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Design & home

Our guide to the best shops on Roman Road for those perfect gifts and everything you need for your home and garden.

Design & home Leisure & recreation Shopping 

Where to buy Christmas trees in East London

November 18, 2020November 27, 2020 Frederick O'Brien 68070 Views 0 Comments Guides 5 min read

What would a Christmas be without a beautiful Christmas tree? Cheaper, for a start, but the smell of fresh spruce,

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Inside Workshop 353 Roman Road Tobia Maschio
Workshop 353 Roman Road Tobia Maschio
Design & home Local Shopping 

Picture framing shop Workshop 353 opens in Bow

June 18, 2020June 23, 2020 Siva Thangarajah 6153 Views 1 Comment News 2 min read

‘The most popular request I have are just everyday people wanting to get photos of their family members framed,’ says Maschio. ‘Grandparents who want nice images of their grandchildren, for example.’

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Keys hanging on wall at Thompsons hardware store on Roman Road
Design & home Local Shopping 

The secret services of Roman Road

June 15, 2019January 29, 2020 Frederick O'Brien 62041 Views 0 Comments Guides 3 min read

Roman Road is rightly renowned for its market, but let us never forget that it’s also packed full of fabulous

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Gina outside Gina's Closet on Roman Road
Design & home Local Shopping 

Gina’s Closet, the bric-a-brac sanctuary of Roman Road

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 Anna Lezard 4969 Views 0 Comments Features 6 min read

Gina’s Closet, the Aladdin’s Cave of bric-a-brac on Roman Road, has been a second-hand treasure trove since 1991. Jeannette ‘Gina’

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Ged Palmer, standing in the doorway of his shop on Roman Road Luminor Sign Co
Design & home Lifestyle Local Shopping 

Painting the town red, green, white, blue… Ged Palmer on Luminor Sign Co and the analogue revival

April 6, 2019November 28, 2019 Frederick O'Brien 4491 Views 0 Comments Features 5 min read

Odds are you’ve seen a sign painted by Ged Palmer. He and his team at Luminor Sign Co on Roman

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Thompson's hardware store roman road
Design & home Lifestyle Local Society 

Thompson’s, the 80 year DIY Dynasty

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 Natasha Forrest 4943 Views 2 Comments Features 6 min read

One of Roman Road’s oldest businesses, Thompson’s hardware store has a venerable East End lineage. Passed down through three generations,

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Martin Fuller Plant Stall Globe Town Square
Design & home Lifestyle Local 

New plant stall in Globe Town Market Square

March 18, 2019September 18, 2019 Natasha Forrest 6722 Views 3 Comments News 1 min read

A new stall is coming to Globe Town Market. Martin Fuller, formally a fisherman off the coast of Newhaven in

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Loftys Wick Lane Tony Wong
Design & home Local 

Lofty’s Furniture moves to Wick Lane

March 1, 2019March 12, 2019 Natasha Forrest 7615 Views 2 Comments News 1 min read

Lofty’s beloved furniture shop is saying ‘goodbye’ to Roman Road and ‘hello’ to a bigger stock space in Wick Lane.

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Urban Makers founders Ilka Dickens and Julia Redgrove
Design & home Fashion & beauty Lifestyle Local Shopping 

Urban Makers, flying the flag for East London designer-maker markets

November 22, 2018September 25, 2020 Frederick O'Brien 3728 Views 0 Comments Features 6 min read

Urban Makers’ moral core goes beyond community. Goods must be made ethically and sustainably if possible, and have an environmental conscience. Members are discouraged from using plastic wrapping, and encouraged to use biodegradable packaging.

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From bottom left to right: Phil, Josh, Ben, George and Mary
From bottom left to right: Phil, Josh, Ben, George and Mary
Design & home Lifestyle Local Shopping 

Abbott’s Flooring, from East End to Ibiza

November 13, 2018January 17, 2019 Dominika Kubinyova 4219 Views 2 Comments Features 9 min read

The secret to the success of Abbott’s Flooring, which has been trading on Roman Road for 130 years, has been

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Male florist holding a bouquet of flowers in Denningtons florist, Roman Road, East London
Design & home Lifestyle Local Shopping 

Denningtons florist- one of Roman Road’s oldest family businesses

May 21, 2018November 28, 2019 April Kosky 4107 Views 0 Comments Features 2 min read

Selling flowers on Roman Road since the 1950s, Denningtons is a family run florists with a loyal following of local

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Shop owner sat on a yellow sofa he's selling outside his shop on Roman Road Market
Design & home Lifestyle Local Shopping 

Lofty’s furniture shop catapulted into fame with BBC show

May 2, 2018January 18, 2019 April Kosky 9463 Views 5 Comments Features 3 min read

One of Roman Road’s best kept secrets, Lofty’s furniture shop has been catapulted into fame with a new BBC show

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