The mystery prints of Roman Road
The East End is a haven for artists and hidden talent, and this week we’ve seen just how hidden our
Read more
Things to do
Places to visit, things to do and what’s on around Roman Road including events, exhibitions, courses, workshops, walks, talks and nightlife.
Sylvia Pankhurst and the East London Toy Factory
Sylvia Pankhurst is well known around these parts. Most know of her activism for women’s suffrage. However, many don’t know
Read more
In need of a bath: the bathing lakes and Victoria Park Lido
With the newly reopened Hub in Victoria Park, it seems fitting that we remember something old and largely forgotten there
Read more
Old Bow Library’s philanthropic origin
Obscured by trees, most of us pass by Vernon Hall without a second glance, hurrying on to the Idea Store
Read more
East End Christmas Markets
Every year the concrete metropolis fills up with twinkling lights, festive decorations, tiny stalls, pop-ups, and a merry atmosphere to
Read more
The jolliest Christmas events in East London
Whether you are the type to start singing Christmas carols and buying gifts in early October or you are more
Read more
The Nunnery Gallery: Art by and for Bow
Turning into the alley that houses the Nunnery Gallery, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d stumbled into another century. Until
Read more
Globe Town, the wellbeing mecca of East London
To many Globe Town is a place you travel through to get to somewhere else, to Bow or Bethnal Green
Read more
Bethnal Green Public Library, from mental asylum to refuge of the arts
Bethnal Green Public Library in Bethnal Green Gardens offers a serene place to study, read and work, a far cry
Read more
The V&A Museum of Childhood, from common land to local landmark
Once common land for Bethnal Green, the V&A Museum of Childhood was funded by Prince Albert’s Great Exhibition, tiled by
Read more