A lady called Esther kindly emailed us about the incredible suffragette stories almost nobody knows about. Esther says, “While statues of Millicent Fawcett are all well and good, in this centenary year of *some* women getting the
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Concert at St Mary’s Church Bow, and other news
Photo above: Site of Captain Cook’s house, Stepney. Summer Music at Bow Church (Bow Road, E3 3AA) – Friday 8 June, 7.30pm-9.30pm The Queen Mary University of London Chamber Ensemble, String Quartet and Jazz Ensemble will
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Photos from before the Olympics
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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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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