Saracen Street, Poplar
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Saracen Street, Poplar
Image: © Jim Osley Taken: 13 Aug 2014
The dwellings on Saracen Street form the north site of the Lansbury Estate. They were built 1951-1952 to the designs of architects Norman and Dawbarn. For a comprehensive account of the Lansbury Estate and the Festival of Britain (1951) see this http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=46490. The shop on the left of the image was originally a public house, "The Chimes" built to the designs of architects Stewart & Hendry.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.512683
Longitude
-0.022358