On Tue, 5 Aug 2003 18:43:07 +0000 (UTC), Gunjani
wrote:

In article ,
says...
Gunjani wrote:
Does anyone know the origins of Docklands Light Railway Station
Names?

Most of them are obvious

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Phil ,,,^.".^,,,




Much appreciated, I didn't know Poplar was named after Trees!

My daughter's actually doing a small school holiday project on the
Docklands Light Railway Station Names... History & Origins etc;
Ironic no-one at DLR could assist. Thoughht about trying the Local
Council Boroughs but I concluded I might just as get as little response
as DLR.
I (she) would appreciate as much assistance as possible. She is trying
to research a bit of Tidbits/history behind the namong of the area hence
station name.

Just an additional point of interest... Canning Town is named after
George Canning, He was a Prime Minister Of Britain in 1827 at one time
as well as a Foriegn Minister and was noted for a Duel in which he was
wounded in the thigh by Lord Castlereigh, Sept 1809.
And did you know Limehouse was to be called East Stepney


Limehouse WAS called Stepney East, when it was just a mainline
station. I used to live in Southend-on Sea in the mid-80s, and
commuted in to work on Westferry Road. That meant getting off at
Stepney East - it caused a lot of 'here come the yuppies' jokes when
it got renamed to Limehouse just before the DLR opened (if I remember
correctly).


, and East India
was originally named Brunswick ( it cost Tower Hamlets, where the
Council is now located £60,000 in admin costs to rename that station in
1991).
I guess Devons Road was named after the road it's on?

As for Stratford and Crossharbour there not as obvious, as well as
Beckton, Bow Church, Heron QuayS, Greenwich, Lewisham, Blackwall, East
India, Prince Regent, Custom House, Shadwell...


There you start to get into a lot of London history! Stratford was
mentioned in Chaucer, for example...

And Beckton Park ( not the station) where is it?

Any more help?

R