Photo above: dumped tyres, Trego Road, Hackney Wick. Before Britain bid for the Olympics I had already roamed the canals and strange wasteland between Bow and Stratford with a camera. Back then I was shooting
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Category: History
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The Aberfeldy pub comes to life again as The Tommy Flowers
Above the mural of Tommy Flowers by street artist Jimmy C. A number of the Geezers went along to the opening of The Tommy Flowers pub on Thursday 3rd May 2018. It’s at 50 Aberfeldy Street, Poplar, London,
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Around Bow with a Camera
Above – the early days of the Docklands Light Railway. The pub is the Connaught Tavern, near Royal Victoria Dock. We moved to Bow in 1985. It was affordable and easy for both Sheila and
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News Roundup London E3 and Nearby
*STOP PRESS* DLR strike called off The first AGM of the Roman Road Bow Neighbourhood Forum is this Saturday, 21st April 2018. It’s being held at St Paul’s Church, St Stephen’s Road, London, E3 5JL from 3-5pm. The details
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Sylvia Pankhurst mural on Old Ford Road
This brilliant new mural has appeared on the side of the Morpeth Arms, 402 Old Ford Rd, Bow, E3 5NR. In 1914 the East London Federation of Suffragettes moved their headquarters to the building next door to the
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