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Christmas lights on Roman Road 2020, by photographer Phil Verney
Images by night photographer © Phil Verney
Arts & artists Local Society 

Community spirit shines through this year’s Christmas light displays

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 Phil Verney 163 Views 0 Comments Galleries 1 min read

We sent local photographer Phil Verney to capture the best Christmas lights around the Roman Road area.

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Doing the crossword - a window into canal boats on Regent's Canal, by photographer Rose Palmer
Canal boat windows. Photography by Rose Palmer
Arts & artists Local Society 

A window into life on the canal [photoessay]

December 3, 2020December 9, 2020 Siva Thangarajah 1819 Views 0 Comments Galleries 2 min read

I wanted to capture intimate scenes of people’s autumn evenings on the boats.

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Trevor the milk man standing next to his float
Photography by Tom Keeling
Culture & communities Local Society 

Why the local milk round is enjoying a revival

December 13, 2019January 11, 2020 Scarlet Hannington 14319 Views 3 Comments Galleries 3 min read

Trevor Culling is the neighbourhood’s silent and often invisible friend, delivering milk to door steps around Roman Road when the

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Sulkin House in Globe Town, East London
Photographs by Yev Kazannik
Buildings & landmarks Local Places to visit Things to do 

Sulkin House through a photographer’s lens

December 4, 2019July 28, 2020 Yev Kazannik 15549 Views 0 Comments Galleries 0 min read

Sulkin House is one of the most distinctive buildings in East London, which is no small feat. Designed by Denys

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Dog at the Victoria Park Dog Show
Culture & communities Local Society 

Oodles of poodles at the Victoria Park Dog Show 2019 [GALLERY]

September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 Frederick O'Brien 15074 Views 0 Comments Galleries 0 min read

The Victoria Park Dog Show is the place to be seen in East London, if you’re a dog. Every year

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Drawing of Loafing on Roman Road by Bex Shaw
Arts & artists Local Society 

Bex Shaw’s drawings of Roman Road [GALLERY]

September 6, 2019September 18, 2019 Frederick O'Brien 17814 Views 0 Comments Galleries 4 min read

Bex Shaw has lived in Bow for 10 years and immortalised many of the area’s shop fronts with her artwork.

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MO and the Red Ribbon street parade on Roman Road, part of Greenwich+Docklands International Festival
Leisure & recreation Lifestyle Local 

MO and the Red Ribbon street parade in pictures [GALLERY]

July 1, 2019July 6, 2019 Tabitha Stapely 8765 Views 0 Comments Galleries 1 min read

On one of hottest days of the year, thousands of people turned out on Roman Road to see MO and

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Shutter art at Peckover Butchers on Roman Road
Arts & artists Local Society 

The shutter art of Roman Road [GALLERY]

June 27, 2019June 27, 2019 Frederick O'Brien 9895 Views 1 Comment Galleries 3 min read

You see a different side to Roman Road at night. When the market stalls have been packed away and the

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couple walking up tiled stairs of mile end tube station
Miles of Tiles, Mile End tube station © Luke Agbaimoni
Buildings & landmarks Local Society 

Mile End tube station: ‘Miles of Tiles’ [GALLERY]

April 12, 2019April 18, 2019 Georgina Roberts 8857 Views 0 Comments Galleries 2 min read

Every day, some 25,000 of us hop on at Mile End tube station to brave the baking Central line, whether

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Ye Olde Corner Shop in Bow, East London
Photographs by Massimo Iannetti
Culture & communities Local Society 

Lights in the darkness – the corner shops of Bow [GALLERY]

April 10, 2019October 29, 2019 Massimo Iannetti 8033 Views 1 Comment Galleries 0 min read

Corner shops are one of the staples of city life, their owners the unsung heroes of convenience shopping. Here, local

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Interior of the House Mill in Bromley-by-Bow
Photographs by Claire Watts
Buildings & landmarks Local Places to visit Things to do 

Cocooned in wood: the House Mill through a photographer’s lens [GALLERY]

April 2, 2019April 3, 2019 Claire Watts 9480 Views 0 Comments Galleries 1 min read

It has been some time since the streets were awash with gin, but entering the old House Mill in Bromley-by-Bow

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Phil Verney night sky in Bow
Arts & artists Local Society 

A view of the universe from E3 [GALLERY]

March 17, 2019March 19, 2019 Phil Verney 7272 Views 2 Comments Galleries 5 min read

Phil Verney is a photographer who lives in Bow. He regularly takes photographs of the night sky from his flat,

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