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Wood engraving depicting Columbia Market hall which was the Victorian precursor to Columbia Road Flower Market that exists today in Bethnal Green
Image from V&A archives, ca. 1873
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Columbia Road: from failed fish market to thriving flower market

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 Niamh O'Neill 65 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

Columbia Road Flower Market has evolved from its murky Victorian past into one of London’s most popular destinations. Many Londoners

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Vagina Museum, Victoria Park Gardens, Bethnal Green.
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The Vagina Museum relocates to Bethnal Green

February 25, 2022March 1, 2022 Tabitha Stapely 87 Views 0 Comments News 1 min read

Bethnal Green is home to many museums: V&A Museum of Childhood, The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, and Museum of

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The restaurant Morito amongst Georgian buildings covered in ivy on Hackney Road, Shoreditch
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Once fit for horse and cart, Hackney Road is now Bethnal Green’s artisanal and foodie heartland

November 3, 2021November 15, 2021 Lily Wakeley 174 Views 0 Comments Guides 7 min read

Local resident and writer, Lily Wakeley takes a stroll down Hackney Road to take in its medley of offerings: restaurants,

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The Laundrette of Dreams children's art installation shopfront by Yinka Ilori X Lego on Bethnal Green Road.
The Laundrette of Dreams installation, brightening up the dreariest of days.
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Laundrette of Dreams: the Lego art installation championing playtime

October 25, 2021November 15, 2021 Lily Wakeley 157 Views 0 Comments News 1 min read

The artist Yinka Ilori has reimagined the utilitarian laundrette as a play space of dreams, to inspire creativity even amidst

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Bombed stub of Mulberry Tree enclosed by fencing, amongst the debris of the London Chest Hospital, Bethnal Green, in sepia.
The mulberry miraculously survived the utter devastation caused by bombing of the London Chest Hospital, carefully cordoned off amongst the debris.
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On the trail of the Mulberry tree

October 11, 2021December 16, 2021 Lily Wakeley 173 Views 0 Comments Galleries 4 min read

It is nothing short of miraculous that Mulberry trees have survived in the UK given they don’t self-seed and are

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Film poster of 'Bonne Mere', an image of a woman looking into the sea. Rich Mix, Shoreditch.
The film poster of Bonne Mere by Hafsia Herzi.
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Alyssa: Tunisian Film Festival at Rich Mix

September 23, 2021November 15, 2021 Lily Wakeley 257 Views 0 Comments News 1 min read

This weekend, Bethnal Green’s cultural hub Rich Mix is hosting London’s first ever Tunisian Film Festival.  The debut event will

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Outside the Carpenters Arms on Cheshire Street, Bethnal Green
Image by Ewan Munro
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Some of the best things to do in Bethnal Green

March 21, 2021April 9, 2021 Niamh Carroll 150 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

Bethnal Green has plenty to do with amazing eateries, bars, entertainment and leisure facilities. Bethnal Green is very well-connected to

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