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Faked Zinoviev Letter which discredited the first UK Labour Government

Free 1921 Census Exhibition

2nd May 2022 Alan T History, News in and around Bow

Across town at the National Archives in Kew there’s a free exhibition on called The 1920s: Beyond the Roar. It shows how people from all sections of society experienced the 1920s. They’ve put original material

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Photo Exhibition, Jazz Festival & Healthcare Survey

14th April 2022 Alan T Arts in East End, Health, News in and around Bow

Photo Exhibition: The Vanished East End This great exhibition of black and white photos from the 1970s and 80s is on at the Brady Arts Centre, 192-196 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5HU. From Whitechapel Station

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Fine silverware manufactured in Bow

14th February 2022 Alan T News in and around Bow

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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Whitechapel Station

Morocco Slaves, Synagogue, Music Halls, Boxing, and Mosque

20th January 2022 Alan T History, News in and around Bow, Where's my boozer gone?

The OurBow website has been moved to new servers and has recovered from the cyber attack. How a Whitechapel pub came to be called the Morocco Slaves…

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George Thomas Matthison living in Bow in 1921

Who lived where you live a hundred years ago?

10th January 2022 Alan T History, News in and around Bow

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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