This weekend, Sat 18th & Sun 19th June 2022, you can visit the steam locomotive, “Poplar” as she celebrates her 150th anniversary. This is one of the first of a class of locomotives built at
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Category: History
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The Battle of Bow
The Battle of Bow. This is the story of a daring 1960s cash van raid.
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Free 1921 Census Exhibition
Across town at the National Archives in Kew there’s a free exhibition on called The 1920s: Beyond the Roar. It shows how people from all sections of society experienced the 1920s. They’ve put original material
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Memories of the Tredegar Estate, Bow
Sunil Rana wrote in to ask if I’d made any progress on tracking down photos of the old Tredegar Estate of 1976 – 2003 (approx). He grew up on the estate, before it was knocked
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Exhibitions and Talks
Youth of Yesterday at Oxford House, Bethnal Green In the 1970s photographer Philip Cunningham captured local daily life, friendship and street culture. This free exhibition (photo above) is open 10am to 5pm Monday to Friday
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