in 1868 the first ever Australian sporting team to play overseas came to England. Comprising of 13 aboriginal cricketers they … More
Category: London History
Rare Pictures of St Clements Hospital in Mile End
St Clements Hospital in Mile End closed in 2005. The services it offered were transferred to the nearby Mile End … More
Dorset Street the Worst Street in London made from Lego
The Worst Street in London was once Dorset Street. Charles Booth’s investigator described it like this in 1898. “The Worst … More
Secrets of the Truman Brewery on Brick Lane
The Truman Brewery has a long history. Sitting on Brick Lane it was once known as the Black Eagle Brewhouse. … More
Sylvia Pankhurst Suffragette Walking Tour in East London
Bow was the headquarters of the East London Federation of the Suffragettes. Led by Sylvia Pankhurst, it was an offshoot … More
Discovering the Bow Palace site of the Great Suffrage Demonstration
On 24 November 1912 Sylvia Pankhurst and George Lansbury held what was described as a ‘Great Suffrage Demonstration’ at Bow in … More
Carrie Reichardt creates Suffragette Spirit murals at the Nuart Aberdeen festival
“I think I might need to start redefining myself” says Carrie. The artist who for years has used her art … More
Interview with Jerome Davenport the Australian street artist painting a giant Suffragette Mural in London
We’ve been hanging out with Jerome Davenport a fair bit recently! Mainly on account of his recent painting of a … More
The Bow Palais and the old Bow Station
The old Bow Station was a grand affair. The type of building, which if it was still there, today would … More
Mural of Sylvia Pankhurst on the Lord Morpeth pub in Bow
A giant mural of Sylvia Pankhurst has been painted onto the side of a pub in Bow. The location couldn’t … More
Five Mysterious and Secret Spots to Discover in London
London is full of secret spots which, although often in plain sight, can reveal a whole load of mystery and … More
Famous London locations of the writers and artists of the Bloomsbury Group
The writers and artists who collectively called themselves the Bloomsbury Group have become synonymous with that particular area of London. … More
Free Walking Tour around Bloomsbury and Holborn
The area around Holborn and Bloomsbury is a great place to walk around and explore. Personally we’ve got to know … More
Celebrating the work of the East London Group of artists at the Nunnery Gallery in Bow
A show at the Nunnery Gallery in Bow has been celebrating the work of the East London Group of artists … More
Key Moments in the Political History of the East End of London
London’s East End has often found itself at the forefront of political activity. From Sylvia Pankhurst and the suffragettes campaigning … More
Dead Bod in Hull graffiti which is now a symbol of the city
Dead Bod in Hull is a simple drawing of an upturned bird. Feet to the sky and drawn onto a … More
A Journey around the Queer City of Soho, its clubs and its culture
London’s Soho is the heart of the city’s LGBTQ+ scene and it’s a scene which has it’s roots back to … More
Art and Life in Besieged Leningrad, the story of artist Elena Marttila
For this post we publish something a little bit different and welcome guest authors Olga Kucherenko and Ksenia Afonina as … More
A huge line of Dominoes snakes through London and then gets knocked down as part of the London’s Burning festival
The recent London’s Burning festival caught the imagination in more ways than one. A giant series of events featuring some … More
Giant wooden replica of old London burns on the Thames to commemorate Great Fire of London
We are packed together on the banks of the Thames on the embankment near Blackfriars standing opposite the Oxo Tower … More
Buildings which survived the Great Fire of London and where to find them
The great fire of London devastated the old medieval city. Starting in Pudding Lane at the king’s bakers it spread … More
The Seven Stars on Brick Lane the former murky East End pub which is now a street art hotspot
It often gets featured and it often gets visited, in fact no self respecting street art connoisseur misses it when … More
Shakespeare’s Lost Playhouse: The Curtain Theatre
The Curtain Theatre in Shoreditch has long been lost, but a development in the area where it once stood is … More
Culture map of Shoreditch gives visitors some hot tips on where to go and what to see
A culture map of Shoreditch has been created by the developers of the ‘The Stage’, the development taking place around … More
Facadism the laziest and most unsatisfying form of preservation is causing irreparable damage to Spitalfields and to London
Possibly the laziest and most unsatisfying form of ‘preservation’ is the current fad of preserving the facade of an old … More