Shaping a changing landscape: The Dockers’ legacy in post-war Poplar

with Rosamund Lily West

16 May 2023 | Urban Planning

In this episode, we turn our attention to the remarkable sculpture known as "The Dockers," which graces Trinity Gardens in Poplar's Lansbury Estate. With Rosamund Lily West (Kingston University, UK), we delve into the London County Council's post-war vision for this vibrant East End hub, tracing its evolution amidst the winds of change brought by deindustrialization in the 1980s and the transformative waves of gentrification in the 21st century.

Episode based on the article

Dockers in Poplar: The Legacy of the London County Council’s Replanning of Poplar, East London
By Rosamund Lily West
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About the Speaker

Rosamund Lily West is a curator, writer, and historian. She currently works as a research fellow for the Survey of London at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London. Previously, she has held curatorial roles at the Royal Society of Sculptors, Kingston Museum, and London Transport Museum. Rosamund also works as an architectural tour guide for Open City, leading walks of the Docklands area of Canary Wharf and East India, as well as Woolwich. She is currently finishing her part-time PhD at Kingston University on post-war LCC housing estates and human-figurative sculptures. She is also an early career fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the convenor of the Women Architectural Historians’ network of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain.