Best local pubs
From traditional East End boozers to trendy gastro pubs, Roman Road and the surrounding areas offer a pub to suit
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Author: April Kosky
The Grime Violinist – a one of a kind artist reimagining a genre
Meet Tanya Cracknell, AKA The Grime Violinist, the classically-trained musician best known for her violin covers of grime tracks. Cracknell
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Anton Rodriguez looks inside Bow Quarter [GALLERY]
Photographer Anton Rodriguez, the genius behind the Residents: Inside the Barbican project, takes a look at the interior of some of
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The iconic Cranbrook Estate through a photographer’s lens [GALLERY]
Local photographer Claire Watts photographs an insider’s view of the famous Cranbrook Estate on Roman Road in Globe Town, East
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The history of the Cranbrook Estate, from slums to utopian post-war housing
The Cranbrook Estate in Bethnal Green is one of the most important examples of post-war housing design in the area.
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Dawud Marsh looks at Roman Road then and now [GALLERY]
These ‘then and now’ photographs of Roman Road Market, recreating archive images from the 1960s to the 1990s, reveal how
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David Granick shows us the East End in Colour
The photobook The East End in Colour is a collection of beautiful photographs of the old East End spanning the
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York Hall Turkish Baths, one of London’s last remaining traditional hammam
You will need to book a session at the York Hall Turkish Baths to fully appreciate this grade two listed
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Chiringuito Spanish beach-bar-style cafe opens in Museum Gardens
Spanish beach-bar-style cafe Chiringuito opened yesterday in Bethnal Green’s Museum Gardens. Founder and Director, Alex Dehayen, first had the idea
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Roman Road Market traders pay tribute to Brian Baker
Roman Road market traders paid tributes to wheelwright Brian Baker who passed away on 25th July. On Saturday a traditional
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Maybin’s offering classic fry ups alongside Balinese smoothie bowls
Although it opened only last year, Maybin’s has fast become one of Roman Road’s go-to cafes for East End locals
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Dan Hancox reveals the true story of grime
Dan Hancox, author of Inner City Pressure: The Story of Grime, tells the rise of a hyper-local East London sound
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