Cultural heritage –– Roman Road LDN

The elusive history of The Albert pub

January 13, 2022January 14, 2022 Atiya Chowdhury 631 Views 5 min read

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

January 11, 2022January 14, 2022 Atiya Chowdhury 504 Views 5 min read

Kasper, The Coborn pub cat, brought smiles to Bow for over a year but as locals mourn his death, the

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 429 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

December 2, 2021January 14, 2022 Tabitha Potts 330 Views 3 min read

Themes of immigration, gentrification and belonging are central to Vicky Newham’s second book featuring Detective Inspector Maya Rahman. ‘Out of

November 16, 2021January 14, 2022 Zoe Dowsett 456 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 316 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

November 3, 2021February 1, 2022 Citizen Journalist 299 Views 6 min read

With help from The Nature Seed, our book reviewer Helen Simms discovers the joy of looking, connecting, and bonding with

Bishop Bonner persecuted Protestants, burning many at the stake, in mid-16th century London.

October 29, 2021October 29, 2021 Victoria Miller 611 Views 4 min read

Ghostly sightings of Bloody Bonner, a Catholic Bishop of London who burnt almost 300 Protestants at the stake, haunt our

October 13, 2021January 14, 2022 Stefania Di Ciò 543 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 428 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 721 Views 6 min read

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

Old photo of Bow Baths (facing) and Bow Library (left) on Roman Road, East London

September 15, 2021September 16, 2021 Stefania Di Ciò 419 Views 5 min read

From bathing to boxing, and political rallies to illegal parties, we delve into the history behind, and events that took