London Districts: Poplar (Documentary)

[@rrrrrrr7836]

only came on to view startford and ended up watching 9 videos so far! great stuff - worthy of far more views

[@Synchrodipity]

Lived in Chrisp Street, Poplar for 22 years before I moved to Wapping -- great video; somehow you've managed to make an absolute dump look like an urban oasis :D

[@hackneytours6279]

Really enjoyed this. Thanks for taking the time to put it together.

[@corriene1843]

Absolutely loving these, can't wait for the next one :)

[@LondonDistricts]

Wow, thank you!

[@stevev3664]

“Try and guess what colour the wall was.” 😊 Thanks for the videos. Much appreciated to give me ideas about places to visit.

[@bt4086]

Love these. You would nail a vid for Limehouse, would be great to see that in future!

[@LondonDistricts]

Great suggestion!

[@brildidge9523]

Thank you. An interesting video about Poplar history - a most interesting part of London. One person worth a mention is the Rev. William Henry Lax . In his day he was as well known as anybody who ever was associated with the area. He was born in 1868 at Chorlton-Upon-Medlock , Lancs., and as a Methodist church minister he arrived at Poplar Methodist Church, East India Dock Road in 1902 . This church at that time was in decline but as a charismatic orator and man of enthusiasm , the congregation swelled during his long years there. He was Mayor Of Poplar 1918 ~ 1919 and by then so well known locally that he was often simply referred to as Lax Of Poplar. He wrote some charming books ( including an autobiography ) with recollections of life in Poplar and the characters he knew and mixed with. He died in 1937 and the church was demolished in the mid 1970s. William Lax House - on the site where Poplar Methodist Church stood - is named after him .

[@LondonDistricts]

Thank you for the extra insights. Interesting.

[@csredmond518]

Dude, these are so good. This is a standout. Keep 'em coming.

[@LondonDistricts]

We will, thank you sir.

[@garydenny7904]

Great work and addictive, really informative thank you.

[@SteveHughesMusicT-hex]

love this series and the music.

[@andreaharrington9705]

Well compiled, creative documentary well done

[@LDNguitarlessons]

Really nice videos in this series. Deserves many many more views. Nicely put together with great narration. Keep up the good work bro!

[@YellowDiamonds]

Azz_

[@RonRicho]

These are so very good. I plan on watching them all.

[@bluceree7312]

The choice of music in your videos is interesting. It is not beautiful music by any means, but it is certainly addictive. I sometimes watch your videos just to hear the music. Also, informative videos, keep it up.

[@LondonDistricts]

Noted! Always a pleasure.

[@Darwinsmom]

Until I became enamoured with Call the Midwife, I had zero awareness of the sense of community that existed in the various neighbourhoods of London. To me, there seemed to be more of a sense of community only in smaller towns, with large cities being the places to which people migrated in search of a better life. Was I wrong! This video clearly shows how people were connected to their communities by shared circumstances, careers and other features offered by cities. Great video - very enlightening!

[@princetubby5698]

people forget this as well but all my neighbors were born in london and have known each other for 30 plus years. I can go to the shop at the end of my road and see 20+ people i grew up with in my neighborhood.

[@Darwinsmom]

@@princetubby5698 My gggGrandparents were married at St. Pancras Old Church on 19 January 1835. I am always looking for clues as to what their experience might have been as a newly married couple. For the sake of a little levity, their eldest son, my ggGrandfather, was listed as a "colporteur" on his own marriage register. Imagine my surprise to learn that my heritage includes the proverbial travelling Bible salesman and the farmer's daughter! I do feel a twinge of envy for people who are surrounded by life-long friends and family.

[@Prakashkhade3574]

Very Nice Video Thanks Sir.......

[@jdhiker5576]

Brill clips mate

[@LondonDistricts]

Ta!

[@GoddessRx]

Who came looking after watching Netflix series “ Call the Midwife “ ?

[@darkangelw8472]

I came to watch Langdon Park and I fell in love

[@jenngw]

Amazing video! Where exactly is that dog mural?

[@LondonDistricts]

:) The dog will be impossible to miss if you simply exit from All Saints DLR station.

[@andreaharrington9705]

It's by chrispp Street Market. I'm moving my family there soon, I'm ignoring the press media hysteria

[@kendavies502]

You have spelt and pronounced Poplar wrong

[@livinglifeform7974]

How is it pronounced?

[@EliteXtasy]

@@livinglifeform7974 "Pop-lar". Exactly how it''s spelt.

[@LondonDistricts]

At the beginning of the episode, I pronounced it the original way from the Domesday book... Pope-lar.

[@danielwalker2613]

Its not pope-lar .... its pop-lar .... POPLAR

[@christopherbryjowski2882]

Published on 1.05.2019 and despite such a great content just 5k views! Well sorry for saying my personal opinion "at loud" but I watch all your videos with audio off reading subtitles. The music is just unbearable and the accent difficult to understand-try to improve

[@LondonDistricts]

Sorry to hear that mate. Check out some of the other TV documentaries on Poplar though.

[@yoogeo1]

London stories with a London accent. Best you keep it muted rather than complain about something not worth complaining about. Keep up the good work Dewyne. I always have thebseries on record on London Live channel as well

[@islingtonfreenewsmedia]

Dreadful pronunciation, deadpan music

[@csredmond518]

Dude, these are so good. This is a standout. Keep 'em coming.

[@LondonDistricts]

Thanks Chris, keep watching. Better to come!