Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,237 pages of information and 244,492 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Poplar Gas Light Co

From Graces Guide

1821 The Poplar Gas Light Co. built works in Back Lane, Poplar

From 1840 to 1849 the Poplar works were operated on a commission basis by F.J. Evans.

1841 The Poplar Company built a small works at West Ferry Road in Millwall to supply the Isle of Dogs (closed by the Commercial Gas Co in 1855).

1850 the Commercial Gas Co took over the Poplar Company. They closed the works and removed it in 1852.


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  • National Archives [1]