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‘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.
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Tabitha 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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One issue any autobiography faces is that it is about the messy subject that is real life. Narrative threads are
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This entertaining and moving play set in Wilton’s Music Hall brings together four very different women to tell the story of Victorian lady boxers.
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Tabitha Potts is a writer who lives in East London, an area which inspires much of her work. She has
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Many visitors walk around the streets of East London and admire the unique architecture and the elegant houses with their
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Striking a Light is a fascinating account of the Bryant & May match girls’ strike of 1888 (or matchwomen as
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This beautifully printed and bound book from Spitalfields Life Books is a monograph exploring the work of the artist Doreen
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The Stepney Doorstep Society, written by journalist, ghost-writer, and novelist Kate Thompson, is a must-read for anyone interested in the history
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Local resident Julia Empey’s new osteopathy clinic on Roman Road is already doing a galloping trade with dogs, horses and
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Restaurant, deli and wine bar Symposium on Roman Road is an Italian gastro venue that combines neighbourhood warmth with true
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Once common land for Bethnal Green, the V&A Museum of Childhood was funded by Prince Albert’s Great Exhibition, tiled by
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