Roman Road LDN

Roman Road LDN

Roman Road guide to shops, markets, people and places.

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Reviews

Morgan Arms
Food and drink Life Local Pubs, bars & clubs 

The best pubs near Roman Road as voted by you

April 23, 2018January 18, 2019 April Kosky 0 Comments Reviews

From traditional East End boozers to trendy gastro pubs, Roman Road and the surrounding areas offer a pub to suit

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Leisure & recreation Life Lifestyle Local 

Highlights of East End Film Festival 2018

April 12, 2018January 23, 2019 April Kosky 0 Comments Reviews

East End Film Festival 2018 is underway and with over 95 screenings and events at cinemas across East London it

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Arts & artists Local Society 

Pie, mash and jellied eels: An evocative look at Roman Road

March 29, 2018October 26, 2018 April Kosky 0 Comments Reviews

Melanie McGrath’s tale of life on Roman Road through the lens of G Kelly’s pie and mash shop covers the

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Thirties art deco staircase at Bethnal Green Town Hall
Leisure & recreation Life Lifestyle Local 

Best places to stay near Roman Road

March 22, 2018October 26, 2018 April Kosky 3 Comments Reviews

If you are looking for somewhere for your family or friends to stay other than in your spare room, read

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Four sourdough bread loaves in a basket
Food and drink Fresh produce & recipes Life Local 

Roman Road celebrates Real Bread week

February 23, 2018January 18, 2019 Anastasia Miari 0 Comments Reviews

In celebration of Real Bread Week (24 Feb – 4 March) and in an ode to a decidedly soft, chewy

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Food and drink Life Local 

Pavilion Victoria Park Café: A Sri Lankan Story

February 12, 2018January 17, 2019 Anastasia Miari 1 Comment Restaurants & cafes, Reviews

A stone’s throw away from Roman Road, Victoria Park’s lakeside Pavilion Cafe and its signature Sri Lankan breakfasts are a mainstay

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From Bow to Biennale
Arts & artists Local Society 

East London Group: From Bow to Biennale book review

June 9, 2014January 17, 2019 Tabitha Stapely 0 Comments Reviews

David Buckman’s interest in twentieth century art was awakened when, as a free-lance journalist, he read a feature about the

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Little Book of the East End
Arts & artists Local Society 

The Little Book of the East End book review

May 27, 2014January 23, 2019 Tabitha Stapely 0 Comments Reviews

Visitors to London make a point of sight-seeing and often know London better than the natives. If you are a

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Recent content

Sweet Treats owner Naz Islam with his kids, Roman Road
Family, children & pets Food and drink Local 

Sweet Treats: living the sweet life

February 9, 2019 Natasha Forrest 1

Sweet Treats is a Victorian style corner sweet shop at 597 Roman Road. Owner Naz Islam talks with us about

Enzo at his Saint Sugar of London on Roman Road
Food and drink Fresh produce & recipes Life Local 

Brioche to the people – Saint Sugar of London celebrates ten years of market life

February 4, 2019 Frederick O'Brien 1
Green Goose Sunday Roasts
Food and drink Local 

Best Sunday roasts around Roman Road

February 2, 2019 Natasha Forrest 0
Patty Heaven Roman Road shopfront
Food and drink Local Restaurants & cafes 

Patty Heaven brings Caribbean food to Roman Road

January 31, 2019 Natasha Forrest 0

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Sylvia Pankhurst Toy Factory
Buildings & landmarks Cultural heritage Local Society Suffragettes 

Sylvia Pankhurst and the East London Toy Factory

February 16, 2019 Natasha Forrest 0

Sylvia Pankhurst is well-known around these parts. Most know something of her activism for women’s suffrage. However, many don’t know

An Archive photo of Victoria Park Lido
Buildings & landmarks Cultural heritage Local Planning and development Society 

In need of a bath: the bathing lakes and Victoria Park Lido

February 11, 2019 Natasha Forrest 1
John Kidd & Co ink sample
Cultural heritage East End & Cockney Society 

When Fish Island powered Fleet Street – the story of John Kidd & Co ink works

January 30, 2019 Frederick O'Brien 0
Salmon and Ball in Bethnal Green
Cultural heritage Local Pubs, bars & clubs 

The mystery of Salmon & Ball pub

January 26, 2019 Natasha Forrest 5

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Roman Road LDN is a hyper local magazine celebrating the best of local life in the Roman Road area of Bow, Mile End and Globe Town in Tower Hamlets, East London. Roman Road LDN is published by not-for-profit media company Social Streets CIC in partnership with Roman Road Trust.

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