Artist Kay Kanté: Swapping law books for canvases
Kay Kanté’s ordinary scene paintings of the area are being shown at The Brady Art Gallery, and has led her
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Cultural heritage
Discover arts, culture and heritage
In our Cultural Heritage section we look at what makes our neighbourhood unique. We explore the arts, culture and heritage that have formed our identity, including Bow grime music, the East London Suffragettes and the Cockney heritage.
The Florist Arms landlady Emma Tarbard: choosing the pub life
‘It’s in my blood’: Third generation publican Emma Tarbard left university to continue the family trade of East End pub
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What Cockney rhyming slang for money endures in the East End?
We put it to the people of East London to find out whether Cockney rhyming slang for money can survive
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Why people are coming to Roman Road for the Big Beauty look
Big hair, strong brows, deep tans, long talons; more is more when it comes to beauty on Roman Road. Less
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Jock McFadyen: the ever-changing East End
Jock McFayden’s vistas of the East End are on display at the Royal Academy, depicting the transformation of our neighbourhood’s
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What are you called if you’re from Bow?
Putting it to the residents once and for all: how do the people of Bow define themselves? Everyone knows that
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Artist Mira Connolly: Colouring in Bow
We spoke to artist Mira Connolly on capturing Bow at night and why working with less colour enhances her art.
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The unrelenting lure of the Kray twins: Jacky Hyams on separating East End truth from folklore
In her new book, Vicious, Elegant Bastards, Hyams delves into the murky world of the notorious Kray twins and the
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Sir James Pennethorne: the story behind the architect of the ‘People’s Park’
Creating a park for the community: how Sir James Pennethorne, one London’s most revered architects, was given the role of
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The history of back slang: the covert language of the East End
Think Cockney rhyming slang was the only covert language of the Victorian-era East End? Introducing back slang, rhyming slang’s lesser-known,
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The History of Copperfield Road Ragged School
Copperfield Road Ragged school brought universal free education to Mile End in the Victorian era, providing a glimmer of hope
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The elusive history of The Albert pub
The Albert pub nestles modestly on the entrance of Roman Road Market offering pints to the thirsty but who knew
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