Mayflower Primary School

Mayflower Primary School is a primary school in the Poplar area of East London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Originating in 1843 and formerly called Upper North Street School, it was badly damaged in an air raid in 1917 during the First World War, resulting in the deaths of eighteen children.

Type: School
Description: school in Tower Hamlets, UK
Also known as: “Mayflower Primary School, Poplar”
Address: Upper North Street, London, E14 6DU

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Poplar DLR station and Westferry DLR Station.

Poplar DLR station

Railway station

Photo: Poudou99, CC BY 4.0.

Poplar is a Docklands Light Railway station in Poplar in London, England. Poplar is a cross-platform interchange station for three of the six lines on the DLR making it one of the busiest stations on the network in terms of services. Poplar DLR station is situated 1,600 feet south of Mayflower Primary School.

Westferry DLR Station

Railway station

Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Westferry is a Docklands Light Railway station in Limehouse in London, England. It is located in London fare zone 2. To the west is Limehouse station, whilst to the east the DLR splits, with one branch going to Poplar station and the other to West India Quay station. Westferry DLR Station is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Mayflower Primary School.

All Saints DLR station

Railway station

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All Saints is a Docklands Light Railway station in Poplar in East London. The station is named after nearby All Saints, a Church of England parish church dating from 1821 to 1823. All Saints DLR station is situated 1,500 feet east of Mayflower Primary School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Poplar and Canary Wharf.

Poplar

Suburb

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Poplar is a district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is located five miles east of Charing Cross and lies on the western bank of the River Lea.

Canary Wharf

Suburb

Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canary Wharf is a privately owned financial district in London, England, located in the Isle of Dogs in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The Greater London Authority defines it as part of London's central business district.