A Victorian shop-dwelling at the top of Brick Lane that survived the 1890s clearance of the Old Nichol slum - one of the last remnants of a vanished East End.

#BrickLane #BethnalGreen #OldNichol #BoundaryEstate #EastEndHistory

Promotional poster for an Open Day at Tower Hamlets Council Town Hall

🎉 Celebrate everything Tower Hamlets!
Join us on Saturday 20 Sept, 10am–5pm at our Town Hall Open Day
🎭 Live cultural acts
🏛️ Historic tours
📸 Photo exhibition
🎈 Family fun & local stalls
Free & open to all!
#LoveTowerHamlets #OpenDay #EastEndHistory
https://orlo.uk/aiuwP

Join us for the launch of East End Jews by historian Vivi Lachs!

Discover the rich, rebellious history of Yiddish-speaking Jews in London’s East End – told through letters, songs, and satire.

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#EastEndJews #JewishHistory #YiddishCulture #EastEndHistory

🪧✊From the Stepney Rent Strikes to the Battle of Cable Street, Jewish women were at the heart of East End activism ✊🪧
Learn more with @LondonCurious and @vivlachs on 26 Nov @WolfsonCollege!
Register now: https://shorturl.at/ZSGfe #EastEndHistory #JewishHistory @OxfordHistory

(Reference: RLHINV/870/1) A dark brown wooden walking stick with a knobbly end, photographed against a white background

(Reference: RLHINV/870/2) Illuminated and colourful certificate produced by the General East End Trademen's Association

Meet Mr Wood. He's a walking stick that was auctioned annually by the East End Tradesmen's Association and then returned by the purchaser for auction the following year, as part of their traditions to raise funds for The London Hospital

#EastEndHistory #EYATradition