The Mile End Arena: an open-air boxing venue where legends were made
Gone but not forgotten: The Arena in Mile End was a short-lived but vital part of the East End’s boxing
History & nostalgia
The Blitz Bus by Glen Blackwell book review
We’ve enlisted the help of four local school children to unpack the fictional world of 1940’s wartime Britain as portrayed
Rock Against Racism: the concert in Victoria Park that united a nation
Victoria Park was witness to one of the biggest anti-racism campaigns of the century, combining the decade’s energy for punk
Grove Hall Park: a concealed green space with a concealed history
Once the site of a lunatic asylum and then brought to fame by Charles Dickens, Grove Hall Park is a
Book review: ‘The Graves of Whitechapel’ by Claire Evans
Our book reviewer Tabitha Potts delves into The Graves of Whitechapel, a historical crime thriller that follows a barrister’s intricate
Sir Charles Morgan: The history behind Bow’s Welsh connection
What does an industrial town in south Wales, a Welsh aristocrat, and Bow all have in common? The answer is
Turn a Blind Eye by Vicky Newham review – the body count mounts in Mile End
Our reviewer Tabitha Potts casts her eyes over Vicky Newham’s debut murder mystery Turn a Blind Eye, twisting and turning
Meet Chris Ross, the East End poet keeping Cockney culture young
We talk to Chris Ross, the Cockney poet taking social media by storm with his poems about everyday life in
A cockney holiday: East Ender’s favourite seaside haunts
With foreign travel likely off the cards this year, we rediscover the seaside holiday destinations that East Enders have long
Inside the Stepney Union Workhouse, home to East London’s poorest children
Citizen journalist Kate Rutland dives into the records of the Stepney Union Workhouse to unearth the lives of the pauper
The story of Pelican Cottage and William Press Yard
Recently discovered archive photographs of Pelican Cottage reveal its links to the neighbouring William Press Yard and life in ‘fifties
Folklore of the East End: A Blind Beggar, Phantom Flusher, and miraculous Mulberry Bush
We delve into the myths, legends and folklore that coats the streets of London’s East End. London’s East End is