The OurBow website has been moved to new servers and has recovered from the cyber attack. How a Whitechapel pub came to be called the Morocco Slaves…
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Tag: east end
Whatever next? Machines for Bikes
Yesterday I escaped staring at the computer and headed down the DLR to walk round a different neighbourhood. Close to East India DLR I was stopped in my tracks by the machine below. I was
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Visual Thinking Part 1 – Mile End Art Pavilion
Fabulous exhibition: Visual Thinking Part 1 2020 – now closed Last Sunday I walked past the Ecology Pavilion in Mile End Park. It was shuttered front and back as usual. I was fully expecting to
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New Book: The East End Canal Tales
There’s a new book out written by Carolyn Clark which weaves together the memories of 50 local residents with historical accounts. The East End Canal Tales tells intriguing, humorous, moving and often surprising stories of
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To the Edge of Bow
The Boundaries of Bow How far do the boundaries of Bow extend? Standing in Hackney Wick a few days ago I realised that I didn’t know whether I was in Hackney or Tower Hamlets, so
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