Onyx House, pictured below is on the site of Essex House, a big old house built in the 18th Century. It was presumably named as this was the road to Essex, which at that time
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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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Who lived where you live a hundred years ago?
I’m sure you read that the 1921 census has been released into the public domain. To access the census you register with findmypast.com. You get 14 days free then they charge, so provided you remember
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The Geezers Christmas Lunch plus the Lady Franklin news
King Prawn Cocktails Despite the depressive gloom emanating from Westminster, the Geezers had a great Christmas Lunch last week at the Eagle in Snaresbrook. Three course meals on their festive menu were £14.49 and were
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CANCELLED: Crofton Singers Concert at St Paul’s in Bow
The Crofton Singers have sadly had to cancel their free concert on Monday 20th December. “Following news last night we have had to cancel the Crofton Singers concert on Monday due to rising covid cases,
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