Book review: ‘The Nature Seed’ by Lucy Jones and Kenneth Greenway
With help from The Nature Seed, our book reviewer Helen Simms discovers the joy of looking, connecting, and bonding with
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Cultural heritage
From the Suffragettes to Wiley to Cockney Rhyming Slang, Roman Road has an uniquely East End heritage full of pioneers and radicals.
The Bloody Bishop Bonner of London
Ghostly sightings of Bloody Bonner, a Catholic Bishop of London who burnt almost 300 Protestants at the stake, haunt our
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Grove Hall Park: a concealed green space with a concealed history
Once the site of a lunatic asylum and then brought to fame by Charles Dickens, Grove Hall Park is a
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Book review: ‘The Graves of Whitechapel’ by Claire Evans
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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Sir Charles Morgan: The history behind Bow’s Welsh connection
What does an industrial town in south Wales, a Welsh aristocrat, and Bow all have in common? The answer is
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The old Bow Baths and Washhouse from bathing to Suffragette meetings
From bathing to boxing, and political rallies to illegal parties, we delve into the history behind, and events that took
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Hooked on urban fishing: ‘It’s about being out there, connecting with nature and appreciating life.’
London has long been home to a fishing tradition of its own. Here, local photographers Tom Hains and Ash Gardner capture
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Regeneration Songs: Sounds of Investment and Loss in East London, Book review
A scorching collection of essays, Regeneration Songs is crucial reading for anyone seeking to understand their changing city. Moving through
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Suffragette Fanny Wilkinson: the UK’s first female landscape gardener who designed Meath Gardens
Fanny Wilkinson designed 75 of London’s green spaces, including our very own Meath Gardens. Citizen Journalist Kate Rutland explores her life
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East End Born and Bled by Jeff Jones – ‘a fascinating history of London boxing’
Our resident reviewer Tabitha Potts dives into this fantastic book charting the lives, day-jobs and backgrounds of East End fighters
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Victoria Park by Gemma Reeves book review – touching and tasting East London
This debut novel by Gemma Reeves is a dreamy montage of lives connected by delight in the small things while
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Turn a Blind Eye by Vicky Newham review – the body count mounts in Mile End
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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