Reports from the Geezers website: In January 2017 author, Kate Thompson, came to talk to the the Geezers about her local books, Secrets of the Sewing Bee and the Secrets of the Singer Girls. Kate
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Reports from the Geezers website: In January 2017 author, Kate Thompson, came to talk to the the Geezers about her local books, Secrets of the Sewing Bee and the Secrets of the Singer Girls. Kate
Read moreAt last Tuesday’s regular meeting of of the Geezers in Bow, Malcolm Barr-Hamilton, our Borough Archivist, came along to talk about pubs! Malcolm kindly brought along a laptop and projector to show us a huge number
Read morePhoto above of The Old Palace © Victoria and Albert Museum, London In 1890 C.R. Ashbee moved his Guild of Handicraft to opposite Mile End Station. Apart from creating exquisite silverware, he was also engaged
Read moreStepney’s legendary George Tavern in the Commercial Road has won a nine-year legal battle to stop luxury flats being built next door. Landlady Pauline Forster said she was “relieved and happy” after she won a
Read moreThe future of another East End pub hangs in balance. The East End Citizen reports that The Good Samaritan is under threat amidst plans for its refurbishment. The popular pub at 87 Turner Street,
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