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Incorporated into : 1965 [[Tower Hamlets]] | Incorporated into : 1965 [[Tower Hamlets]] | ||
[[File:poplar.jpg|center]] | [[File:poplar.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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The Council had no registered Coat of Arms, but adopted a Common Seal based on the badge designed for the Poplar Board of Works in 1855, and comprising the seals of the parishes of Poplar, Bromley, and Bow, which formed the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar. | The Council had no registered Coat of Arms, but adopted a Common Seal based on the badge designed for the Poplar Board of Works in 1855, and comprising the seals of the parishes of Poplar, Bromley, and Bow, which formed the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar. | ||
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The bows and bridge on the Bow shield refer to the bow-shaped bridge over the Lea which, according to tradition, was built by Queen Matilda, wife of Henry I, near the site of a ford which formerly connected London with the old Roman road to Colchester. | The bows and bridge on the Bow shield refer to the bow-shaped bridge over the Lea which, according to tradition, was built by Queen Matilda, wife of Henry I, near the site of a ford which formerly connected London with the old Roman road to Colchester. | ||
[[Literature]] : Information provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net) | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the town <br><small>(image from Instagram eekmouse 923)</small> | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Information provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net) | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities P]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities P]] | ||
[[Category:London]] | [[Category:London]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||