Cheryl Baker: the Eurovision star from Roman Road
From a Roman Road council estate to the international stage, Bucks Fizz singer Cheryl Baker remembers her East End community
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Nigel Henderson’s home in Bow and the legacy it preserves
How the residents of Henderson’s Chisenhale Road home are continuing the photographer’s legacy on the East End streets he documented
Cockney Roots: From Fern Street Settlement to the Freedom of the City of London
How Margaret Barnsdall-Stone went from working in an East End cake factory to mixing with Royalty, and the Cockney culture
Sylvia Pankhurst’s The Mother’s Arms: a pub transformed into a haven for women
While Sylvia Pankhurst’s The Mother’s Arms no longer exists, its legacy as a protective haven for women and children remains
What does the word Cockney actually mean?
Nowadays, we all have an idea of the meaning of the word Cockney, but we’ve discovered that the history of
The lasting legacy of the Victorian philanthropist who funded Victoria Park’s iconic fountain
From the Burdett-Coutts Drinking Fountain to the nearby Burdett Road, the presence of Baroness Burdett-Coutts is clear to see throughout our area.
Tredegar Square: Georgian architecture, war trenches and a brothel
Just off of bustling Mile End road lies one of London’s finest Georgian squares: Tredegar Square. You may walk through
Victoria Park: the people’s park of East London
Victoria Park has been voted the nation’s favourite park in the Green Flag People’s Choice Awards for nine consecutive years.
Historic cemeteries to visit near Roman Road
Hidden in the backstreets of Bow, our area is home to a surprising amount of cemeteries including the oldest Jewish
‘From Sylhet to Spitalfields’: Brick Lane author Shabna Begum on Bengali squatters’ fight against racism
Bengali author Shabna Begum speaks about her family’s wrongful eviction and how the squatters movement took up vigilante action. Take
Ba’al Shem of London’s grave in Mile End’s Alderney Road Cemetery
Behind an anonymous brick wall in Alderney Road off of Mile End Road lies the oldest Ashkenazi cemetery in the U.K. Founded in 1696 and closed in 1852, the cemetery marks the establishment of the Ashkenazi community, now the largest Jewish ethnic group in the U.K.
Sustainable living in Tower Hamlets for the many, not the few
How our borough is becoming a model for grassroots environmental change, with organisations and charities proving the cost-of-living crisis and
