Book review: The Little History of the East End
It’s very impressive how much careful research and detail Gordon manages to include while covering such a long period of history and making it short, readable and entertaining.
Read moreIt’s very impressive how much careful research and detail Gordon manages to include while covering such a long period of history and making it short, readable and entertaining.
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Read more‘This boy has been beaten by beasts’ are the first words in Krays: the Final Word, spoken by a Thames Court magistrate investigating the assault on a boy called Roy Harvey who was allegedly beaten with chains by the Kray Twins and their friend Patrick Aucott in Mare Street, Hackney.
Read moreTabitha Potts reviews My Dad, the Guv’nor, Kelly McLean’s autobiography about growing up as the daughter of Lenny McLean, the
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Read moreThis entertaining and moving play set in Wilton’s Music Hall brings together four very different women to tell the story of Victorian lady boxers.
Read moreTabitha Potts is a writer who lives in East London, an area which inspires much of her work. She has
Read moreMany visitors walk around the streets of East London and admire the unique architecture and the elegant houses with their
Read moreStriking a Light is a fascinating account of the Bryant & May match girls’ strike of 1888 (or matchwomen as
Read moreThis beautifully printed and bound book from Spitalfields Life Books is a monograph exploring the work of the artist Doreen
Read moreThe Stepney Doorstep Society, written by journalist, ghost-writer, and novelist Kate Thompson, is a must-read for anyone interested in the history
Read moreLocal resident Julia Empey’s new osteopathy clinic on Roman Road is already doing a galloping trade with dogs, horses and
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