View of the front elevations of derelict terraced houses believed to be in the area of Alton Street, Poplar. The house at the near end appears to have been rebuilt with curved gauged brick arches over the downstairs window and doorway, and a concrete lintol upstairs, with the front wall plumb, misaligning visibly with its neighbour, and a brick-buttressed flank wall. The original two-storey houses have stucco pediments supported by brackets over the doorways and cornices above widows, which are seen either missing or boarded up with corrugated sheeting. The narrow concrete apron in front is separated by sloping rendered walls, with piers between each pair of houses, and a low brick wall along the pavement. Posters on the wall include one for LCC (London County Council) elections with J. Branagan, R. Gayler, M. Lazarus, and R. Hudson amongst the listed candidates. The Victorian-period housing in the area was demolished for the Alton Street housing scheme which, along with Barchester Street, Cordelia Street, Lansbury Market Extension, Gough Grove, Brabazon Street, Grundy Street, Bartlett Park, Landfield Estate and Arcadian Self-Build Housing schemes, was built as part of the Lansbury Estate post-Festival of Britain development between 1958 and 1961. The low-rise elements of these schemes are being systematically replaced by higher-density developments.