Cultural heritage –– Roman Road LDN

Aint Hidin Nuttin: Insights drawn from a life of grime and crime in Bow

July 21, 2022July 29, 2022 Panayiota Demosthenous 594 Views 10 min read

How two East London locals are showing the world what it was like to grow up in the Mecca of

Lee Navigation, Hackney Wick, Looking northward from the junction of the Hertford Union Canal, the nearest bridge is Carpenters Road.

July 13, 2022July 25, 2022 Panayiota Demosthenous 177 Views 7 min read

Victoria Park’s water-filled cohabitor has lived in the East End since 1830, but what stories does the Hertford Union Canal

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022 Victoria Miller 269 Views 5 min read

The East End’s story is one of movement and Harley Grove’s Sikh temple is a microcosm of the lives of

The number 8 bus with a rainbow makeover, in celebration of pride month 2015.

June 26, 2022June 24, 2022 Panayiota Demosthenous 58 Views 9 min read

We celebrate the fifty year anniversary of Pride by looking back at how the LGBT+ movement changed Tower Hamlets’ queer

Photography by Tom Hains © Social Streets C.I.C

June 17, 2022June 23, 2022 Victoria Miller 213 Views 5 min read

While it may look to be a derelict brownsite, the Bromley-by-Bow Gasworks were industry giants in their day. We take

Photo courtesy of Gary Taylor.

June 13, 2022June 15, 2022 Panayiota Demosthenous 233 Views 3 min read

Take a look at last weekend’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations around the Roman, full of cake, bunting, music, drinks and smiles.

June 8, 2022June 10, 2022 Victoria Miller 126 Views 7 min read

Bengali author Tufayel Ahmed speaks about the challenges of growing up gay in the 1990s and how it led to

June 6, 2022June 8, 2022 Victoria Miller 187 Views 5 min read

Six months after his passing, Stan Jones’ family and friends remember him by decorating his East End home on Lichfield

Bow Arts has launched East London Art Prize. Image credit: Rob Harris