hungarian glider
Poplar admiral, Limenitis populi, common glider, Neptis sappho, and Hungarian glider, Neptis rivularis. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas

Background imagePoplar Collection: Poplar admiral and purple emperor

Poplar admiral and purple emperor
Poplar admiral butterfly, Limenitis populi, 1, 2, 3, 4, and purple emperor, Apatura iris 5, 6, 7, 8, with caterpillar and pupa

Background imagePoplar Collection: Silver poplar, Populus alba

Silver poplar, Populus alba. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse, (Handbook of all medical-pharmaceutical plants)

Background imagePoplar Collection: Poplar hawk-moth, Laothoe populi

Poplar hawk-moth, Laothoe populi moth and larva. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and etched by Jacob l Admiral in Naauwkeurige Waarneemingen omtrent de veranderingen van veele Insekten

Background imagePoplar Collection: Electricity Generating Station, Poplar, East London

Electricity Generating Station, Poplar, East London
Electricity Generating Station, Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, East London, fitted with Kinnear metal rolling shutters. Date: circa 1930s

Background imagePoplar Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 503

Curtis British Entomology Plate 503
Lepidoptera: Asopia pictalis, Pyralis pictalis (Poplar Pyralis) [Plant: Papaver hybridum (Round Rough-headed Poppy)] Date: 1824-39

Background imagePoplar Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 193

Curtis British Entomology Plate 193
Lepidoptera: Cerura latifasciata = Harpyia bifida (Poplar Kitten) [Plant: Geum rivale (Water Avens)] Date: 1824-39

Background imagePoplar Collection: Souvenir card from Queen Victoria Seamens Rest, Poplar

Souvenir card from Queen Victoria Seamens Rest, Poplar
Souvenir card from the Queen Victoria Seamens Rest, Poplar, London (established 1843). Date: circa 1910

Background imagePoplar Collection: Scene in Poplar High Street during the Blitz, WW2

Scene in Poplar High Street during the Blitz, WW2
Scene in Poplar High Street during the Blitz, Second World War, 29 January 1944. Showing a blazing gas main and building from which several trapped people were recovered. Date: 1944

Background imagePoplar Collection: Photograph of Anchor PH, Poplar, London

Photograph of Anchor PH, Poplar, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Nothing for the Anchor

Background imagePoplar Collection: V1 (flying bomb) attack in Poplar, East London, WW2

V1 (flying bomb) attack in Poplar, East London, WW2
In June 1944 the first flying bombs were launched against London, and between 2 and 3 August 107 flying bombs hit London targets

Background imagePoplar Collection: Poplar Trees and Yellow Flag Irises

Poplar Trees and Yellow Flag Irises
Yellow Flag Iris grow on the bank of a dyke, bordered on the far side with a row of six poplars. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imagePoplar Collection: Poplar and Stepney Sick Asylum, Bow, East London

Poplar and Stepney Sick Asylum, Bow, East London
The Poplar and Stepney Sick Asylum was opened in 1871 at Devons Road in Bow, next to the Stepney workhouse, East London. Despite its name

Background imagePoplar Collection: Yarrow and Hedley Torpedo Steam Launch, 1875

Yarrow and Hedley Torpedo Steam Launch, 1875
Engraving of a torpedo steam launch built by Messrs. Yarrow and Hedley of Poplar, London, for the Argentinian Navy, February 1875

Background imagePoplar Collection: Jacob and the flocks of Laban

Jacob and the flocks of Laban
Jacob setting rods of poplar and hazel before the flocks of Laban - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 30.38. 1787

Background imagePoplar Collection: The Archdukes hunting by Jan Brueghel the Elder

The Archdukes hunting by Jan Brueghel the Elder
The Archdukes hunting (1611) by Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625). Flemish painter. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imagePoplar Collection: West India Import Dock, Poplar, London

West India Import Dock, Poplar, London Date: circa 1830s

Background imagePoplar Collection: East and West India Dock, London - Arrival of John Bowes

East and West India Dock, London - Arrival of John Bowes
East and West India Dock, London - Arrival of the John Bowes screw steamer into the Collier Dock. Date: 1852

Background imagePoplar Collection: Old Fort gates, Niagara Falls, New York State, USA

Old Fort gates, Niagara Falls, New York State, USA
View through the gates of the Old Fort, with poplars, Niagara Falls, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1920s

Background imagePoplar Collection: White poplar

White poplar
Watercolour on paper by Florence Helen Woolward (1854-1936). Held in the Library and Archives

Background imagePoplar Collection: The Market, Billingsgate, London

The Market, Billingsgate, London
The Market, Billingsgate, Poplar, near Millwall, County of London, England. Date: 1900s

Background imagePoplar Collection: Cloth Market - Goulston Street, Petticoat Lane, London

Cloth Market - Goulston Street, Petticoat Lane, London
Cloth Market - Goulston Street, Petticoat Lane, Poplar, near Whitechapel, County of London, England. Locale made infamous by the Whitechapel (Jack the Ripper) Murders Date: 1900s

Background imagePoplar Collection: Coborn Road Railway Station, Poplar, London

Coborn Road Railway Station, Poplar, London, near Bow, County of London, England. Great Eastern Railway Date: 1918

Background imagePoplar Collection: Firefighters in action with hosepipes, Poplar, East London

Firefighters in action with hosepipes, Poplar, East London
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at a fire in Simpsons Road, Poplar, East London, 25 January 1958. Showing the east side of Block D

Background imagePoplar Collection: Blitz in London -- Howards Timber Yard, Poplar, WW2

Blitz in London -- Howards Timber Yard, Poplar, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters at work on timber stacks, Howards Timber Yard, Poplar, 21 September 1940. Date: 1940

Background imagePoplar Collection: Children queuing outside cinema

Children queuing outside cinema
Children waiting to go into the Ideal cinema, King Street, Poplar, London for a saturday morning matinee showing past a wall covered with movie promotional posters Date: 1935

Background imagePoplar Collection: Children waiting outside cinema

Children waiting outside cinema
Children waiting to go into the Ideal cinema, King Street, Poplar, London for a saturday morning matinee showing Date: 1935

Background imagePoplar Collection: Populus tremula, aspen

Populus tremula, aspen
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. Aspen tree foliage

Background imagePoplar Collection: Acronychia laevis, hard aspen

Acronychia laevis, hard aspen
Finished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outine drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Background imagePoplar Collection: Aspen

Aspen
Plate 1 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty Two Species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771

Background imagePoplar Collection: Pollard Aspen

Pollard Aspen
Plate 2 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty Two Species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771

Background imagePoplar Collection: Populus latior

Populus latior
A fossilized leaf (11 cms wide) of Populus latior, once a large flowering tree which shed many leaves during its life span

Background imagePoplar Collection: Populus nigra, lombardy or black poplar pollen

Populus nigra, lombardy or black poplar pollen
Scanning electron microscope image (x 1500) of black poplar pollen grains showing a characteristic granular surface ornamentation and no apertures (inaperturate)

Background imagePoplar Collection: Populus alba L. DCXIV, white poplar

Populus alba L. DCXIV, white poplar
An illustrative plate of white poplar tree foliage, catkins and fruit from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection

Background imagePoplar Collection: Virgin of Montserrat

Virgin of Montserrat. Patron saint of Catalonia, known as La Moreneta (The Black Madonna). Carving made in poplar wood and polychrome

Background imagePoplar Collection: Poplar Hospital for Accidents, London

Poplar Hospital for Accidents, London
The Poplar Hospital for Accidents opened in 1855 on East India Dock Road, Poplar. The busy street includes many pedestrians together with several horse-drawn wagons. Date: circa 1914

Background imagePoplar Collection: Poplar & Stepney Sick Asylum, London

Poplar & Stepney Sick Asylum, London

Background imagePoplar Collection: LCC-MFB Poplar fire station, E14

LCC-MFB Poplar fire station, E14
Built by the Metropolitan Board of Works (the forerunner of the London County Council), Poplar fire station was located at 75 West India Dock Road, East London

Background imagePoplar Collection: LCC-LFB Fire Station D, Floating Platform Wharf, Rotherhithe

LCC-LFB Fire Station D, Floating Platform Wharf, Rotherhithe
London firemen at hose cart drill, Fire Station D Floating Platform Wharf, Rotherhithe, SE London

Background imagePoplar Collection: LFB Fire Station D, Floating Platform Wharf, Rotherhithe

LFB Fire Station D, Floating Platform Wharf, Rotherhithe
London firemen at hose cart drill, Fire Station D, Floating Platform Wharf, Rotherhithe

Background imagePoplar Collection: POPLAR

POPLAR
Poplar tidied up for the Festival of Britain : shops and the Festival Inn. Date: 1952

Background imagePoplar Collection: Poplar - doorstep cleaning

Poplar - doorstep cleaning

Background imagePoplar Collection: Poplar Union Schools, near Brentwood, Essex

Poplar Union Schools, near Brentwood, Essex
View of the boys side of the Poplar Schools which were established in 1906 between Shenfield and Hutton, near Brentwood, Essex, to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Background imagePoplar Collection: Will Crooks, Labour MP

Will Crooks, Labour MP
Will Crooks (1852-1921) was a socialist politician who grew up in the Poplar district of East London where his family spent some time in a workhouse

Background imagePoplar Collection: Bootblack at Prince of Wales investiture, Caernarvon

Bootblack at Prince of Wales investiture, Caernarvon

Background imagePoplar Collection: Matrons Block, Poplar Union Schools, Essex

Matrons Block, Poplar Union Schools, Essex
Matrons Block of the Poplar Schools, established in 1906 between Shenfield and Hutton, near Brentwood, Essex, to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Background imagePoplar Collection: Phaetons Sisters

Phaetons Sisters
Mourning their brother Phaeton, Phaetusa, Lampetia and Lampetusa are changed into poplar trees, while his friend Cygnus is turned into a swan

Background imagePoplar Collection: Poplar Street Scene

Poplar Street Scene
A corner of Poplar, a poor working class area in the East End of London

Background imagePoplar Collection: Two Hawk Moths - 3

Two Hawk Moths - 3
EYED HAWK MOTH POPLAR HAWK MOTH with caterpillar



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