Best local pubs
From traditional East End boozers to trendy gastro pubs, Roman Road and the surrounding areas offer a pub to suit
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
Photographer Anton Rodriguez’s captures stunning interiors of Bow Quarter apartments [photoessay]
Photographer Anton Rodriguez, the genius behind the Residents: Inside the Barbican project, takes a look at the interior of some of
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.
Dawud Marsh looks at Roman Road then and now [photoessay]
These ‘then and now’ photographs of Roman Road Market, recreating archive images from the 1960s to the 1990s, reveal how
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
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
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
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
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
The East London Hotel to open this Autumn
A brand new hotel is coming to our East End this autumn. The East London Hotel opens in October, and
Roman Road Market in the 1990s [photoessay]
We found a bunch of the best Roman Road Market 1990s flashback images for you to enjoy. Scroll through and