Amy Freeborn, Author at Roman Road LDN

Bow: the heartland of Sylvia Pankhurst’s life and work in East London

Few people realise that Bow is the heartland of Sylvia Pankhurst and the East London Federation of Suffragettes. Within 100 metres

David Hoffman in his work outfit

Photojournalist David Hoffman has spent more than 40 years photographing the happenings on the streets of London, with a particular

The East End has a proud history of strong women working for women’s rights, and it seems it still attracts pioneering women. We

Roman Road Market trader and former chairman of the Traders' Association Harry da Costa, 2014

We meet Harry da Costa, one of Roman Road Market’s most well known characters, who first started trading at the age of

Young Suffragettes re-enacting Bow's riotous past © Oliver Lynton

‘Sylvia Pankhurst was a really incredible woman, and I wanted to see her story told,’ says Sarah Jackson, so she

MP Diane Abbott by Stuart Pearson Wright. Photo © Social streets CIC

We talk to former Roman Road resident, the portrait painter Stuart Pearson Wright, who was inspired by The Roman’s everyday

‘Second hand clothing isn’t only cool vintage or jumble sales,’ says Holly Shaw, owner and operator of Anchor + Hope,

By the time you read this, Arber’s will be gone. WF Arber and Co Ltd printing works, run by three