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Newby Place, LONDON, E14 0EY

The southbound platform on the Docklands Light Railway. A train for Canary Wharf is just departing. The line here uses the course of the former North London Railway.

The opposite view to Image

On Docklands Light Railway, providing services to Langdon Park: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/transportaccessibility/dlr/3234.aspx

Early C19 parish church on East India Dock Road: http://www.parishofpoplar.com/Templates/historyofparish.html

All Saints Church

At the beginning of the 19th century, a new wealthy class of merchants began to move into the area and in 1817 Parliament enacted a law which made Poplar a parish in its own right. Before that it had come under St Dunstan’s Stepney. Among the rights given at the time was that the Rector retained the right to close off the East India Dock Road to prevent noise during the time of Divine Service. The Poplar Vestry set about acquiring a suitable plot of land on which to build a parish church with adjoining graveyard and rectory. The site eventually purchased consisted of a house, garden and field and in 1820 the Vestry invited designs for a building that would reflect Poplar’s new independence and prosperity. The design by Charles Hollis was chosen. The initial budget was £20,000 but the whole project cost just over £33,000, paid for out of the rates and with loans from two parishioners. The foundation stone was laid on 29th March 1821 by the Bishop of London. The Church was consecrated on 3rd July 1823, and a living established under the patronage of Brasenose College, Oxford. The Churchyard was re-landscaped and totally refurbished with a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund in 1999. The church is here seen across Newby Place.