History – Page 27

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Paintings of Bow

19th November 2017 Alan T Arts in East End, History, News in and around Bow

Above: “East End’s Amateur Art Students” Daily Sketch 13th April 1927. Last week Sheila and I took the train to Southampton to see the big exhibition From Mile End to Mayfair, at Southampton Art Gallery which is

Mini-documentary film featuring the Geezers

18th November 2017 Alan T Arts in East End, Films, History, News in and around Bow, The Geezers, Where's my Boozer Gone?

The Geezers plus other locals talk about how pubs were important community centres. Pubs fielded football teams, ran Christmas loan clubs, and were an important part of local social life. Appropriately enough part of the

Lost pubs on Bromley High Street, and a changing world

9th November 2017 Alan T History, News in and around Bow, Where's my Boozer Gone?

Photo 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

Old Flo Returns to the East End

8th November 2017 Alan T Arts in East End, History, News in and around Bow

Above is a picture of Henry Moore himself at the Installation and where it resided on the Stifford Estate. The figure was created in 1957 by Moore to reflect his wartime experiences of the blitz

Wonderful exhibition of pre-WW2 paintings of Bow

6th October 2017 Alan T Arts in East End, History, News in and around Bow

The Working Artist: The East London Group exhibition is currently on at The Nunnery, 181 Bow Road, London E3 2SJ until Sun 17th Dec. 2017. This must-see show is free and conveniently open 10am – 5pm everyday.