In 2014 Barrie Stradling walked past a pub which had closed for good, then another, and another! He went to a meeting of the Geezers Club and floated the idea of the project called Where’s
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Tag: Bromley by Bow
Stretcher Railings
Ken Stewart wrote in to ask: “My father who used to frequent the Moulders [Bromley High Street, E3] told me the old flats opposite going down to near the Seven Stars, their metal fencing was
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Help wanted to turn St Leonard’s Priory Cemetery into a Park
St Leonard’s Priory was founded in the time of William the Conqueror. Since then it’s been knocked about a bit. King Henry VIII shut it down and gave it to one of his supporters who
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Was this the last pub in Bromley by Bow?
Photo above – vanished without trace – The Blue Anchor. Philip Mernick, Chairman of East London History Society, kindly sent us the article below. It also appears in their Summer 2019 Newsletter. You can download
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Up for grabs, photographing the ’hidden’ pattern collection at the House Mill
Artists Cecilie Gravesen on her collaboration with the Bow Geezers, and photographer Robin Stein: On a cold day at the end of November I had the pleasure of working with four spirited Bow Geezers who
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