Demolition of Poplar Hospital, 1982.

Demolition of Poplar Hospital, 1982. © National Maritime Museum, London

Repro ID: H5097

Description: With the closure of the docks and the redevelopment of the area, Poplar Hospital was closed. Despite the protests of locals, who wanted to save the building as a community resource, the buildings were demolished in 1982.

Creator: London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Date: 1982

Credit line: Tower Hamlets Local History Library Collection