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'''Bartlett Park''' is a public open space in [[Poplar, London|Poplar]] in the [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets]]; its address is Upper North Street, London E14. It is located to the south of the [[Limehouse Cut]] waterway; the [[Lansbury Estate]] is to the south and east of the park. There is a proposal to build a neighbourhood centre in the park, and Leaside Regeneration Ltd have a feasibility study on the future of the park.<ref>[http://www.leasideregeneration.com/ Leaside Regeneration]</ref> |
'''Bartlett Park''' is a public open space in [[Poplar, London|Poplar]] in the [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets]]; its address is Upper North Street, London E14. It is located to the south of the [[Limehouse Cut]] waterway; the [[Lansbury Estate]] is to the south and east of the park. There is a proposal to build a neighbourhood centre in the park, and Leaside Regeneration Ltd have a feasibility study on the future of the park.<ref>[http://www.leasideregeneration.com/ Leaside Regeneration]</ref> |
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St Saviour's Church remains in the centre of park, surrounded by housing. The park named in honour of Prebendary Philip M. Bartlett, who died in 1958 and had been vicar of the Church for 39 years.<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=46492 The Lansbury Estate - Post-Festival development from British History Online]</ref> St. Saviour's was almost destroyed by fire on 25 May 2007,<ref>[http://www.nowpublic.com/st_saviours_church_destroyed_by_fire_0 Nowpublic.com]</ref> but the shell remains since it is a Grade II listed building.<ref>[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-206505-church-of-st-saviours-poplar Church of St Saviours, Poplar at British Listed Buildings]</ref> |
St Saviour's Church remains in the centre of park, surrounded by a single row of self-build housing<ref>[http://www.hidden-london.com/lansbury.html Lansbury at Hidden London]</ref>. The park named in honour of Prebendary Philip M. Bartlett, who died in 1958 and had been vicar of the Church for 39 years.<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=46492 The Lansbury Estate - Post-Festival development from British History Online]</ref> St. Saviour's was almost destroyed by fire on 25 May 2007,<ref>[http://www.nowpublic.com/st_saviours_church_destroyed_by_fire_0 Nowpublic.com]</ref> but the shell remains since it is a Grade II listed building.<ref>[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-206505-church-of-st-saviours-poplar Church of St Saviours, Poplar at British Listed Buildings]</ref> |
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Bartlett Park is a public open space in Poplar in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets; its address is Upper North Street, London E14. It is located to the south of the Limehouse Cut waterway; the Lansbury Estate is to the south and east of the park. There is a proposal to build a neighbourhood centre in the park, and Leaside Regeneration Ltd have a feasibility study on the future of the park.[1]
St Saviour's Church remains in the centre of park, surrounded by a single row of self-build housing[2]. The park named in honour of Prebendary Philip M. Bartlett, who died in 1958 and had been vicar of the Church for 39 years.[3] St. Saviour's was almost destroyed by fire on 25 May 2007,[4] but the shell remains since it is a Grade II listed building.[5]
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External Links
- Aerial view
- Local pressure group for Bartlett Park [dead link]
- Fire at St. Saviour's Church, 25th May 2007
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