How to stay fit and well during lockdown
Our guide to the best local fitness, yoga and mindfulness classes during lockdown, including ways to get creative and stay busy with useful tips and courses.
Author: Francesca Lister-Fell
Piers Gough CBE: the Bow architect who designed Mile End’s Green Bridge
‘Even though you’re only about seven metres from the ground, you feel like you’re on top of the world. You can see Canary Wharf, you can see the park – there’s a great feeling of ownership of the East End. You think this is where I belong, this is my place’.
Malin’s in Bow: the first fish and chip shop in the UK
Operating from 1860 to the early 1970s, Malin’s fish and chip shop on Old Ford Road in Bow was the first fried fish and chippie in the UK. We took a look at the dish’s fascinating story.
The history of Bow Station, the ‘St Pancras’ of Bow
Have you heard of the grand Bow Station before? Considered to be the ‘St Pancras’ of its time, this fascinating building was far more than just a transport hub.
The grassroots campaigns for and against Liveable Streets
Tower Hamlets Council’s Liveable Streets proposals have sparked many different responses in the community. We dive into the two main grass-roots campaigns that sprang up overnight in support of or opposing Liveable Streets.
Bow Road railway station: Bow Road’s lesser-known railway station ran until 1949
Have you heard of Bow Road’s disused railway station before? Serving passengers from 1876 till 1949, we dive into the lesser-known history of this fascinating little station, which is now occupied by William Hill on Bow Road.
The faces, emotion and passion of West Ham football fans
Local resident José’s photography project ‘Faces of West Ham’ records the faces, emotions and passion of The Hammers.
Consultation opens for Liveable Street’s ‘bold plans’ for Bow
The Council’s Liveable Streets programme is proposing to pedestrianise parts of Roman Road, Bow, and to close Old Ford at Skew Bridge – have your say on it.
Lockdown photo essay captures aerial photography of an empty Victoria Park
‘The drone allows you to see areas from a very unusual perspective and it has the power to completely transform familiar places. I look for the geometry within infrastructure sometimes and the pathways in the park provided that.’
Farewell to Percy Ingle, the East End family bakery
As Percy Ingle Bakeries, the 66-year-old East End baking empire, closes its doors, we look back over the company’s history.
Best things to do in Bow
Here’s our Editor picks for the best things to do in Bow. Bow is rich in culture, history and eateries that will keep you entertained, well-fed and well-caffeinated without you having to travel afar.
World War II’s first ‘doodlebug’ V-1 flying bomb was dropped on Grove Road
The first V-1 flying bomb, or doodlebug, landed on Grove Road, decimating the railway bridge and killing six people. 30 people were injured and 200 were made homeless. Here’s how it happened.