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Author: Amy Freeborn

A formal portrait photograph of Sylvia Pankhurst.
Cultural heritage Local News Suffragettes 

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

October 11, 2016September 16, 2021 Amy Freeborn 3 Comments Features

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

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Photographer David Hoffman wearing protective helmet and bullet proof vest in front of a police riot van
David Hoffman in his work outfit
Art and artists Local News 

David Hoffman: chaos, riots, slums and the East End

November 27, 2014July 30, 2019 Amy Freeborn 5 Comments Features

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

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Claire Davis in the hallway of her Bow home
Local News Voices 

Home birth pioneer Claire Davis on breastfeeding and living in a Pankhurst house

September 5, 2014January 14, 2022 Amy Freeborn 4 Comments Features

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

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Harry da Costa at his home
Roman Road Market trader and former chairman of the Traders' Association Harry da Costa, 2014
Cultural heritage Local News Roman Road Market 

Harry da Costa: fighting for street trader rights on Roman Road Market

August 27, 2014July 7, 2021 Amy Freeborn 1 Comment Features

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

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Young Suffragette with We Will Vote placard
Young Suffragettes re-enacting Bow's riotous past © Oliver Lynton
Cultural heritage Local News Suffragettes 

East London Suffragettes centenary festival

August 2, 2014May 10, 2022 Amy Freeborn 2 Comments News

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

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Diane Abbott by Stuart Pearson Wright
Stuart Pearson Wright portrait of MP Diane Abbott
Art and artists Local News 

Stuart Pearson Wright interview

June 24, 2014January 13, 2022 Amy Freeborn 0 Comments Features

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

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Holly Shaw at Anchor and Hope
Holly Shaw in her shop Anchor & Hope © Dan Weill
Local Shopping 

Holly Shaw interview

May 21, 2014January 11, 2022 Amy Freeborn 0 Comments Features

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

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Gary Arber standing outside his stationery shop on Roman Road in June 2014.
Gary Arber standing outside his stationery shop on Roman Road in June 2014. © Katinka Herbert
Cultural heritage Life and living Local 

Goodbye to Roman Road’s Gary Arber

May 21, 2014November 29, 2022 Amy Freeborn 0 Comments Features

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

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