Features Archives — Roman Road LDN

Jambala Bookshop, Globe Road, off Roman Road, Bethnal Green. Employees Polly Welsby (R) and Heather Belcher

Heather Belcher and Polly Welsby outside Jambala © Social Streets C.I.C

The quiet charm of the Buddhist bookshop, Jambala

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 Victoria Miller 40 Views 0 Comments Features 4 min read

Kindness, inclusivity, and courtesy are just some of the qualities championed by Jambala, a Buddhist bookshop of Lilliputian size Akin

People sitting by the window, with the photo facing front on, the shop front of Tuck Shop, Fish Island, East London.

The community-minded and ethically curated Tuck Shop has been popular since it opened two months ago. Photography: Jake Costain and Samantha Scott

Food & drink Fresh produce & recipes Lifestyle Shopping

Community-focused and consciously curated: the one-stop Tuck Shop

October 19, 2021October 20, 2021 Zoe Dowsett 134 Views 0 Comments Features 4 min read

Owned by a Hackney Wick-based couple, Tuck Shop on Fish Island is a new community-focused grocer and bottle shop, demonstrating

Photograph of Grove Hall, Bow, Tower Hamlets, dating from 1898.

Cultural heritage East End & Cockney Local Society

Grove Hall Park: a concealed green space with a concealed history

October 13, 2021October 15, 2021 Stefania Di Ciò 137 Views 1 Comment Features 3 min read

Once the site of a lunatic asylum and then brought to fame by Charles Dickens, Grove Hall Park is a

Moo Canoes and Barge East at Sweetwater, River Lee, Hackney Wick, East London.

Lifestyle Local Places to visit Things to do

Hackney Wick: the ultimate guide to East London’s playground

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021 Evie Breese 194 Views 0 Comments Features 6 min read

Discover the best things to do, eat, drink and shop all in a day at the destination fun zone that

Small shaft of sun beaming onto a grave, in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, East London

The mysterious, yet charming, Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park © Social Streets C.I.C

Local Places to visit Things to do Tours & trails

The graves and memorials in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 Victoria Miller 201 Views 0 Comments Features 6 min read

As we approach Halloween, we take a spooky tour of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park and discover that it holds fascinating

A front facing photo of Root/25 from the outside

The grand Georgian building housing Root/25. Photography: Jahied and Maria at root/25

Food & drink Lifestyle Local Restaurants & cafes

From root to cup: root/25 community café

September 26, 2021September 28, 2021 Zoe Dowsett 228 Views 0 Comments Features 4 min read

Food, coffee and advocacy create a joyful blend for this welcoming and passionate Bow Road cafe At the start of

Black, grey and white pencil portrait of Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet

Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet. Picture from PICRYL

Culture & communities Local Society

The history behind Bow’s Welsh connection

September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 Victoria Miller 262 Views 0 Comments Features 4 min read

What does an industrial town in south Wales, a Welsh aristocrat, and Bow all have in common? The answer is

Heritage black and white image of Bow Public Baths

Old photo of Bow Baths (facing) and Bow Library (left) on Roman Road, East London

Cultural heritage Local Society Suffragettes

The old Bow Baths and Washhouse from bathing to Suffragette meetings

September 15, 2021September 16, 2021 Stefania Di Ciò 100 Views 0 Comments Features 4 min read

From bathing to boxing, and political rallies to illegal parties, we delve into the history behind, and events that took

Culture & communities Local Society

Lotte Wubben-Moy: Bow to Arsenal, America to the Tokyo Olympics, and home again

September 11, 2021September 10, 2021 Evie Breese 204 Views 0 Comments Features 6 min read

From starting the first girl’s football team at Olga Primary School to representing Great Britain at the Olympics, local resident

Fanny Rollo Wilkinson, first female landscape gardner in the UK who designed Meath Gardens in Globe Town.

Wilkinson was the UK's first female landscape gardener and designed Meath Gardens.

Cultural heritage Local Society Suffragettes

Suffragette Fanny Wilkinson: the UK’s first female landscape gardener who designed Meath Gardens

September 5, 2021September 3, 2021 Citizen Journalist 399 Views 0 Comments Features 3 min read

Fanny Wilkinson designed 75 of London’s green spaces, including our very own Meath Gardens. Citizen Journalist Kate Rutland explores her life

Coffee in a red cup and saucer, Symposium, East London.

Food & drink Lifestyle Local Restaurants & cafes

The best places to have a coffee on Roman Road – chosen by you

September 1, 2021September 9, 2021 Tabitha Potts 5453 Views 1 Comment Features 5 min read

As everyone here at Roman Road LDN is a huge caffeine fan, we decided to ask you, our readers, for

Simon Goode and Ira Yonemura stand next to a printing press at London Centre Book Arts

Arts & artists Local Society

Printer’s Paradise: the London Centre for Book Arts

August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 Anna Lamche 303 Views 0 Comments Features 6 min read

Based in one of London’s fastest-moving tech quarters, the London Centre for Book Arts teaches us that it’s not always

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