Stroudley Walk
The closure of Devons Road Number 1 shed by British Railways in the 1960s freed up the land for development as social housing, this led to a new street layout with streets and buildings named in honour of Britains railway heritage. As a result the North end of Devons Road, adjoining Bow Road, was changed into a pedestrian area and renamed Stroudley Walk in honour of the great locomotive engineer William Stroudley. In 2006 the Council transferred ownership of the housing, shops and pedestrian area to Poplar HARCA.
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