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Holy Trinity Church was built to form the focus of planned residential development around Rhondda Grove of c.1840, formerly Cottage Grove. Although initially built as a chapel, it came to serve the parish of Mile End Old Town in 1841. Its well-preserved churchyard, which closed to burial in 1853, was refurbished in 1886/7 as Holy Trinity Garden by the MPGA. Numerous headstones remain in their original positions with clear inscriptions. The garden has C20th railings set in original Portland stone coping on a parapet wall and there are notable lime trees on the south side of the garden.

Ion Square Gardens is on the former site of Ion Square built in c.1845, which had terraced cottages on three sides facing a central communal garden. In 1886 the Kyrle Society approached the Vestry of St Matthew's with a view to opening the garden to the public. As a result it was leased in 1894 by the MPGA for a peppercorn rent, laid out and opened in 1895. In 1928 responsibility for the garden passed to Bethnal Green Borough Council. Most of the square's houses were destroyed in WWII bombing and in the 1960s the wider area was landscaped, although the site of the original garden remains demarcated.

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Island Gardens were created on reclaimed marshland. From the mid C19th the area rapidly became industrialised and housing was built. A scheme of 1859 proposed planting along the river to screen 5 new villas, only one of which was built. This was purchased by the LCC together with the planted area to the riverside and leased to Poplar Borough Council initially as a library. Island Gardens were laid out in 1894 and opened in 1895. The principal feature was the gravelled promenade that afforded fine views of Greenwich's Royal Naval Hospital across the river.

Jesus Green is a triangular 'garden square' formed when the GLC compulsorily purchased the former Jesus Hospital's estate of the 1860s. Part of the estate was cleared to lay out the green space, which remains flanked on all sides by C19th ranges of modest terraced houses. The garden has a central circular path and transverse paths, and is largely laid to grass with scattered trees and peripheral shrub planting. It is surrounded by metal railings joining ponderous brick piers at the corners.

King Edward Memorial Park occupies the site of the former Shadwell Fish Market Estate, which was acquired by the King Edward VII Memorial London Committee following the King's death in 1910. It was laid out with bowling greens, playgrounds, flower gardens, a bandstand, riverside promenade and a long balustraded terrace overlooking the park on the north boundary. A memorial to the King was placed on this terrace at the top of a flight of steps leading to the main area of the park. It was opened to the public on 24 June 1922 by King George V.

Lady Jane Mico's Almshouses were built here in 1691 by the Mercers' Company, following a bequest of 1670 by Lady Jane Mico, wife of Mercer and Alderman Sir Samuel Mercer. Her endowment was to house 10 poor widows of London of 50 years and older. The almshouses were later rebuilt by the Company in 1856 when other improvements were made to the facilities. In 1965 the Mercers' began plans to rebuild new almshouses nearby under an agreement with the GLC, who took over responsibility for the original cottages. The new almshouses opened in 1976 and since 1980 the residents here have ceased to be recipients of Lady Mico's Charity. The cottages have a communal garden along the frontage, bounded by C19th railings to the roadway with mature lime trees; at the rear are small private gardens.

Lady Jane Mico's Almshouses were originally built near St Dunstan's Church in 1691 by the Mercers' Company, following a bequest of 1670 by the wife of Mercer and Alderman Sir Samuel Mercer. Her endowment was to house 10 poor widows of London of 50 years and older. In 1965 the Mercers' Company began plans to rebuild new almshouses nearby under an agreement with the GLC, who took over responsibility for the original cottages. The new almshouses opened here in 1976, comprising 18 flats, with a communal courtyard garden with raised flower beds. All the flats have a garden patio or balcony, and window boxes.

Langdon Park is a roughly rectangular park, largely laid to grass crossed by two main paths, with a number of trees, including recent tree-planting as part of a community project. By the mid C19th the site of the future park was occupied by terraced housing built after the opening of the North London Railway in 1852; the church of St Michael and All Angels, built in 1864 to serve the growing population,was initially partially set in open land. By the turn of the century housing covered the surrounding area. In 1959 the Blackwall Tunnel Approach Road was constructed and areas of housing were cleared, having already suffered damage in the Blitz. The public park was subsequently created as open recreational space for the surrounding suburban housing and provides an important public green space for local residents. Although not a historic park, it makes a valuable contribution to the character of the area. At the west side of the park is Poplar BMX Track. A sculpture of boxer Teddy Baldock 'The Pride of Poplar' was unveiled in the south-west corner of the park in 2014.

The Lansbury Estate was built in the 1950s as part of the LCC's post-war reconstruction of Stepney/Poplar to create a single community of 11 neighbourhood areas over a 30 acre site. Neighbourhood Area 9 was selected for the 'live architecture' component of the Festival of Britain in 1951, which became the first phase of the Lansbury Estate. An early instance of neighbourhood planning principles put into practice, the estate comprised low-rise housing; an open market square with shops, public houses and a clock tower; schools, churches and other amenities. Landscaping included amenity green space between housing, street trees, a communal public garden known as Trinity Gardens, and two small enclosed garden 'squares'. 

London Wall Gardens is an area of public open space adjacent to Tower Hill underground station, flanked by the best preserved fragment of the Roman City Wall, which runs c.68m from Trinity Place. To the west of the Roman Wall the ground level is lower, representing ground level in Roman times and within this area is a C19th composite statue based on two ancient monuments, with the head of Roman Emperor Trajan (AD98-117) and the body of Emperor Augustus.

Meath Gardens was formerly the privately-owned Victoria Park Cemetery established in 1842. It closed to burials in 1876 having fallen into disuse, but its Gothic entrance arch remains. By 1885 it was in a very poor state and the MPGA approached the owner for permission to lay it out as a public garden. After much protracted negotiation and fund-raising this was finally achieved and the new gardens were opened in 1894 by the Duke of York, renamed Meath Gardens after the MPGA's Chairman, the Earl of Meath. Children's play equipment was provided and a few gravestones remained. In June 1988, a tree was planted and a plaque set into the ground by the Aboriginal Cricket Association inscribed 'In memory of King Cole, Aboriginal cricketer, who died on the 24th June 1868. Your Aboriginal dreamtime home. Wish you peace' .

Former burial ground opened by the Non-conformist Stepney Meeting in 1779, which also built almshouses, a Meeting House and school here. The burial ground closed in 1853. The almshouses, school and Meeting House were bombed in WWII, and the small oblong burial ground was made into a public garden in 1976. It retains some chest tombs, head stones and ledger slabs, but formerly possessed fourteen large crypts.