Grace Boyle, Author at Roman Road LDN

Sandwich on a clear plastic plate from Coffee and Fripes, Roman Road, Bow, East London

Coffee and Fripes recently launched a lunch menu. Image courtesy of Coffee and Fripes

The best places to have lunch around Roman Road

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022 Grace Boyle 3216 Views 12 min read

With new cafes and lunch spots popping up on the Roman, we thought that a roundup of best places for

Roast turkey, with all the trimmings, and roasted carrots and potatoes in smaller dishes on a plain wooden table, The Green Goose, Bow, East London

Photograph courtesy of The Green Goose

The best pub Christmas dinners near Roman Road

November 12, 2021February 22, 2022 Grace Boyle 2433 Views 4 min read

‘Tis the season for roasted chestnuts, cranberry sauce and cinnamon-dusted mince pies. Although this year might still be a little

The Appliance Judge

Local independent shops offering online Christmas gift shopping

November 26, 2020January 11, 2022 Grace Boyle 2137 Views 11 min read

December is around the corner, which means that the run up to panic buying last minute bubble bath sets is

Young linda in the back garden of 40 libra road

Memories: from Libra Road to Brodick House

November 7, 2020January 14, 2022 Grace Boyle 2178 Views 7 min read

From the outdoor toilets and fireside tin baths of Libra Road, to the brand new high rise flats of Brodick

Man launching steam boat in Victoria Park lake

This is Home: photographs of the Victoria Park Model Steam Boat Club

October 24, 2020June 22, 2021 Grace Boyle 2520 Views 8 min read

Stumbling across these beautiful black and white photos of the Victoria Park Model Steam Boat Club from 1949, we were

Cockney rhyming slang history: the roots, the rhymes and the reasons

October 10, 2020January 14, 2022 Grace Boyle 34735 Views 7 min read

Ever fallen down the ‘apples and pears’? Have you had your ‘barnet’ chopped recently? Called a mate on the old

Black & white portrait of coffee shop customer through a window

Through the window: Quarantacinque’s lockdown photo essay

October 2, 2020January 13, 2022 Grace Boyle 2127 Views 3 min read

If you’ve been down to Roman Road’s café Quarantacinque recently, you may have noticed a photography display stuck humbly to

Rows of pre-fab buildings in Mile End Park, London, where the Eco Pavilion now stands

Mile End Park’s Eco Pavilion; from post-war prefabs to picturesque parkland

September 20, 2020January 14, 2022 Grace Boyle 3457 Views 4 min read

The lush greenery around Mile End park’s Ecology Pavilion, which we wander around today, was once a thriving neighbourhood made up of Lessada Street, Totty Street and Palm Street. Haven’t heard of these names? It’s because they no longer exist.

Campaign poster to stop 5G tower on Selwyn Green in Medway Conservation Area, Bow, Tower Hamlets

Residents campaign against plans for 18 metre high 5G tower on Selwyn Road

September 11, 2020January 13, 2022 Grace Boyle 2232 Views 3 min read

Local residents are campaigning to stop an 18 metre 5G tower being built adjacent to Selwyn Green over concerns that

Artist Camille Walala's mural on the side of Rich Mix's building.

Rich Mix unveils Camille Walala’s gigantic street art mural

September 10, 2020January 13, 2022 Grace Boyle 1838 Views 1 min read

Rich Mix unveiled an art mural by well-known East End based artist Camille Walala. Spanning across the entire 600 square