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Celebrating the work of the East London Group of artists at the Nunnery...
A show at the Nunnery Gallery in Bow has been celebrating the work of the East London Group of artists with a show called ‘The Working Artist: The East London Group’ and a series of new public artworks...
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Mural of Sylvia Pankhurst on the Lord Morpeth pub in Bow
A giant mural of Sylvia Pankhurst has been painted onto the side of a pub in Bow. The location couldn’t be more appropriate. Sylvia had actually lived in the house next to the pub for ten years...
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The Old Bow Station and the Bow Palais
The old Bow Station was a grand affair. The type of building, which if it was still there, today would have been compared with the likes of St. Pancras and widely acclaimed as a great example of...
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Bow Palace the site of the Great Suffrage Demonstration
On 24 November 1912 Sylvia Pankhurst and George Lansbury held what was described as a ‘Great Suffrage Demonstration’ at Bow in the heart of the East End. A poster at the time advertised the event....
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Sylvia Pankhurst Suffragette Walking Tour in East London
Bow was the headquarters of the East London Federation of the Suffragettes. Led by Sylvia Pankhurst, it was an offshoot of the ‘Women’s Social and Political Union’. Sylvia, the daughter of Emmeline...
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Secrets of the Truman Brewery on Brick Lane
The Truman Brewery has a long history. Sitting on Brick Lane it was once known as the Black Eagle Brewhouse. It developed alongside the street and the community that grew up there. From 1666 when it...
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Dorset Street a Lego History of the Worst Street in London
The Worst Street in London was once Dorset Street. Charles Booth’s investigator described it like this in 1898. “The Worst Street I have seen so far” he said. His poverty map of London republished a...
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Rare Pictures of St Clements Hospital in Mile End
St Clements Hospital in Mile End closed in 2005. The services it offered were transferred to the nearby Mile End Hospital. The building, with it’s grand facade, was slowly left to decay. That was...
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King Cole the Aboriginal Cricketer of Bethnal Green
in 1868 the first ever Australian sporting team to play overseas came to England. Comprising of 13 aboriginal cricketers they had planned a huge 47 match tour. One of the team however never returned...
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Save Brick Lane Campaign Launches on Princelet Street
Save Brick Lane is a campaign aimed at stopping a development proposal from the Old Truman Brewery. Launching on the steps of an old Hugenot townhouse on Princelet Street. The aim is to raise...
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