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Limehouse & Poplar Derelict LondonWalking Tours  with Author Paul Talling


2017 dates: Sat 4 February at 11:00 SOLD OUT  Sat 15 April at 11:00 SOLD OUT Sun 21 May at 11:45 SOLD OUTSat 17 June at 11:00 SOLD OUT  Sat 2 September at 11:00 SOLD OUT  ​Sat 21st Oct 2017 at 11:00 SOLD OUTSaturday 16 December 2017 at 11:00 SOLD OUT

2018 dates: Sat 10 Feb at 11:00 SOLD OUT Sunday 25 February at 11:45 SOLD OUT Sat 31 March 2018 at 11:00 SOLD OUT Sat 26 May at 11:00 SOLD OUT Sun 12 August  at 11:45 SOLD OUT

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In Poplar we shall stop off at a tea & samosa stall on Saturdays and at a pub on Sundays. 

Meeting outside the Craft Beer Co Public House  - 576 Commercial Road, Limehouse, London, E14 7JD. Tip: Turn up early and grab a traditional  fry up at Frank's Cafe just across the road (though they are closed on Sundays and Bank holidays).
Duration of walk:  4 to 4 1/2 hours 
Rail and DLR: Limehouse - The Railway Tavern is opposite the entrance to Limehouse (DLR + Network Rail C2C) Station Bekesbourne St 
Please check www.tfl.gov.uk before travelling as engineering works may affect your journey.
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The derelictlondon.com website is now  12  years old  and following a sellout of every single tour from the 2013 onwards Paul Talling is giving more tours of his favourite derelict sites in the Limehouse and Poplar area before the area becomes regenerated. As well as dereliction this tour focuses as much on hidden sites of interest, social history and change in the area.

This leisurely tour views the exteriors of sites covered in the Derelict London website & book such as the decaying premises of sail makers Caird & Rayner & the art deco Poplar Baths. Other sites include the remains of St Saviours Church which survived the Blitz but not a recent fire & the Limehouse Accumulator tower built in 1869 for regulating one of the first hydraulic power systems. We pass some 1970s graffiti proclaiming that "George Davis is Innocent”, numerous derelict shops and industrial units, redundant pub & shop signs in odd places and stories of the mysterious Black Ditch which is featured in Paul's other book London's Lost Rivers.

Highlights along the way also include stories of London's original China Town, the 1951 Festival of Britain, visiting the first purpose built pedestrian shopping centre in the UK and even a short stroll along the Limehouse Cut.

There will be a toilet/refreshment break during the tour. This is a circular tour which ends up at Limehouse Station unless of course you wish to join Paul  in a friendly local pub - The Old Ship - to discuss more dereliction and lost rivers over a cheap pint.

Dogs and children are welcome. The walking tour goes ahead regardless of the weather. No refunds due to inclement weather are given.



Below is a gallery of some pics by Paul Talling:
Derelict London Limehouse & Poplar walking tour of secret & hidden London and abandoned buildings
These 2 pics courtesy of David Jenner
Derelict London Limehouse & Poplar walking tour of secret & hidden London and abandoned pubs and toilets
Paul Talling's Derelict London - all photographs are copyright © 2018
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