Hoxton Mini Press celebrate their fifth anniversary with the publication of East London Photo Stories, a fascinating photography-book documenting the ever-changing face of the East London. The book features stunning images from 14 photographers documenting the faces and places of … Continued
Restaurant, deli and wine bar Symposium on Roman Road is an Italian gastro venue that combines neighbourhood warmth with true foodie passion and style. We speak to Symposium restaurant owners Giuseppe Pollifrone and Rubina Aga about physics, vegan wines and … Continued
Once common land for Bethnal Green, the V&A Museum of Childhood was funded by Prince Albert’s Great Exhibition, tiled by women from the local prison and became a canteen during the war. It later become a Museum of Childhood, entrancing … Continued
The V & A Museum of Childhood, a much-loved attraction that has stood on Cambridge Heath Road in Bethnal Green since 1872, is about to change. New plans will transform this much-loved institution into a museum of design and creativity … Continued
It’s getting colder and our thoughts are turning to pastry treats. Lemon Custard Tart is one of Bethnal Green based bakery Breid Bakers’ most popular recipes. Now you can bring all this custardy, lemony deliciousness into your own home as … Continued
Krissie Nicolson is the latest in a long line of female pioneers in the East End fighting for better working conditions. She founded the East End Trades Guild, a reinvention of the workers union, to help support independent small businesses, … Continued
Synonymous with the East End, Rinkoff has been selling its beigels and breads to East Enders for over 100 years. Many of us have made the pilgrimage to its shop in Vallance Road, but did you know that their main … Continued
Film and photography centre and charity Four Corners has a long history of campaigning and community activism in East London. Its current exhibition, Radical Visions: Four Corners and Camerawork, and the future events focusing on photography for mothers, explore the role … Continued
London’s East End is a thoroughly researched and fascinating book aimed specifically at readers who are looking into their East End family history. Its documentation of how the East End has transformed from market gardens to slums will fascinate local historians … Continued
The home of Doreen Fletcher, artist and chronicler of East London life, and her husband Steve Copas, can be found in a terraced row of Victorian houses that ends abruptly on the edge of Wanstead Flats. It makes sense, somehow, … Continued