Save Brick Lane is a campaign aimed at stopping a development proposal from the Old Truman Brewery. Launching on the … More
Category: East London History
King Cole the Aboriginal Cricketer of Bethnal Green
in 1868 the first ever Australian sporting team to play overseas came to England. Comprising of 13 aboriginal cricketers they … More
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 a Lego History of the Worst Street in London
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
Bow Palace the 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
The Old Bow Station and the Bow Palais
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
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
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
Sylvia Pankhurst and the East London Suffragettes
Sylvia Pankhurst lived in East London. Here she supported the working class women of the East End. She established the … More
Norton Folgate and Blossom Street Redevelopment Controversy
The unique area of Norton Folgate, the little former liberty joining the city with Shoreditch along the Bishopsgate road is … More
Where to Find Jack the Ripper Murder Sites in Whitechapel, Aldgate and Spitalfields
There’s one thing about living in the East End of London that you can’t really fail to hear about and … More
Free Walking Tour of the East End of London
For this walking tour of the East End of London we’ll explore a vibrant place. Home to many people from … More
Digging up King Johns Court, Crossrail excavations in Stepney Green
A couple of weeks ago I took part in my first archaeological dig courtesy of the Museum of London Archaelogy … More
The Bethnal Green Tube Disaster Memorial
Today the memorial to the victims of the Bethnal Green tube disaster marked the 70th anniversary of the tragedy. Named … More
The Jewish East End
So todays post is slightly different from the norm. Similar in that I spent the day wandering around the east … More