Spitalfields Crypt Trust: using social media to support homelessness and addiction
How East End charity Spitalfields City Trust is using social media to stay relevant to GenZ and teach the world
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Author: Gulistan Elidemir
The history of Whitechapel Road Market and its impending transformation
The centuries-old market has been a staple in Whitechapel’s identity. Now, with the opening of the Elizabeth Line in 2022,
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Maria Dickin and the history of the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals
One woman overcame all odds, including a World War, to set up the veterinary charity that has now treated over
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The resilient history of The George Tavern and its battle to stay
Predating the East End itself, The George Tavern’s centuries-old reign evolved from an inn to one of London’s most important
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Save The George Tavern: neighbouring redevelopments risk music licence
Whitechapel’s historic The George Tavern is under threat once again after plans to redevelop the Exmouth Estate creates liability of
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Painter Marc Gooderham: pausing the bustling streets of Whitechapel
Marc Gooderham’s paintings of Whitechapel and the East End provide a moment of stillness to appreciate our city architecture hidden
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Whitechapel Gallery announces Tracey Emin as the Art Icon 2022 recipient
The East London based artist is known for her autobiographical and expressive artwork that has been featured in Charles Saatchi’s
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My Home, My Bari: Rebuilding the loss of home through community
British-Bangladeshi fashion designer Rahemur Rahman’s My Home My Bari exhibition explores the theme of home, what it means to be
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Photographer John Claridge: remembering the Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Remembering the legacy of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry through photographer John Claridge’s photos taken in 1982 and 2016. The manufacturing
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My Home, My Bari exhibition: Celebrating the British Bangladeshi experience in London
Walk into a 1970s British-Bengali home through the immersive My Home, My Bari exhibition created by local fashion designer, Rahemur
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A day in the life of Taj Stores butcher Muhammed Khalilur Rahman
Working at one of Banglatown’s staple locations, Taj Stores, butcher Muhammed Khalilur Rahman gives us an insight into his working
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Bento Bab food review: the Kpop decorated Korean street food restaurant
From viral TikTok videos to Kpop stars plastered across its interior, Bento Bab has been serving Whitechapel authentic and halal
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