Book Launch date change to 8th Aug Local author Kate Thompson is launching a new book called Secrets of the Homefront Girls, set in the Yardley’s factory, Stratford during World War 2. Kate would love
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Category: History
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Was this the last pub in Bromley by Bow?
Photo above – vanished without trace – The Blue Anchor. Philip Mernick, Chairman of East London History Society, kindly sent us the article below. It also appears in their Summer 2019 Newsletter. You can download
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To the Edge of Bow
The Boundaries of Bow How far do the boundaries of Bow extend? Standing in Hackney Wick a few days ago I realised that I didn’t know whether I was in Hackney or Tower Hamlets, so
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Do you collect things?
This summer the V&A East project will be creating a new exhibition at the Lansbury Micro Museum (Chrisp Street Market). The exhibition will be called For the Love of Things and the V&A want to
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1970s Photos, Week of Theatre, and Other News
Photo above: constant change on the Greenwich Peninsula. Another Time, Another Place: Hackney in the 70s & 80s There’s currently a fascinating exhibition of Neil Martinson’s photos on show in Hackney Museum until 13th July
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