EAW000644 ENGLAND (1946). The bomb damaged residential area at Bromley, Poplar, 1946

The Woolpack Pub at 43 Willis Street.

Number 77 Willis Street. My father was born here August 1928. My grandparents had rented half the house around 1920. By the time they were rehoused early 1939 they had nine children in two rooms. At the end of the street on the corner with St Leonard's Road was Adams the undertakers. My nan rented a room from him and three of my aunts slept there. The family were rehoused early 1939 to a five bedroom flat on the Isle of Dogs.

The Elder Tree public house, at 119 Chrisp Street on the corner with Carmen Street.

Loco coaling tower. Loaded wagons are hoisted up the side of the tower and rolled over to drop their loads into the bunker.

War Memorial, commemorating locals who died in WW1

Teviot Street

Air Raid Shelter, Fawe Street

Street-level shelter, not yet demolished after WWII

Street-level shelter, not yet demolished after WWII

This goods train is on the long demolished line from Bow (NLR) to Bromley (LTSR), loco seems to be an LMS 3F tank.

The closed South Bromley station, it closed in 1944.

Devons School. (Since renamed "The Clara Grant Primary School" in April 1993).

Knapp Road School, (now demolished).

The Enterprise beer house. Located at 69 Grundy Street and the corner with Kerby Street.

The Grundy Arms public house. Located at 83 Grundy Street and corner of Vesey Street.

Ricardo Street School damaged by a high explosive bomb on the night of 1st November 1940 killing four Auxiliary Fire Service personnel. More on the incident can befound at the link below. The school was replaced by Susan Lawrence primary school and Elizabeth Lansbury nursery. http://scarletboy44.tumblr.com/post/34986790643/remember-firewoman-joan-mary-ridd-auxiliary-fire

The Young Prince public house. Located at 77 Chrisp Street and the corner of Southill Street. Was replaced by the a pub of the same name around 1951 when the area was redeveloped. The new pub was at the north end of Market Way and on Cordelia Street.

The Prince of Wales public house. Located at 61 Chrisp Street and the corner of Ellerthorp Street. Was replaced by the Festive Briton around 1951 when the area was redeveloped.

St Leonards Road School

The Widows Son Public House

Bromley Hall

Marner Primary School

Bow Railway Sidings

Coventry Cross Estate

St Andrews Hospital

Hey Currie School

Spratt's biscuit factory. Today the long chimneys have been cut off and some of the roofs have visibly been reshaped. Spratt's factory was making dog biscuits. Built around 1899 and active until the late sixties, the building is still standing and has now been converted into flats.

Chrisp Street Market with stalls out.

Poplar Baths.

Brunswick Road Fire Station

St Michael & All Angels Church.

St Leonards Road / Zetland Street.

225 Abbott Road, my first home!