The Geezers and volunteers from our ‘Old Ford Neighbourhood’ project spent an enjoyable afternoon learning about, discussing and sharing memories of Old Ford at a special session organised by the Tower Hamlets Archives in Bancroft
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Geezers watch a great film called Goodbye Longfellow Road
On Tuesday afternoon the Tower Hamlets branch of the U3A in conjunction with the Tower Hamlets Archives in Bancroft Road showed the film Goodbye Longfellow Road. It was made by Yorkshire Television and transmitted in
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News near Bow, London E3, mid Aug 2022
Feeding the Hamlets Exhibition This exhibition, downstairs in the Borough Archives, has just opened. Until mid-Victorian times much of Bow was still fields growing produce for London. In one of my many history books indoors
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The Geezers look at 1960s photos of East End in Archives
The Geezers had a privileged view of photos of the East End taken by David Granick from the 1960 – 80s at the Tower Hamlets Borough Archives on Thursday. David Granick was born in 1912
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Great-Grand Daughter of 1888 Match Strike Talk This Thurs
Thurs 21st March 6.30pm at Bancroft Rd. Archives. Hear Sam Johnson, the great-grand daughter of 1888 Match Strike Leader talk. See the flyers below. No booking required, just turn up. The event is at Tower
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