Heritage Archives — Roman Road LDN

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet. Picture from PICRYL

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

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