A bit more rough and ready than the West of London, The East End of London is often associated with crime and poverty. But is that really fair? I’m not so sure. Here are some of the weird and wonderful gems I’ve found in East London.
The surprising and macabre story behind these ruins beside St George-in-the-East in Shadwell......
Unveiled in 1983, The Cable Street Mural is a powerful reminder of an extraordinary event in 1936; The Battle of Cable Street....
Recently given Grade II listed status, Stapletons in Spitalfields is the only surviving horse repository in London......
You've walked along Regent Street countless times, but how much of this history have you noticed?...
Spying a lonesome horse on a peculiar pole in the docklands unearthed a very strange story from the 18th century; a Poplar pub with a heroic female landlord...
One of London's most lovely surprises sits quietly along the River Lea in Bromley-by-Bow. Explore Three Mills' ancient past and contemporary use......
You can spot the gas holders easily, but there's also a secret garden hiding nearby too... ...
It's easy to overlook this little building, smooshed between two new blocks of flats with four lanes of traffic rumbling past. But it's a rare historic survivor......
One of the prettiest facades in Spitalfields, but for the history of 42 Brushfield Street, you have to look up!...
Back for another year, Winter Lights 2020 returns to Canary Wharf with a wealth of extraordinary lights installations....
Derelict since the Royal Docks closed in 1981, have a look inside the eerie Millennium Mills site...
5 minutes from Brick Lane is a quiet, circular street called Arnold Circus. It's where you'll find the world's oldest council estate; the Boundary Estate....