History – Page 11

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Rosie Vincent visits The Geezers on a project to revitalise the Bow Heritage Trail

Rosie Vincent visits Geezers on project to update Bow Heritage Trail

21st July 2022 Alan T Campaigns, History, Roman Road, The Geezers

The Roman Road Trust is working on a project to revitalise and update the Bow Heritage Trail which was created in 1990 by Tower Hamlets Council. Their new project: Rediscovering the Bow Heritage Trail is

The Geezers enjoy a special canal trip

17th July 2022 Alan T Events near Bow, E3, History, The Geezers

Carolyn Clark, the author of The East End Canal Tales, organised a special trip on a barge for The Geezers this morning during this weekends East End Canal Festival.

Barge Horse sculpture Regent's Canal Bow

Celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the Regent’s Canal this weekend

12th July 2022 Alan T Events near Bow, E3, History, News in and around Bow

The East End Canal Festival is on Saturday 16th and Sun 17th July 2022 beside the Art Pavilion, just north of the Green Bridge at Mile End. The event and activities are all free and

Peter Quilter pointing to his Grandfather outside Bow Fire Station in 1942

Grandson of local Fire Officer during the Blitz visits the Geezers

10th July 2022 Alan T History, News in and around Bow, The Geezers

Peter Quilter visited the Geezers last Tuesday to give an extraordinarily interesting talk on life at Bow Fire Station during the 1930s and 40s. After 45 years working for NatWest Peter Quilter retired just as

Photos by Paul Trevor in Four Corners Gallery

The murder of Altab Ali 1978

26th June 2022 Alan T History, News in and around Bow, Roman Road

I highly recommend a visit to the exhibition Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point. Racism was on the rise in the early 1970s. Paul Trevor lived close to Brick Lane and started photographing the local people from 1973.