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Your guide to the people, passions, culture and heritage that have formed Whitechapel’s identity. Discover the communities and cultures of our neighbourhood, its creative industries, social history and personal stories; the heritage that has created our identity; and what we are passionate about, from philanthropic initiatives to campaigns to save our heritage and the environment.

The Somali community gather to eat in Al-Kahf cafe on Vine Court, Whitechapel, East London.

Al Kahf restaurant review: Divine traditional Somalian flavours in an unassuming basement

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022 Cormac Kehoe 46 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

Everything about this restaurant is inconspicuous. Tucked away down a narrow passageway, towards the bottom of Whitechapel High Street, Al-Kahf

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The shopfront of Brick Lane Bookshop, East London.

Whitechapel and Brick Lane’s eclectic selection of bookshops

May 30, 2022June 7, 2022 Cormac Kehoe 45 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

Whitechapel and Brick Lane are notorious for their pulsating street life and much lauded curry houses. However, what is so

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Strikers in Wapping holding up a Workers Revolutionary Party banner during the Print Union Workers Strike in the 1980s.
© The News Line

The Printers Strike: When Wapping was transformed into a ‘mini- police state’

May 13, 2022May 25, 2022 Cormac Kehoe 102 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

In 1986 Wapping was transformed into a ‘mini police-state’ when it became the arena for a monumental political struggle known

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Bengali Anti-Racist demonstrations in the wake of Altab Ali's murder.
Demonstrations in the wake of Altab Ali's murder

Mile End event explores Bengali resistance to racism in the East End.

May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 Cormac Kehoe 53 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

On the 7th of May, Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives will host an event examining Bengali resistance to

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The love-boat of Edith Piaf in St.Katherine's Dock.

Édith Piaf’s ‘love-boat’, docked in St.Katherine’s marina, no longer up for sale

April 24, 2022June 10, 2022 Cormac Kehoe 66 Views 0 Comments 1 min read

Since 2020, Édith Piaf’s yacht had been listed for sale on Sotheby’s website. However, the £1.49 million listing has recently

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Saif Osmani, Save Brick Lane coalition, on Brick Lane
Saif Osmani of the Save Brick Lane coalition. Photo by Christopher Spring, © Social Street CIC

What the Save Brick Lane campaign is really fighting for

April 22, 2022April 22, 2022 Lily Wakeley 141 Views 1 Comment 12 min read

Why is the Save Brick Lane campaign fighting the redevelopment of the Truman Brewery? Brick Lane holds a furtive place

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A portrait of Colin Bailey, the president of Queen Mary's University.
Principal Colin Bailey outside of Queen Mary's University

Staff at Queen Mary’s call for investigation into principals shareholdings.

April 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Cormac Kehoe 132 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

The employees union at Queen Mary University has called on the University to conduct an external investigation into principal Colin

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A view of the SCT community gardens behind Shoreditch Church.
A view of the SCT community gardens behind Shoreditch Church.

Spitalfields Crypt Trust: using social media to support homelessness and addiction

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 Gulistan Elidemir 57 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

How East End charity Spitalfields City Trust is using social media to stay relevant to GenZ and teach the world

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Striking staff stand outside Queen Mary's University London, Mile End, London.

Staff promise further disruption in defiance of Queen Mary University’s threats to deduct pay.

April 4, 2022June 20, 2022 Cormac Kehoe 96 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

Queen Mary University threatened to deduct 100% of staff’s wages if they failed to reschedule classes missed during strikes.  In

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Market stalls along the pavement with the cityscape of London towering behind it, Whitechapel.
© Gulistan Elidemir

The history of Whitechapel Road Market and its impending transformation

March 21, 2022April 4, 2022 Gulistan Elidemir 103 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

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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People queueing in the snow for a PDSA mobile clinic
People queueing with their pets in the snow for a PDSA mobile clinic. © PDSA Archives

Maria Dickin and the history of the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals

February 20, 2022March 4, 2022 Gulistan Elidemir 138 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

One woman overcame all odds, including a World War, to set up the veterinary charity that has now treated over

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A black and white photo of the entrance of The George Tavern, Whitechapel.

The resilient history of The George Tavern and its battle to stay

February 6, 2022February 28, 2022 Gulistan Elidemir 164 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

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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