Allen Staines: Bow Garage, the No 8 Bus and the new Routemaster
We find out what happens inside Bow Garage and talk to Allen Staines about how life as a number 8
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Threat of more traffic and danger to cyclists on Roman Road
New Superhighway redirection plans threaten to increase traffic on Roman Road, endangering the safety of cyclists and increasing congestion and pollution
David Hoffman Roman Road Cafe Crawl for Photomonth
The Cafe Crawl (part of Photomonth) on Roman Road is showing rarely seen photos from renown local photojournalist David Hoffman.
Roman Road subject of Cass architecture and art degree
Roman Roman will be the subject of a three-year Fine Art and Architecture BA degree. The initiative is part of
Can Victoria Park survive Winterville?
We all love some festive fun but plans for a one month long winter event in Victoria Park have raised
Georgia Patsouraki Humans of Roman Road exhibition [photoessay]
Photographer Georgia Patsouraki specialises in documenting traditions and in her latest exhibitions, Humans of Roman Road, she turns her attention to
Home birth pioneer Claire Davis on breastfeeding and living in a Pankhurst house
The East End has a proud history of strong women working for women’s rights, and it seems it still attracts pioneering women. We
Harry da Costa: fighting for street trader rights on Roman Road Market
We meet Harry da Costa, one of Roman Road Market’s most well known characters, who first started trading at the age of
Sarah Ainslie Pooch Portraits for Roman Road Festival 2014 [Photoessay]
Gina’s Closet teamed up with local photographer Sarah Ainslie to create a pavement shoot for dogs and their owners on Roman
East London Suffragettes centenary festival
‘Sylvia Pankhurst was a really incredible woman, and I wanted to see her story told,’ says Sarah Jackson, so she
Stuart Pearson Wright interview
We talk to former Roman Road resident, the portrait painter Stuart Pearson Wright, who was inspired by The Roman’s everyday
East London Group: From Bow to Biennale book review
David Buckman’s interest in twentieth century art was awakened when, as a freelance journalist, he read a feature about the