Unveiled: the world’s largest Victorian gasworks in Bromley-by-Bow
While it may look to be a derelict brownsite, the Bromley-by-Bow Gasworks were industry giants in their day. We take
Read moreWhile it may look to be a derelict brownsite, the Bromley-by-Bow Gasworks were industry giants in their day. We take
Read moreIn her new book, Vicious, Elegant Bastards, Hyams delves into the murky world of the notorious Kray twins and the
Read moreCreating a park for the community: how Sir James Pennethorne, one London’s most revered architects, was given the role of
Read moreCopperfield Road Ragged school brought universal free education to Mile End in the Victorian era, providing a glimmer of hope
Read moreThe Albert pub nestles modestly on the entrance of Roman Road Market offering pints to the thirsty but who knew
Read moreFarthing bundles and bombsites: three people speak of their experiences of receiving Clara Grant’s farthing bundles. East End legend and
Read moreGone but not forgotten: The Arena in Mile End was a short-lived but vital part of the East End’s boxing
Read moreWe’ve enlisted the help of four local school children to unpack the fictional world of 1940’s wartime Britain as portrayed
Read moreOnce the site of a lunatic asylum and then brought to fame by Charles Dickens, Grove Hall Park is a
Read moreOur book reviewer Tabitha Potts delves into The Graves of Whitechapel, a historical crime thriller that follows a barrister’s intricate
Read moreWhat does an industrial town in south Wales, a Welsh aristocrat, and Bow all have in common? The answer is
Read moreOur reviewer Tabitha Potts casts her eyes over Vicky Newham’s debut murder mystery Turn a Blind Eye, twisting and turning
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