Fish Island, London
Encyclopedia
Fish Island is an isolated area of land in Poplar, London
, in the Tower Hamlets. Fish Island is bounded by the River Lea, the Hertford Union Canal
and the East Cross Route
. Some of its streets are named after fish, hence the name.
Primarily an industrial area, the island has the potential for major regeneration as a result of its proximity to the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic Park
, on the opposite bank of the Lea. The planning authority LTGDC intends to see it developed as a mixed-use community with land used for housing, employment and open space, with improved access links.
Forman and Field, producers of gourmet food, relocated to the island in 2009 due to their former site being chosen as the site of the new Olympic Stadium. Their new premises now enjoys a full view of the stadium.
Fish Island is home to the Percy Dalton Peanut Factory which has now been largely converted into artist studios.{http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jul/17/london-olympic-regeneration}
Channel 4
’s Big Breakfast was broadcast from the Lock Keeper’s Cottage at Fish Island from 1992 to 2002.
Poplar, London
Poplar is a historic, mainly residential area of the East End of London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is about east of Charing Cross. Historically a hamlet in the parish of Stepney, Middlesex, in 1817 Poplar became a civil parish. In 1855 the Poplar District of the Metropolis was...
, in the Tower Hamlets. Fish Island is bounded by the River Lea, the Hertford Union Canal
Hertford Union Canal
The Hertford Union Canal or Duckett's Canal is a short stretch of canal in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in east London. It connects the Regent's Canal to the Lee Navigation. It was opened in 1830 but quickly proved to be a commercial failure...
and the East Cross Route
East Cross Route
East Cross Route is a dual-carriageway road constructed in east London as part of the uncompleted Ringway 1 as part of the London Ringways plan drawn up the 1960s to create a series of high speed roads circling and radiating out from central London...
. Some of its streets are named after fish, hence the name.
Primarily an industrial area, the island has the potential for major regeneration as a result of its proximity to the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
Olympic Park
Olympic Park, London
The Olympic Park in London is a new sporting complex currently under construction, adjacent to the Stratford City development in Stratford, Bow, Leyton & Homerton in East London for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics....
, on the opposite bank of the Lea. The planning authority LTGDC intends to see it developed as a mixed-use community with land used for housing, employment and open space, with improved access links.
Forman and Field, producers of gourmet food, relocated to the island in 2009 due to their former site being chosen as the site of the new Olympic Stadium. Their new premises now enjoys a full view of the stadium.
Fish Island is home to the Percy Dalton Peanut Factory which has now been largely converted into artist studios.{http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jul/17/london-olympic-regeneration}
Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
’s Big Breakfast was broadcast from the Lock Keeper’s Cottage at Fish Island from 1992 to 2002.
External links
- Fish Island at HiddenLondon.com