Richard Read wrote in from Wales to say: “For a number of years I’ve been trying to find some pictures of the old Ordell Road estate that was eventually knocked down to make way for
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Tag: history
Local history workshop, and spectacular light show
This Friday, 19th Jan 2017, Tower Hamlets Borough Archivist, Malcolm Barr-Hamilton is leading a workshop on how to use the collections. Book your free place here. The East End History Club next meets at the Borough
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London’s Air Ambulance, Charles Booth’s map of Deptford, Suffragette City walk
Above – Charles Booth’s poverty map of Deptford London’s Air Ambulance gets urgent, essential, pre-hospital medical care to patients inside the M25. They need to double their income over the next five years to continue to
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Isle of Dogs pubs plus wrapping the presents
At 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
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Fraud warning, talk on Stratford, steam train Sat,
Fraud Alert The police are warning everybody to watch out for online fraud. They say that bogus auctions account for 65% of it. Beware of clicking on unsolicited emails or text messages. They may lead
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