Lord Mayor’s Show The Lord Mayor’s Show sets off from Mansion House at 11am Saturday 12th November. I took these photos on different years. This gold coach has been in use since 1757. I believe
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Category: History
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The 59 Club
On Tuesday 11th October 2022 Sandra and Gary Hall, who were original members of the 59 Club came to visit us. The meeting was held in St Barnabas Church on the corner of Grove and
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The Roman Road and Bow Neighbourhood Plan
I’m grateful to the MEOTRA website for highlighting that this local plan has now been approved to be put to a local referendum by Tower Hamlets Council. The idea for the plan was first put
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The Geezers go on an adventure in search of a Great Stink
The Geezers Chairman, Eddie Snooks reports: “We started out at Whitechapel Station, using the Elizabeth line built at the cost of £19 billion pounds. You can’t help but be impressed by the fantastic stations and
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Dougie Carnegie Audio Recordings
Back in 2017 I not so much interviewed as prompted Dougie to tell me a bit about his life. Dougie passed away recently, and in searching my Mac for photos of him, I rediscovered the
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