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
"The Labourer is worthy of his hire." Crooks as caricatured by "Spy," (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, April 1905.
Poplar is a district in East London, England, now part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and is five miles (8 km) east of Charing Cross.
All Saints Church, Poplar
St. Mary and St. Joseph Church
Poplar Town Hall, now a business centre