As the one hundredth anniversary of the end of the The Great War draws near, it is my pleasure to reveal a touching story from a century ago – and also paint a vivid picture of how life was back then and in the times that followed in our part of East London. One of … More How two close friends took centre stage as the First World War ended
The Heritage Newham: People, Places, Progress group would like to give an extra mention to some events being staged as part of Heritage Week 2018. These need to be booked through group founder Kevin Jenkins, or will actually feature Kevin or a representative of the group, Thursday November 8 Young People’s Heritage Day (primary school … More Heritage Week – events staged by childrens’ charity, music hall, history cub and the ‘cathedral of sewage!’
Reflections of the Past 2,020. A picture of the VJ party on Wanstead Flats in Manor Park in 1946. Thanks to Margaret Hill for the wonderful donation of this picture, writes Colin Grainger. Margaret, who now lives in Leigh On Sea, said the photo was taken in Capel Road. She said: “My father is fourth … More Memories of a VJ street party 72 years ago
THE full details have been revealed of the special Newham Heritage week which kicks off very soon. The key themes this year are Women’s Suffrage and the representation of the peoples act plus the Armistice – both of which have centenaries this year. Newham Heritage Week, organised by Newham Council in partnership with a range … More Newham Heritage Week 2018: Full details
More details have been revealed of the special Newham Heritage week which kicks off in less than a month. The key themes this year are Women’s Suffrage, the Representation of the People Act of 1918 and the 100th anniversary of The Armistice, writes Colin Grainger. A launch event is being held on November 10 at The Gate Library … More Heritage Week in Newham 2018 – more details revealed of the celebrations of our unique borough
Abbey Gardens in Stratford are staging a heritage walk as part of their Harvest Festival Celebration on Saturday September 29. The event lasts between noon and 4pm. The walk is due at 2pm and starts and finishes at Abbey Gardens, writes Colin Grainger. Walk organiser Torange Khonsari said: “With huge evelopments and changes in Stratford … More Heritage walk in Stratford is part of Friends of Abbey Gardens Harvest Festival event
Another in our series of Reflections of the Past. I am indebted to the wonderful Maureen Norris for this superb example of an old map of the County Borough of East Ham produced in the late 1950s, writes Colin Grainger. Burrows Pointer guide maps came, as the name suggests, with a pointer, which you can … More Reflections of the past … mapping out the past of the old County Borough of East Ham
