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Heritage

Large gas work next to a canal, Bromley-by-Bow, East London
Photography by Tom Hains © Social Streets C.I.C

Unveiled: the world’s largest Victorian gasworks in Bromley-by-Bow

June 17, 2022June 23, 2022 Victoria Miller 171 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

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The Kray twins in their boxing days
Ronnie (left) and Reggie Kray during their amateur boxing days

The unrelenting lure of the Kray twins: Jacky Hyams on separating East End truth from folklore

March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 Polly Nash 250 Views 6 min read

In her new book, Vicious, Elegant Bastards, Hyams delves into the murky world of the notorious Kray twins and the

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The plan for Victoria Park, designed by James Pennethorne.

Sir James Pennethorne: the story behind the architect of the ‘People’s Park’

February 18, 2022February 22, 2022 Zoe Dowsett 416 Views 5 min read

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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Group of Dr Barnardo's children outside 48 Copperfield Road, Mile End, East London.
Group of Dr Barnardo's children outside 48 Copperfield Road, Mile End, East London.

The History of Copperfield Road Ragged School

January 23, 2022January 21, 2022 Polly Nash 299 Views 7 min read

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 Albert public house on the corner of St Stephen's Road and Roman Road in 1987, Bow.

The elusive history of The Albert pub

January 13, 2022January 14, 2022 Atiya Chowdhury 503 Views 5 min read

The Albert pub nestles modestly on the entrance of Roman Road Market offering pints to the thirsty but who knew

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Jim Westlake at Devons Road School, Bow, East London, 1961
Jim Westlake, top row, third from the left, in Devons Road School's Football Team's photo. Image courtesy of Jim Westlake

Memories and experiences of Clara Grant’s Farthing Bundles

December 16, 2021January 14, 2022 Victoria Miller 360 Views 8 min read

Farthing bundles and bombsites: three people speak of their experiences of receiving Clara Grant’s farthing bundles. East End legend and

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Archive image of The Arena boxing club, Mile End, East London.

The Arena, Mile End: a local boxing arena where legends were made

November 16, 2021January 14, 2022 Zoe Dowsett 374 Views 4 min read

Gone but not forgotten: The Arena in Mile End was a short-lived but vital part of the East End’s boxing

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Cover of The Blitz Bus by Glen Blackwell.

The Blitz Bus by Glen Blackwell book review

November 11, 2021January 14, 2022 Oyin Osin 244 Views 4 min read

We’ve enlisted the help of four local school children to unpack the fictional world of 1940’s wartime Britain as portrayed

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Photograph of Grove Hall, Bow, Tower Hamlets, dating from 1898.

Grove Hall Park: a concealed green space with a concealed history

October 13, 2021January 14, 2022 Stefania Di Ciò 459 Views 4 min read

Once the site of a lunatic asylum and then brought to fame by Charles Dickens, Grove Hall Park is a

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Front cover of The Graves of Whitechapel book, written by Claire Evans.

Book review: ‘The Graves of Whitechapel’ by Claire Evans

October 7, 2021January 14, 2022 Tabitha Potts 345 Views 3 min read

Our book reviewer Tabitha Potts delves into The Graves of Whitechapel, a historical crime thriller that follows a barrister’s intricate

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Black, grey and white pencil portrait of Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet
Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet. Picture from PICRYL

Sir Charles Morgan: The history behind Bow’s Welsh connection

September 22, 2021January 14, 2022 Victoria Miller 605 Views 6 min read

What does an industrial town in south Wales, a Welsh aristocrat, and Bow all have in common? The answer is

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Turn A Blind Eye by Vicky Newham book review.

Turn a Blind Eye by Vicky Newham review – the body count mounts in Mile End

July 12, 2021January 14, 2022 Citizen Journalist 533 Views 2 min read

Our reviewer Tabitha Potts casts her eyes over Vicky Newham’s debut murder mystery Turn a Blind Eye, twisting and turning

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