Open House London: our Tower Hamlets highlights
Open House London returns this weekend. The festival celebrates the urban landscape of London, allowing people to venture through the doors of iconic buildings around the city.
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Places to visit
Discover the top attractions to visit in the Roman Road area from Victoria Park and Tower Hamlets Cemetery in Bow to the London Buddhist Centre and Meath Gardens in Globe Town. Read our area guides and suggested tours of the local heritage, arts and cultural highlights.
Rich Mix unveils Camille Walala’s gigantic street art mural
Rich Mix unveiled an art mural by well-known East End based artist Camille Walala. Spanning across the entire 600 square
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Culture in the time of Covid: Radical Figures at the Whitechapel Gallery
Art is an important tool to facilitate meaningful discussion, and at a time when issues of representation, instigated in part by the Black Lives Matter movement, are at the fore, Radical Figures reveals unseen perspectives.
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Ba’al Shem of London’s grave in Mile End’s Alderney Road Cemetery
Behind an anonymous brick wall in Alderney Road off of Mile End Road lies the oldest Ashkenazi cemetery in the U.K. Founded in 1696 and closed in 1852, the cemetery marks the establishment of the Ashkenazi community, now the largest Jewish ethnic group in the U.K.
Best things to do in Bow
Here’s our Editor picks for the best things to do in Bow. Bow is rich in culture, history and eateries that will keep you entertained, well-fed and well-caffeinated without you having to travel afar.
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Statues and monuments in Tower Hamlets
Here’s a roundup of the all the statues in Bow. From important figures like William Gladstone (why are his hands painted red?) to Victoria Park’s iconic guard dogs.
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The controversial history of Bow Road tube station
Bow Road tube station is best known for its playful, colourful pillars that line its platforms. But did you know this station has a rather turbulent history? We dive into the story behind Bow Road’s tube station.
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Meath Garden’s black poplar – ‘the most important veteran tree in Tower Hamlets’
This is a 200-year old native black poplar, one of the few remaining trees of its kind in the UK. This tree’s rarity, age and sentimental value to the local community led a council official to state that it is easily ‘the most important veteran tree in Tower Hamlets’.
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The genesis of Genesis: from abandoned theatre to nation’s favourite indie cinema
Voted Best UK Cinema in 2016, its founder Tyrone Walker-Hebborn tell us about the venue’s surprising beginning, standing up for the underdogs of cinema and bringing the East End’s inclusive spirit to the industry.
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From Bow to Marbella: photo-essay of Donnybrook Quarter
But the open, Mediterranean-style design is also part of a wider mission for Barber beyond just aesthetics.
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Bombed, neglected and resurrected: the story of Mile End Park
Opening in 1999, Mile End Park is a linear stretch of green that starts at Roman Road and runs southwards like a ribbon alongside Regent’s Canal, crossing over bustling Mile End Road and ending at the Limehouse basin.
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Sulkin House through a photographer’s lens
Sulkin House is one of the most distinctive buildings in East London, which is no small feat. Designed by Denys
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