Who can resist the lure of the forest in summer? Since Epping Forest is a mere cycle ride from Spitalfields, each year I visit to seek refuge among the leafy shades. And, in the depths of the forest, ...

Apart from memorable excursions outside London as an evacuee, Marie Iles lived her entire life within a quarter mile of Stepney and it suited her very well. Those wartime experiences taught her the ...

I knew Mr Turk from Cookham who was involved with the Swan Upping for many years. There are still Turks involved in the Thames, as I saw a family business on the banks of the Rive ...

At least once each Summer, I direct my steps eastwards from Spitalfields along the Mile End Rd towards Bow Cemetery, one of the “Magnificent Seven” created by act of Parliament in 1832 as the growing ...

I cycled along the River Lea to Waltham Abbey. On my approach, even from the riverbank, I could see the majestic tower rising over the water meadows as the Abbey has done for the past thousand years, ...

George Cruikshank’s Comic Almanack published by Henry Tilt of Fleet St annually between 1835 & 1853, illustrated the continuum of festivals and seasons of the year for Londoners. (Click on any of ...

Last summer, I joined the maiden voyage of the newly-restored Thames Sailing Barge Raybel. This summer you can enjoy a trip on the Raybel too. Click here to book tickets for Raybel For the past few ...