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East London’s Industrial Heritage @ Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum
With the exception of the Museum of London Docklands, which has permanent exhibitions on the history of London's ports, there are few places where you can go to find out about the important industrial heritage of East London. There are glass cases here and there amongst the borough museums where you can piece together some of the picture, but nowhere will you be able to fully explore the story of Edwin Roe, the man responsible for the first manned British plane flight and the creation of the Avro company (who would go on to build one of the UK's most important military aircraft, the Vulcan). Neither will you be able to unearth much … [Read More...]
Recent Posts
Last Day Of Clerkenwell Design Week Tomorrow
Clerkenwell Design Week is a chance to see the newest of British and international (mostly … [Read More...]
Five London Galleries To Put On Your To-Do List
London is justly celebrated for its galleries. With over 300 galleries and museums dotted across the … [Read More...]
Take A Look At The RHS Chelsea Flower Show – Celebrating Its Hundredth Anniversary
It's the centenary of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year. In a break with tradition, the ban on … [Read More...]
From Mud, Through Blood, To The Green Fields Beyond – The Royal Tank Regiment Memorial
The streets of central London, and Whitehall in particular, are scattered with memorials to the … [Read More...]
London Sights
Inside The Dulwich Street Art Festival @ 265 Lordship Lane
As I mentioned on the Londoneer last week, street artists from London and beyond have been … [Read More...]
London’s Most Colourful Pop-Up – Greenwich’s Movement Cafe
Alight at Greenwich National Rail station or its equivalent DLR stop and you'll find yourself next … [Read More...]
Greenwich’s Painted Hall – More Restoration Work Completed
One of the buildings that forms part of Greenwich's Old Royal Naval College contains some of the … [Read More...]
A New Look For Kensington Palace Gardens
Kensington Palace Gardens have been given a whole new look: a face lift, you could say. Last year a … [Read More...]
Arts & Culture
Northern Ballet’s The Great Gatsby – A Review
Forget the film of the same name which is attracting a lot of attention at the moment – the Gatsby you didn’t want to miss was the Northern Ballet production at Sadler’s Wells. If you did, I’m very sorry, because London was the last stop on their UK tour so you’ve missed your chance for [...]
All Star Productions’ Phantom @ The Olde Rose & Crown – A Review
Currently on stage in Walthamstow’s dedicated theatre space. upstairs at the Olde Rose & Crown on Hoe St, is in-house professional theatre company All Star Productions’ latest musical – Phantom. Based on the Gaston Leroux novel, this version of Phantom follows the libretto and score devised by Maury Weston and Arthur Kopit (rather than the [...]
Food & Drink
Rescuing The Reputation Of Spain’s Sparkling Wine @ Richard Bigg’s Copa De Cava
Richard Bigg, the man behind London’s Camino tapas restaurants and the award-winning Bar Pepito (the venue which reintroduced Londoners to the delights of sherry) is now on a mission to rescue the reputation of another Spanish staple – opening next Monday Copa de Cava on Black Friars Lane invites you to explore the joys of [...]
Ahoy Me Hearties! It’s Beer Mutiny @ The Craft Beer Social Club
The buzz around London’s renewed ability to brew its own beer has not abated in the slightest, so it should come as no surprise that there’s another celebration of craft beer coming to London next month – Beer Mutiny, which runs from Wednesday 19 June to Sunday 23 June. Organised by the The Craft Beer [...]
