Nancy Kray: surviving the fallout of Britain’s most notorious mobsters
After 21 years silenced, Nancy Kray – the niece of Bethnal Green gangster twins – shares what it means to
Read MoreYour guide to the people, passions, culture and heritage that have formed Bethnal Green’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.
After 21 years silenced, Nancy Kray – the niece of Bethnal Green gangster twins – shares what it means to
Read MoreEleanor Crow’s illustrated world of the East End prove that paintings can develop lives of their own, instigating surprising and
Read MoreChannelling the seditious energy of printers from the 1600s, Calverts printing cooperative has been putting the activism into Bethnal Green
Read MoreWe talk to Bethnal Green’s most iconic sibling duo since the Kray twins, Anna and Nev – the third generation
Read MoreFresh fish is a high street staple on Bethnal Green Road. We speak to the passionate fishmonger Ramadan about what
Read MoreAndrew Leo’s searingly beautiful photoessay captures the spirit of the legendary boxing club that was his salvation during lockdown. Andrew
Read MoreIt’s hard to miss the fabulous display of high-heeled buxom womxn reading on the glass front of Brick Lane’s new
Read MoreFrom a Church, to a Synagogue and most recently a Mosque, the Brick Lane Jamme Masjid and its sundial have
Read MoreIt is nothing short of miraculous that Mulberry trees have survived in the UK given they don’t self-seed and are
Read MoreA new photography exhibition showing at Oxford House and in Bethnal Green Road shopfronts documents the area’s youth culture in
Read MoreWe speak to author Kate Thompson about the importance of libraries, how the pain of World War Two shaped our
Read MoreBethnal Green is home to both iconic boxing venues and fighters. But why does this part of the East End
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