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Ebbe Sadolin In London
Danish Illustrator Ebbe Sadolin (1900-82) visited London in the years following the War to capture the character of the capital, just recovering from the Blitz, in a series of lyrical drawings executed...
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Frank Dobson’s Sculpture In Whitechapel
Woman & Fish by Frank Dobson in situ Frank Dobson Sq in Whitechapel, where Cambridge Heath Rd meets Cephas St, was constructed in 1963 and named after the Clerkenwell-born sculptor whose ‘Woman...
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At Beckenham Place
An empty villa on a bone-cold January day might not appear an immediately enticing prospect for a visit, yet Beckenham Place in Lewisham contains more than enough wonders to fire the imagination even...
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At Joseph Harker’s Paint Studios
In 1905, Joseph Harker (1855–1927) the pre-eminent scenic artist of his age – celebrated for his work for Henry Irving’s company at the Lyceum – built paint studios in Walworth for his own use and to...
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Save The East End’s Architectural Heritage
At this crucial moment when so much history is being trashed, this is your opportunity to protect the buildings that you love in the East End. As part of the Local Plan produced by Tower Hamlets...
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Crowden & Keeves’ Catalogue
Richard Ince proprietor of James Ince & Sons, Britain’s oldest umbrella manufacturers, showed me this catalogue published by Crowden & Keeves in 1930 which had been knocking around his factory...
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In Search Of The Red Lion Theatre
Is this the location of The Red Lion Theatre? The Red Lion Theatre in Whitechapel was constructed in 1567 by John Brayne and his father-in-law James Burbage as London’s first purpose-built public...
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A New Home For The SS Robin
I am delighted to announce that the SS Robin is to have a permanent home at Trinity Buoy Wharf Sitting on a pontoon before the Millennium Mills in Royal Victoria Dock, with her proud crimson breast...
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Alfred Daniels’ Murals In Hammersmith
Old Hammersmith Bridge by Alfred Daniels When I met Alfred Daniels, the painter from Bow, almost the first thing he said to me was, ‘Have you seen my murals in Hammersmith Town Hall? I’m very proud of...
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At The Georgian Group
If you are seeking a destination for an afternoon stroll this weekend, I suggest you wander over to 6 Fitzroy Sq – as I did yesterday – where The Georgian Group have opened up their august premises to...
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A Petition To Save Our Shopkeepers
With excessive increases in Business Rates threatening an imminent wipe-out of independent shops and small businesses across London, the East End Trades Guild has launched a petition to challenge this...
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Some Vinegar Valentines
As Valentine’s Day approaches and readers are preparing their billets-doux, perhaps some might like to contemplate reviving the Victorian culture of Vinegar Valentines? When I met inveterate collector...
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The Return of Sebastian Harding
Over the last five years, Illustrator Sebastian Harding has been constructing intricate models in paper and card of London’s vanished and vanishing buildings, and recently he has turned his attention...
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The Mystery of Isabelle Barker’s Hat
Even though I took this photograph of the hat in question, when I examined the image later it became ambiguous to my eyes. If I did not know it was a hat, I might mistake it for a black cabbage, a...
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At London Fields Railway Arches
Bill Waldon, Westgate Motor Centre ‘I used to have five arches but I was priced out and ended up in this dark hole!’ Contributing Photographer Sarah Ainslie & I spent a day last week visiting the...
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Trussing The Cooper At Truman’s Brewery
Cooperage in Spital St More than a quarter century has passed since the Truman brewery closed in Brick Lane in 1989 and it is hard now to imagine the teeming life of the place that sustained itself...
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Save The Whitechapel Bell Foundry
I am delighted to announce that a consortium of heritage groups have come together in a bid to save the Whitechapel Bell Foundry by exploring how the site may continue as a working foundry. We shall be...
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A Shirt By Frank Foster
The shirt Frank Foster made for me Frank Foster was the shirtmaker to the stars. Among other luminaries, he made shirts for Marlon Brando, Gary Cooper, Cary Grant and John Lennon, so you can imagine...
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Philip Cunningham’s Pub Crawl
Shall we join Photographer Philip Cunningham for a pub crawl around the East End a generation ago? It starts at Phil’s local, The Three Crowns in Mile End Rd, very convenient for a quick pint when he...
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A Petition To Save The Bell Foundry
Bell by Rob Ryan Today the East End Preservation Society launches a petition to Karen Bradley, Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport to SAVE THE WHITECHAPEL BELL FOUNDRY which is due to...
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