History
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
You’ll never look at local architecture in the same way again
Michael de la Lama walks the streets with a unique take on what makes the houses in E10 and E11 so fascinating