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.
Visit a 12th century church in East Ham, Newham. St Mary Magdalene is packed with incredible history and an eery surprise......
Alongside a fairly desolate stretch of of the Blackwall Tunnel Approach you can see Bromley Hall, one of the oldest houses in London....
Clara Ellen Grant, local hero, has been commemorated in an epic mural outside Mainyard Studios......
During lockdown, Aberfeldy Street in Poplar has undergone a colourful transformation......
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......