People standing outside numbers 1 and 3 on the north side of Poplar High Street, with a view into Pennyfields to the left of frame

Date:: circa 1900

Location:: G J Ablard's Hairdressing Salon, 1 Poplar High Street, Poplar, Tower Hamlets, Greater London Authority, E14; Show all locations

J Mcewan's Wholesale Horseflesh, 3 Poplar High Street, Poplar, Tower Hamlets, Greater London Authority, E14

Reference:: BB74/00801

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Description

This is a copy negative, created in 1974 from the original print of circa 1900, also held in this collection (see OP18673). G Ablard's hairdressing salon (in the centre of frame) had occupied 1 Poplar High Street since the early 1860s. Mr McEwen's horseflesh wholesale shop (to the right of the frame) had been at number 3 Poplar High Street since 1899, so the photograph must date to after that date, despite the reverse of the print stating a creation date of circa 1890. The original image was taken by the London Survey Committee and is reproduced in the Survey of London volumes, volumes 43 and 44: Poplar, Blackwall and Isle of Dogs (1994).

Archival History

The original image was taken by the London Survey Committee and is reproduced in the Survey of London volumes, volumes 43 and 44: Poplar, Blackwall and Isle of Dogs (1994).

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/81 Early Photographic Print Collection: Tower Hamlets; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive