Unearthing the Hidden Histories of Poplar

The Tommy Flowers

6 February - 29 February

With support from The Heritage Fund, these are the first large outputs from a project to unearth the hidden histories of the Aberfeldy Estate in Poplar, beginning when the area was first developed in the mid 14th Century up to the 1970s, when this first series of exhibited prints from photographs were originally created.

This parade along Aberfeldy Street was organised by local resident Tommy Shotter, whose family loaned us the original prints that feature many people who still live on the estate or who return regularly to visit friends and family.

‘Unearthing the Hidden Histories of Poplar‘ continues throughout 2020 and we are asking for more contributions of archival photographs of the area, from personal collections, to offer an alternative view of heritage to those held in official archives.