History
Inside Abbey Mills Pumping Station E15: exclusive photos and history
Its Victorian grandeur is included in a photographic book by Peter Dazeley and Mark Daly
Five Mile Hike: #1. Leytonstone to Barking
Our new occasional column highlights less obvious urban hikes across the wider area
Leyton’s Grade II-listed Cricket Pavilion will be saved, after all
One of the area’s most imposing buildings will now be restored to former glory
St Patrick’s Cemetery: Leytonstone’s most atmospheric corner?
It’s home to 170,000 graves, including the Hitchcock family and Jack The Ripper’s last tragic victim
Six Things: new E11 openings, Fred & John, Forest Gate and more
A slew of new places to explore, plus don’t miss our offers, ideas and general weekend inspo
God’s Own Junkyard: the story of neon signs – and their E17 home
In an exclusive extract from new book London Explored, read why the world’s biggest collection is in Walthamstow
Black History Month 2021: three local highlights
From foraging in the forest to local history walks, we pick a trio of highlights across the borough
Unchartered Streets: take a six-mile hike around Leyton with this new guide
Author Matt Haynes talks through some highlights of his fascinating new 92-page guidebook to the streets of E10
Disappeared: the local cinemas I knew and loved
Lifelong local resident Alan Wells OBE recalls the 1960s picturehouses of Leyton, Leytonstone and Walthamstow
Leytonstone’s architecture: from James Lane to Derek Jacobi – and ‘Hollywood’
Self-taught local architectural historian Michael De la Lama talks us through five more fascinating local houses