Will Crooks
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William Crooks was a noted trade unionist and politician from Poplar, London, and a member of the Fabian Society. He is particularly remembered for his campaigning work against poverty and inequality.
Vanity Fair caricature by Spy (Leslie Ward), 6 April 1905.
Crooks (fifth from left) in 1906, with other leading figures in the party
Picture of Will Crooks, by G. Dendry
Greenwich foot tunnel
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The Greenwich Foot Tunnel crosses beneath the River Thames in East London.
Will Crooks
…Greenwich Hospital. He also campaigned for the first Blackwall Tunnel, and as Chairman of the LCC Bridges Committee in 1898, he helped provide the Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels (completed in 1902 and 1912 respectively). In 1900 Crooks became the first Labour mayor of Poplar, and two years later was…
Inside Greenwich Foot Tunnel
Southern entrance to Greenwich foot tunnel, with a view of Canary Wharf
The section of the tunnel that was repaired following damage during World War II
The northern entrance to the Greenwich foot tunnel on the Isle of Dogs