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{{dablink|For the Montreal neighbourhood, see [[Mile End, Montreal]]. For other uses, see [[Mile End (disambiguation)]].}}
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===YouTube Video Poem About Colstrip, Montana ===
|country = England
Please be aware: YouTube isn't a [[WP:RS|reliable source]], and your usage here fails the [[WP:EL|external links]] standards: external links shouldn't be in the middle of the text, and having that link in the Colstrip article really isn't necessary for the article. I can't see the video (I'm on a borrowed computer, as my computer's wireless isn't working at the moment), and I can't see the video: where's the video from? Is it a video taken by the uploader? Or is it perhaps a video taken from a TV broadcast? [[User:Nyttend backup|Nyttend backup]] ([[User talk:Nyttend backup|talk]]) 15:47, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
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'''Mile End''' is an area of the [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets]] in [[East London, England|East London]], [[England]]. Mile End is {{convert|3.6|mi|km|1|lk=on}} east north-east of [[Charing Cross]].
Answer: The Youtube video shows Wally McRae on his ranch near Colstrip reciting his poem about the changes that have happened to Colstrip from the time he grew up there, and the impact that the coal mines and plants have had. He is a Poet Laureate, nationally recognized. It is relevant to the topic of Colstrip, not amenable to paraphrasing, and by the way shows a notable person from Colstrip. BTW, I am not Wally McRae... [[User:P.primo|P.primo]] ([[User talk:P.primo#top|talk]]) 18:30, 27 September 2008 (UTC)


==Locale==
== Sonja Bernhardt proposed deletion ==
Mile End is in a part of London known as the [[East End of London|East End]] and home to the main campus of [[Queen Mary, University of London]]. Parts of the [[Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry|Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry]] are also based on this campus. The main student halls of residence are also now located on this campus.


[[Image:Mile end green bridge 1.jpg|thumb|left|The Green Bridge carries Mile End Park over the Mile End Road (January 2006)]]
Hello Nyttend- I am new to wikipedia so please be 'kind' to me.
The area also boasts an unusual landmark, the "Green Bridge". This structure (designed by CZWG Architects, and built c.2000) allows [[Mile End Park]] to cross over the Mile End Road and makes an interesting contrast with the more usual approach of building bridges for cars. It contains garden and water features and some shops and restaurant space built in below.


The [[Ragged School Museum]], opened in 1990 in three canal side former warehouses in Copperfield Road, facing the western edge of the park, south of Mile End Road. The buildings previously housed [[Thomas John Barnardo|Dr Barnado]]'s Cooperfield Road [[Ragged School]].
I am Sonja Bernhardt you have commented on the delete my page discussion.


[[Mile End (UK Parliament constituency)|Mile End]] as a parliamentary constituency had a reputation as a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] stronghold, but also sent [[Communist Party of Great Britain|Communist]] [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) [[Phil Piratin]] to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] between 1945 and 1950. At that time, it had a large [[Jewish]] population. The area now is covered by the [[Bethnal Green and Bow (UK Parliament constituency)|Bethnal Green and Bow]] and [[Poplar and Limehouse (UK Parliament constituency)|Poplar and Limehouse]] constituencies.
There have been some modifications to draw out the significant coverage and notability a little further - was hesitant at first to try to avoid over pr/marketing and instead jsut to state some facts.


==History==
I also ask WHY when within Australia Pia Waugh (a wikipedia page entry) is an acceptable entry and Sonja (me) who is within that country as notable (and arguable more notable) as Pia and the content is written in a like style considered for deletion.


The content is NOT a CV/resume (and barely gives any work information) it is ALL about industry VOLUNTARY activity that is notable and has been making a difference to the industry.


===Etymology and development===
I invite you to google my name and see the many things and other references NOT included in the factual content provided for wikipedia.
Mile End takes its name from a [[milestone]] signifying the point one mile east of the boundary of the [[City of London]] at [[Aldgate]], although historically the stone's position was near [[Stepney Green tube station]]. Mile End New Town developed along Bow Road, during the [[Georgian era]]. In the modern era Mile End is used to describe the area about half a mile east of Stepney Green, around [[Mile End tube station]]. Mile End Gate is at the junction of Mile End Road and Cambridge Heath Road, this was the location of the principal toll gate on the road to [[Bow, London|Bow Bridge]].<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=22732 'Stepney: Communications', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 11: Stepney, Bethnal Green (1998), pp. 7-13] accessed: 29 March 2007</ref>


===Peasants' Revolt===
The entry tried REALLY hard NOT or promote/PR or market speak but to stick to facts and to notable industry (not work related and instead to stick to non paid difference making) activities. Things I created and programs I designed have been experienced by tens of thousands of women in the industry and hundred of thousands of school children. And now with the Doing IT Around the World passionit.info project just not within Australia bit also around the globe.
{{main|Peasants' Revolt}}


In 1381, an uprising against the tax collectors of [[Brentwood, Essex|Brentwood]] quickly spread first to the surrounding villages, then throughout the South-East of England, but it was the rebels of [[Essex]], led by a priest named [[Jack Straw (rebel leader)|Jack Straw]], and the men of [[Kent]], led by [[Wat Tyler]], who marched on London. On 12th June, the Essex rebels, comprising 60,000 men, camped at Mile End and on the following day the men of Kent arrived at [[Blackheath, London|Blackheath]]. On 14th June, the young king [[Richard II of England|Richard II]] rode to Mile End where he met the rebels and signed their charter. Unfortunately, their subsequent behaviour caused the king to have the leaders and many rebels executed<ref><cite>R. B. Dobson, editor, (2002), ''The Peasants' Revolt of 1381 (History in Depth)'' ISBN 0-333-25505-4; a collection of source materials
I also flag within Australia AWISE and WiT are equivilant to ABI and WITI in America and in reality Sonja Bernhardt equates to Anita Borg and Carolyn Leighton 'fame' in her home country.
*Alastair Dunn (2002), ''The Great Rising of 1381: The Peasant's Revolt and England's Failed Revolution'', ISBN 0-7524-2323-1</cite></ref>. The peasants' revolt was after the black death.


===Birth of London's Yiddish theatre===
I request you reconsider your comments and perhaps assist in building the content to map better to the expected standards. regards Sonja <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/58.105.232.163|58.105.232.163]] ([[User talk:58.105.232.163|talk]]) 12:48, 1 October 2008 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
In 1883, [[Jacob P. Adler]] arrived in London with a troupe of refugee professional actors. He enlisted the help of local amateurs, and the ''Russian Jewish Operatic Company'' made their debut at the Beaumont Hall, close to [[Stepney Green tube station]]. Within two years they were able to establish their own theatre in [[Brick Lane]].<ref><cite>[http://www.jewishmuseum.org.uk/whatson/exhibitions/y3.asp The Jewish Museum] accessed on 31 Mar 2007</ref>


===People's Palace===
2 october - ps article modified some content removed to make it less a 'dump' plus references to other verified independent sources added eg Australian federal Government plus Queensland state government.. Please re look and reconside suitability. <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Sonjabern|Sonjabern]] ([[User talk:Sonjabern|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Sonjabern|contribs]]) 22:13, 1 October 2008 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
Novelist and social commentator [[Walter Besant]] proposed a ''Palace of Delight''<ref>In Walter Besant ''All Sorts and Conditions of Men'' (1882)</ref> with concert halls, reading rooms, picture galleries, an art school and various classes, social rooms and frequent fêtes and dances. This coincided with a project by the philanthropist businessman, Edmund Hay Currie to use the money from the winding up of the ''Beaumont Trust''<ref>In 1840, John Barber Beaumont died and left property in Beaumont Square, Stepney to provide for the ''education and entertainment'' of people from the neighbourhood. The charity - and its property - was becoming moribund by the 1870s, and in 1878 it was wound up by the [[Charity Commission]]ers, providing its new chair, Sir Edmund Hay Currie, with £120,000 to invest in a similar project. He raised a further £50,000 and secured continued funding from the Draper's Company for ten years (The Whitechapel Society, below)</ref>, together with subscriptions to build a ''People's Palace'' in the East End. Five acres of land were secured on the Mile End Road, and the ''Queen's Hall'' was opened by [[Queen Victoria]] on [[14 May]] [[1887]]. The complex was completed with a library, swimming pool, gymnasium and winter garden, by 1892, providing an eclectic mix of populist entertainment and education. A peak of 8000 ''tickets'' were sold for classes in 1892, and by 1900, a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree awarded by the [[University of London]] was introduced<ref>G. P. Moss and M. V. Saville ''From Palace to College - An illustrated account of Queen Mary College (University of London)'' (1985) pages 39-48 ISBN 0-902238-06-X</ref>. In 1931, the building was destroyed by fire, but the [[Worshipful Company of Drapers|Draper's Company]], major donors to the original scheme, invested more to rebuild the technical college and create [[Queen Mary, University of London|Queen Mary's College]] in December 1934<ref>[http://www.whitechapelsociety.com/London/life_leisure/peoples_palace.htm ''The People's Palace'' The Whitechapel Society] accessed 5 July 2007</ref>. A new ''People's Palace'' was constructed, in 1937, by the [[Metropolitan Borough of Stepney]], in St Helen's Terrace. This finally closed in 1954<ref>[http://www.qmul.ac.uk/alumni/alumninetwork/qmandw/qm_origins_history.pdf ''Origins and History'' Queen Mary, University of London Alumni Booklet] accessed 5 Jul 2007</ref>.


===Second World War===
== [[Nutbush, Tennessee]] and [[Randolph, Tennessee]] - Two questions ==
Besides suffering heavily in earlier blitzes, Mile End was hit by the first [[V-1 flying bomb]] to strike London. On 13 June 1944, this 'doodlebug' impacted next to the railway bridge on Grove Road, an event now commemorated by a plaque. Eight civilians were killed, 30 injured and 200 made homeless by the blast<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/24/a4389924.shtml ''Second World War memories'' (BBC)] accessed 27 Mar 2007</ref>. The area remained derelict for many years, until cleared to extend Mile End park. Before demolition in 1993, local artist [[Rachel Whiteread]] made a cast of the inside of 193 Grove Road. Despite attracting controversy, the exhibit won her the [[Turner Prize]] for 1993<ref>[http://www.libraryofmu.org/display-resource.php?id=375 ''Best and worst of art bites the dust''] Roberts, Alison ''[[The Times]]'', London, [[12 January]] [[1994]] accessed 5 October</ref>.[[Image:Mile end grove road 2.jpg|thumb|right|V-1 plaque on Grove Road railway bridge (January 2006)]]
In May 2007 during building work, a live [[World War II]] bomb weighing 200&nbsp;kg was found north of Mile End station near Grove and Roman Roads. Approximately 100 local residents were evacuated and stayed with friends and family or the Mile End Leisure Centre until the bomb could be deactivated and removed.


==Media References==
Hi there, recently I added [[Nutbush, Tennessee]] to the county template but it was removed by you. I am not exactly sure what the edit summary means. If you find the time, please explain why Nutbush is not an unincorporated community. I mean, if you go there, the sign reads "Nutbush unincorporated" and according to the positioning of the signs when you enter and exit the town, it is entirely in Haywood County. The information in the intro of the article was partly done by another editor of the article, where it says that parts of it are in Lauderdale County, I doubt it. About what I know, Nutbush is entirely in Haywood today, it might have been different in the old times...I have not found any solid proof yet.
The neighbourhood was immortalised (humorously but unfavourably) in the pop band [[Pulp (band)|Pulp]]'s song, ''Mile End'', which was featured on the ''[[Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting]]'' soundtrack. The song describes a group of squatters taking up residence in an abandoned 15th floor apartment in a run-down apartment tower. A man pushed in front of a train at Mile End underground station recently attracted media attention and has resulted in an acclaimed play, called "Mile End", devised and performed by [[Analogue (theatre company)|Analogue]] Theatre.


==See Also==
I would really appreciate your help in clarifying the situation of Nutbush, because it does not make sense to have wrong or ambiguous information in the article. And as it seems that you are quite an expert in this field I would be very happy if you could check your sources and find out about the current status of that lil' ol' town.


* [[Stepney Historical Trust]]
I started a new article about [[Randolph, Tennessee]] today. Can I add it to the Tipton County template as unincorporated community?


==Education==
Thank you very much and take care, [[User:DoxTxob|doxTxob]]&nbsp;\&nbsp;<sup>[[User_talk:DoxTxob|talk]]</sup> 21:52, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
:''For details of education in Mile End see the [[List of schools in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets]]''


==Transport==
::Wandering through (due to my interest in Nyttend's work on Tennessee templates)... I know precious little about Nutbush, but it's clear to me that it's not a neighborhood of a city, but rather a tiny rural enclave far outside the nearest real town. The issue seems to be the article language (which has been there for a very long time) that says it "has been considered part of Brownsville, in Haywood County, and Ripley in Lauderdale County." All I can figure is that this means the post office has at one time or another treated it as a rural route served from Brownsville and at other times as a rural route served from Ripley. Regardless, for all I can tell the sentence is unsourced, and therefore should be replaced with a simple statement indicating which county it is in (or if it spans the county line). --[[User:Orlady|Orlady]] ([[User talk:Orlady|talk]]) 23:00, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
;Nearest places
:::Thanks a lot Nyttend and Orlady for both of your expertise and your help! [[User:DoxTxob|doxTxob]]&nbsp;\&nbsp;<sup>[[User_talk:DoxTxob|talk]]</sup> 04:24, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
*[[Bethnal Green]]
*[[Bow, London|Bow]]
*[[South Hackney]]
*[[Poplar, London|Poplar]]
*[[Stepney]]
{{nearest tube|Mile End|Stepney Green|Bow Road}}


==References==
== Olmitz, Kansas ==
{{reflist|2}}
==Further reading==
* [[William J. Fishman]], ''East End 1888: Life in a London Borough Among the Laboring Poor'' (1989)
* William J. Fishman, ''Streets of East London'' (1992) (with photographs by [[Nicholas Breach]])
* William J. Fishman, ''East End Jewish Radicals 1875-1914'' (2004)
*Nigel Glendinning, Joan Griffiths, Jim Hardiman, Christopher Lloyd and Victoria Poland ''Changing Places: a short history of the Mile End Old Town RA area (Mile End Old Town Residents’ Association, 2001)
*Derek Morris ''Mile End Old Town 1740-1780: A social history of an early modern London Suburb'' (East London History Society, 2007) ISBN 978-0-9506258-6-7
* Alan Palmer ''The East End'' (John Murray, London 1989)
*{{Citation|
first=Isobel
|last=Watson
|title=From West Heath to Stepney Green: Building development in Mile End Old Town, 1660–1820
|periodical=London Topographical Record
|volume=XXVII
|pages=231–256
|year=1995
|publisher=London Topographical Society
}}
{{LB Tower Hamlets}}


[[Category:London Borough of Tower Hamlets]]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olmitz,_Kansas
[[Category:Districts of London]]


[[bn:মাইল এন্ড]]
My edits are correct and are from the latest population survey of Olmitz, Kansas from 2007, available here: http://kansas.hometownlocator.com/KS/Barton/Olmitz.cfm
[[hi:माइल एंड]]

[[nl:Mile End]]
I have reverted my edits as they are factually correct. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/24.127.231.98|24.127.231.98]] ([[User talk:24.127.231.98|talk]]) 23:52, 1 October 2008 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
[[no:Mile End]]

==Re:Sweet Grass, Montana==
Hi. I just wanted to let you know that after looking at the provided sources, I agree with you that the community is unincorporated. I left a similar message on the article's talk page. --[[User:Acntx|Acntx]] ([[User talk:Acntx|talk]]) 14:45, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

==Proposed deletion of Salt Flat, Texas==
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Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the [[WP:PROD|proposed deletion process]], the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the [[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion|speedy deletion criteria]] or it can be sent to [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion|Articles for Deletion]], where it may be deleted if [[Wikipedia:Consensus|consensus]] to delete is reached.<!-- Template:PRODWarning --> [[User:Danorton|Danorton]] ([[User talk:Danorton|talk]]) 04:01, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

== Rochester, Vermont ==

I re-corrected the link to the Official Town Website. I also added external links to the School and Public Library. These links are correct.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester,_Vermont
--[[User:Normyo|Normyo]] ([[User talk:Normyo|talk]]) 17:35, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

== Scandia ==

Sorry about the "city" edit. Thanks for the info.
[[User:Robsavoie|Robsavoie]] ([[User talk:Robsavoie|talk]]) 18:56, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

== [[Pine Hill, California]] conflict ==

You used [[Lisco, Nebraska]] as the example to follow and then undid my work in contradiction with your own example. Are you willing to let this error stand because of the incorrect US Census name? Why not at least follow the Nebraska example and use the correct name? (I provide the County of Humboldt as proof - [http://co.humboldt.ca.us/iisSearch.asp?departments=&site=&strSearch=%22Pine+Hill%22&x=10&y=7 County of Humboldt "Pine Hill"]). In a correction, wikipedia would use the bold incorrect pluralization of the community to begin the text of the article, but use the correct name of the community (the singular "Pine Hill") as the name of the article, with all redirects to it. In addition, if you look at every official or news reference to this community, you will find that the singular term is used for everything, including Churches, stores, the only grammar school...everything! Though it is true the certain sites, especialy real estate and relocation sites as well as Google maps use the plural, I ask who are they or who is anyone, for that matter, to question the government of the County of Humboldt and its inhabitants -- in fact the very people that live on Pine Hill? I am also curious as to how you decided that the "actual" (your term) name is in the plural form? Thank you for your time. Norcalal 07:03, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

== St. Michael ==

Normally, I would have moved the article, but since the destination article [[Saint Michael, North Dakota|Saint Michael]] already existed as a redirect, it is my understanding that a move wouldn't work. Doesn't the desination article have to be non-existence/deleted before you can move an article? Since there was only one edit in article and redirect page histories prior to my action, I figured I could get by with a cut-and-paste in this instance. Is there a way that a non-admin like me can move articles to existing redirect pages, or do the redirects need to be deleted by an admin first?[[User:Dcmacnut|DCmacnut]][[User talk:Dcmacnut|<font color="blue">&lt;</font><font color="red">&gt;</font>]] 21:48, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
:No more questions. Thanks. I decided to test it out after my note. A few weeks back, I tried such a move with another editors mismove of [[United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works]], but the system wouldn't let me finish the move. I just assumed that it wouldn't work in this case as well. I probably should have tried first.[[User:Dcmacnut|DCmacnut]][[User talk:Dcmacnut|<font color="blue">&lt;</font><font color="red">&gt;</font>]] 22:59, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

==[[BJ Lawson]]==
When you said that blogs were not reliable sources, you took out not just the sources but the information stated within the sources-- after which the rest of the material didn't make sense. It included David Price's reaction to something that was never stated. Someone even put a tag on that section saying there wasn't enough context. Blogs from candidates and from newspapers, as the News & Observer is, '''can''' be used and sometimes are the best sources for candidates' positions. These are not random blogs off the Internet but ones that have an accountable source backing the information, in this case the subject of the article and Raleigh's major daily newspaper. Before you say that blogs can't be used next time, it would perhaps be best to first check who is publishing those blogs and that you're not cutting full paragraphs from an article that already doesn't have enough information. The "Under the Dome" blog from the News and Observer is one of the best sources for news on North Carolina politics.--[[User:Gloriamarie|Gloriamarie]] ([[User talk:Gloriamarie|talk]]) 00:44, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

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For the Montreal neighbourhood, see Mile End, Montreal. For other uses, see Mile End (disambiguation).
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Mile End is an area of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London, England. Mile End is 3.6 miles (5.8 km) east north-east of Charing Cross.

Locale

Mile End is in a part of London known as the East End and home to the main campus of Queen Mary, University of London. Parts of the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry are also based on this campus. The main student halls of residence are also now located on this campus.

The Green Bridge carries Mile End Park over the Mile End Road (January 2006)

The area also boasts an unusual landmark, the "Green Bridge". This structure (designed by CZWG Architects, and built c.2000) allows Mile End Park to cross over the Mile End Road and makes an interesting contrast with the more usual approach of building bridges for cars. It contains garden and water features and some shops and restaurant space built in below.

The Ragged School Museum, opened in 1990 in three canal side former warehouses in Copperfield Road, facing the western edge of the park, south of Mile End Road. The buildings previously housed Dr Barnado's Cooperfield Road Ragged School.

Mile End as a parliamentary constituency had a reputation as a Labour Party stronghold, but also sent Communist Member of Parliament (MP) Phil Piratin to the House of Commons between 1945 and 1950. At that time, it had a large Jewish population. The area now is covered by the Bethnal Green and Bow and Poplar and Limehouse constituencies.

History

Etymology and development

Mile End takes its name from a milestone signifying the point one mile east of the boundary of the City of London at Aldgate, although historically the stone's position was near Stepney Green tube station. Mile End New Town developed along Bow Road, during the Georgian era. In the modern era Mile End is used to describe the area about half a mile east of Stepney Green, around Mile End tube station. Mile End Gate is at the junction of Mile End Road and Cambridge Heath Road, this was the location of the principal toll gate on the road to Bow Bridge.[1]

Peasants' Revolt

Main article: Peasants' Revolt

In 1381, an uprising against the tax collectors of Brentwood quickly spread first to the surrounding villages, then throughout the South-East of England, but it was the rebels of Essex, led by a priest named Jack Straw, and the men of Kent, led by Wat Tyler, who marched on London. On 12th June, the Essex rebels, comprising 60,000 men, camped at Mile End and on the following day the men of Kent arrived at Blackheath. On 14th June, the young king Richard II rode to Mile End where he met the rebels and signed their charter. Unfortunately, their subsequent behaviour caused the king to have the leaders and many rebels executed[2]. The peasants' revolt was after the black death.

Birth of London's Yiddish theatre

In 1883, Jacob P. Adler arrived in London with a troupe of refugee professional actors. He enlisted the help of local amateurs, and the Russian Jewish Operatic Company made their debut at the Beaumont Hall, close to Stepney Green tube station. Within two years they were able to establish their own theatre in Brick Lane.[3]

People's Palace

Novelist and social commentator Walter Besant proposed a Palace of Delight[4] with concert halls, reading rooms, picture galleries, an art school and various classes, social rooms and frequent fêtes and dances. This coincided with a project by the philanthropist businessman, Edmund Hay Currie to use the money from the winding up of the Beaumont Trust[5], together with subscriptions to build a People's Palace in the East End. Five acres of land were secured on the Mile End Road, and the Queen's Hall was opened by Queen Victoria on 14 May 1887. The complex was completed with a library, swimming pool, gymnasium and winter garden, by 1892, providing an eclectic mix of populist entertainment and education. A peak of 8000 tickets were sold for classes in 1892, and by 1900, a Bachelor of Science degree awarded by the University of London was introduced[6]. In 1931, the building was destroyed by fire, but the Draper's Company, major donors to the original scheme, invested more to rebuild the technical college and create Queen Mary's College in December 1934[7]. A new People's Palace was constructed, in 1937, by the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney, in St Helen's Terrace. This finally closed in 1954[8].

Second World War

Besides suffering heavily in earlier blitzes, Mile End was hit by the first V-1 flying bomb to strike London. On 13 June 1944, this 'doodlebug' impacted next to the railway bridge on Grove Road, an event now commemorated by a plaque. Eight civilians were killed, 30 injured and 200 made homeless by the blast[9]. The area remained derelict for many years, until cleared to extend Mile End park. Before demolition in 1993, local artist Rachel Whiteread made a cast of the inside of 193 Grove Road. Despite attracting controversy, the exhibit won her the Turner Prize for 1993[10].

V-1 plaque on Grove Road railway bridge (January 2006)

In May 2007 during building work, a live World War II bomb weighing 200 kg was found north of Mile End station near Grove and Roman Roads. Approximately 100 local residents were evacuated and stayed with friends and family or the Mile End Leisure Centre until the bomb could be deactivated and removed.

Media References

The neighbourhood was immortalised (humorously but unfavourably) in the pop band Pulp's song, Mile End, which was featured on the Trainspotting soundtrack. The song describes a group of squatters taking up residence in an abandoned 15th floor apartment in a run-down apartment tower. A man pushed in front of a train at Mile End underground station recently attracted media attention and has resulted in an acclaimed play, called "Mile End", devised and performed by Analogue Theatre.

See Also

Education

For details of education in Mile End see the List of schools in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Transport

Nearest places

Template:Nearest tube

References

  1. ^ 'Stepney: Communications', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 11: Stepney, Bethnal Green (1998), pp. 7-13 accessed: 29 March 2007
  2. ^ R. B. Dobson, editor, (2002), The Peasants' Revolt of 1381 (History in Depth) ISBN 0-333-25505-4; a collection of source materials
    • Alastair Dunn (2002), The Great Rising of 1381: The Peasant's Revolt and England's Failed Revolution, ISBN 0-7524-2323-1
  3. ^ The Jewish Museum accessed on 31 Mar 2007
  4. ^ In Walter Besant All Sorts and Conditions of Men (1882)
  5. ^ In 1840, John Barber Beaumont died and left property in Beaumont Square, Stepney to provide for the education and entertainment of people from the neighbourhood. The charity - and its property - was becoming moribund by the 1870s, and in 1878 it was wound up by the Charity Commissioners, providing its new chair, Sir Edmund Hay Currie, with £120,000 to invest in a similar project. He raised a further £50,000 and secured continued funding from the Draper's Company for ten years (The Whitechapel Society, below)
  6. ^ G. P. Moss and M. V. Saville From Palace to College - An illustrated account of Queen Mary College (University of London) (1985) pages 39-48 ISBN 0-902238-06-X
  7. ^ The People's Palace The Whitechapel Society accessed 5 July 2007
  8. ^ Origins and History Queen Mary, University of London Alumni Booklet accessed 5 Jul 2007
  9. ^ Second World War memories (BBC) accessed 27 Mar 2007
  10. ^ Best and worst of art bites the dust Roberts, Alison The Times, London, 12 January 1994 accessed 5 October

Further reading

  • William J. Fishman, East End 1888: Life in a London Borough Among the Laboring Poor (1989)
  • William J. Fishman, Streets of East London (1992) (with photographs by Nicholas Breach)
  • William J. Fishman, East End Jewish Radicals 1875-1914 (2004)
  • Nigel Glendinning, Joan Griffiths, Jim Hardiman, Christopher Lloyd and Victoria Poland Changing Places: a short history of the Mile End Old Town RA area (Mile End Old Town Residents’ Association, 2001)
  • Derek Morris Mile End Old Town 1740-1780: A social history of an early modern London Suburb (East London History Society, 2007) ISBN 978-0-9506258-6-7
  • Alan Palmer The East End (John Murray, London 1989)
  • Watson, Isobel (1995), "From West Heath to Stepney Green: Building development in Mile End Old Town, 1660–1820", London Topographical Record, vol. XXVII, London Topographical Society, pp. 231–256
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