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From Shoreditch To Paddington
The towpath fiddler in Camden Taking advantage of the crystalline sunlight, I continued my ramble along the towpath of the Regent’s Canal. I walked as far as Paddington Basin, picking up my journey...
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At William Gee, Haberdashers
Speaking as a lifelong connoisseur of quality haberdashery, let me say that if you are in need of a button or a reel of thread, there is no finer place to go than William Gee Ltd at 520 Kingsland Rd....
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Lewis Lupton In Spitalfields
In the spring of 1968, artist Lewis Frederick Lupton came to Spitalfields and submitted this illustrated report on his visit to the Christ Church Spitalfields Crypt Newsletter. Interior of Christ...
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The Principal Operations of Weaving, 1748
Read my feature about Dennis Severs’ House with twelve pages of photographs by Antony Crolla in the March issue of World Of Interiors out now. These copperplate engravings published below illustrate...
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The Ruin At The Hairdresser
Nicholson & Griffin, Hairdresser & Barber The reasons why people go the hairdresser are various and complex – but Jane Sidell, Inspector of Ancient Monuments, and I visited a salon in the City...
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At The Custom House Public Inquiry
The Public Inquiry into the future of the Custom House has been running for two weeks now and today I publish this statement by Stepney resident and former-Director of the National Gallery, the...
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Vinegar Valentines
On Valentine’s Day when readers are contemplating billets-doux, perhaps some might like to consider reviving the Victorian culture of Vinegar Valentines? When I met inveterate collector Mike Henbrey in...
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Save Spitalfields From The Serial Killer!
Help me launch a COMMUNITY TOURISM PROJECT as a BETTER ALTERNATIVE to the serial killer tours that monetise misogyny. . Map of The Gentle Author’s Tour of Spitalfields designed by Adam Dant . There are...
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At KTS, The Corner
Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far to my crowd-funder to launch a COMMUNITY TOURISM PROJECT in Spitalfields as a BETTER ALTERNATIVE to the serial killer tours that monetise misogyny. We...
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Whitechapel’s Theatrical Terrace Under Threat
Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far to my crowd-funder to launch a COMMUNITY TOURISM PROJECT in Spitalfields as a BETTER ALTERNATIVE to the serial killer tours that monetise misogyny. We...
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Pearl Binder, Artist
Thank you to everyone who has so far contributed to my crowdfund to launch a COMMUNITY TOURISM PROJECT in Spitalfields as a BETTER ALTERNATIVE to the serial killer tours that monetise misogyny. We have...
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In Celebration Of Cockneys
Thank you to everyone who has so far contributed to my crowdfund to launch a COMMUNITY TOURISM PROJECT in Spitalfields as a BETTER ALTERNATIVE to the serial killer tours that monetise misogyny. We have...
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East End Women Protest
THANK YOU to everyone who has contributed to my crowdfund to launch a COMMUNITY TOURISM PROJECT in Spitalfields as a BETTER ALTERNATIVE to the serial killer tours that monetise misogyny. We have 6...
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Jonathan Madden’s East End Pub Paintings
THANK YOU to everyone who has already contributed to my crowdfund to launch a COMMUNITY TOURISM PROJECT in Spitalfields as a BETTER ALTERNATIVE to the serial killer tours that monetise misogyny. We...
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A Final Push!
Map drawn by Adam Dant . Thanks to your generosity, over the past month we have already reached over 90% of our target and now we have until midnight on Monday to raise the final £1,600. The amount of...
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My Spring Shirt
Thanks to your magnificent support, we have reached our crowdfunding target to launch THE GENTLE AUTHOR’S TOUR OF SPITALFIELDS. The booking website will go live at the beginning of next month and tours...
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Ken Sequin’s Badge Collection
From hundreds in his magnificent collection, Ken Sequin kindly selected badges for me with a local connection – and they comprise an unexpected history of the East End. Button badges were invented in...
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Hogarth At St Bartholomew’s Hospital
An ambitious restoration programme has begun at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in Smithfield including the Hogarth staircase In 1733, when William Hogarth heard that the governors of St Bartholomew’s...
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Bud Flanagan In Spitalfields
Bud Flanagan was born above his family’s fish & chip shop in Hanbury St Today I publish reminiscences of Spitalfields written in 1961 by Bud Flanagan, the celebrated Music Hall comedian, part of...
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Chris Thompson’s Lonely Streets
Today it is my pleasure to introduce the atmospheric streetscapes of Chris Thompson whose exhibition The Painter’s House opens at Townhouse, Spitalfields, next Saturday 26th March . King’s Cross...
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