I see that the temporary theatre near Pudding Mill Lane DLR is nearing completion. It was designed by Stufish Entertainment Architects and has planning permission to stay on the site in Barbers Road for five
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Globe Town Surgery moved to Palmers Road
Tower Hamlets Council sent us a press release of the official opening on 21st February of Suttons Wharf Health Centre at 26 Palmers Road, E2 0AF. But on the door of Globe Town Surgery a
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Rooftop bar on “Swiss Chalet” opens soon
I’m fascinated by all the amazing architecture which is springing up all around Bow, but not inside it. The Alpine / Swiss Chalet style restaurant, just north of the London Aquatics Centre, opened in September.
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Fine silverware manufactured in 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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Memories of the Tredegar Estate, Bow
Sunil Rana wrote in to ask if I’d made any progress on tracking down photos of the old Tredegar Estate of 1976 – 2003 (approx). He grew up on the estate, before it was knocked
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