Post-war Poplar and the world of Call the Midwife

Join our guide to explore the history of the streets of Poplar and their connections to Jennifer Worth’s first memoir, ‘Call the Midwife’. Stops will include the Lansbury Estate, Poplar High St and the site of Poplar Workhouse, Chrisp St Market, All Saints Church and St Frideswide’s Mission House (“Nonnatus” House). Hear about the local community, and the nurses and nuns of the Order of St John Divine who served them.