Our guide to the best shops on Roman Road for those perfect gifts and everything you need for your home and garden.
What would a Christmas be without a beautiful Christmas tree? Cheaper, for a start, but the smell of fresh spruce, pine, and fir is hard to resist once the festive season is in full swing. If you’re stuck for a … Continued
A not so secret society of designer makers is flourishing in East London. It’s called Urban Makers. Building on their personal experiences as artists, local residents and founders Ilka Dickens and Julia Redgrove have built a vibrant creative network where … Continued
The secret to the success of Abbott’s Flooring, which has been trading on Roman Road for 130 years, has been to change with the times, swapping rolls of lino for swirly patterned carpet, for laminate flooring. The fourth generation of … Continued
Selling flowers on Roman Road since the 1950s, Denningtons is a family run florists with a loyal following of local East Enders and the odd celebrity. Mr Dennington himself first set up shop in 1950 a few doors down from … Continued
One of Roman Road’s best kept secrets, Lofty’s furniture shop has been catapulted into fame with a new BBC show starring Tony Wong, the shop’s ever-smiling manager. Originally, Lofty’s (a play on Algerian owner Lotfi’s name,) used to sell old … Continued
Tucked away at one corner of Victoria Park is Growing Concerns, our local, leafy garden centre. We talk to Caroline Walker who runs Growing Concerns, to discover how this social enterprise has become a thriving local business. Growing Concerns is … Continued
It’s hard to imagine Roman Road without SNAP, the quirky gift store that has become our staple shop for gifts and stationery, specialising in products that you never knew you needed but can’t live without. We speak to owner Helen … Continued
We talk to Robb Myers, the much loved local sewing machine fixer, who is celebrating 70 years at his shop, Sew Amazing on Roman Road. It was in Stoke Newington’s Church Street that Robb’s father, Alfie Myers, established his sewing … Continued