April Kosky, Author at Roman Road LDN

Best local pubs

February 3, 2020September 4, 2020 April Kosky 2620 Views 0 Comments Reviews 7 min read

From traditional East End boozers to trendy gastro pubs, Roman Road and the surrounding areas offer a pub to suit

Photograph by Vicky Chan

Bow Grime music Cultural heritage Local Society

The Grime Violinist – a one of a kind artist reimagining a genre

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 April Kosky 42728 Views 0 Comments Features 2 min read

Meet Tanya Cracknell, AKA The Grime Violinist, the classically-trained musician best known for her violin covers of grime tracks. Cracknell

Culture & communities Local Society

Anton Rodriguez looks inside Bow Quarter [GALLERY]

September 14, 2018February 27, 2020 April Kosky 7443 Views 1 Comment Galleries 3 min read

Photographer Anton Rodriguez, the genius behind the Residents: Inside the Barbican project, takes a look at the interior of some of

Claire Watts Cranbrook Estate feature image

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The iconic Cranbrook Estate through a photographer’s lens [GALLERY]

September 13, 2018October 20, 2019 April Kosky 3874 Views 0 Comments Galleries 1 min read

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

September 12, 2018January 2, 2019 April Kosky 4672 Views 4 Comments Features 2 min read

The Cranbrook Estate in Bethnal Green is one of the most important examples of post-war housing design in the area.

Cultural heritage Local Roman Road Market Society Street markets

Dawud Marsh looks at Roman Road then and now [GALLERY]

September 3, 2018October 19, 2019 April Kosky 25634 Views 0 Comments Galleries 5 min read

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

September 2, 2018January 23, 2019 April Kosky 2884 Views 0 Comments Reviews 2 min read

The photobook The East End in Colour is a collection of beautiful photographs of the old East End spanning the

Turkish Baths at York Hall Spa © Claire Watts

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York Hall Turkish Baths, one of London’s last remaining traditional hammam

September 1, 2018October 20, 2019 April Kosky 3860 Views 0 Comments Galleries 2 min read

You will need to book a session at the York Hall Turkish Baths to fully appreciate this grade two listed

Food & drink Lifestyle Local Pubs, bars & clubs

Chiringuito Spanish beach-bar-style cafe opens in Museum Gardens

August 1, 2018April 4, 2020 April Kosky 2741 Views 0 Comments News 1 min read

Spanish beach-bar-style cafe Chiringuito opened yesterday in Bethnal Green’s Museum Gardens. Founder and Director, Alex Dehayen, first had the idea

Cultural heritage Local Roman Road Market Society Street markets

Roman Road Market traders pay tribute to Brian Baker

July 31, 2018May 23, 2019 April Kosky 12418 Views 1 Comment News 1 min read

Roman Road market traders paid tributes to wheelwright Brian Baker who passed away on 25th July. On Saturday a traditional

Chefs behind the counter of Maybin on Roman Road, East London

Food & drink Lifestyle Local Restaurants & cafes

Maybin’s offering classic fry ups alongside Balinese smoothie bowls

July 30, 2018April 4, 2020 April Kosky 1748 Views 0 Comments Features 2 min read

Although it opened only last year, Maybin’s has fast become one of Roman Road’s go-to cafes for East End locals

Wiley and Dizze, two grime artists, on a wall in front of three blocks of flats in East London, black and white photography

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Dan Hancox reveals the true story of grime

July 27, 2018January 18, 2019 April Kosky 1805 Views 0 Comments Reviews 1 min read

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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