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First hand account of Black Saturday and beyond – and memories of wartime North Woolwich and Silvertown
VIVID memories of Black Saturday, wartime life and beyond in North Woolwich and Silvertown were unearthed by me this week. The eyewitness account also reveals how most people in the rest of East London thought […]
Face to face with the horrors of war as a young man in the Royal Docks
My father Bill Grainger passed away in hospital earlier this summer at the age of 94 – and his funeral was held after a six week delay. Just a few days after his funeral I […]
History club looking forward to the future – while reflecting on the past!
A history club in the Royal Docks area of Newham has celebrated its fourth birthday. The Royal Docks History Club launched in January 2017 with support from the Royal Docks Learning and Activity Centre in […]
North Woolwich pub is ‘set to re-open in the New Year’
The Henley Arms public house in North Woolwich will re-open in the New Year, pub business chiefs have revealed. And the pub in Albert Road, which closed in the summer, due to a variety of […]
The Ferry Festival – an event with a special place in the hearts of the ‘island’ community of North Woolwich and Silvertown
Of all the marvellous tales that have been captured both in words and on film in the Forgotten Stories series there is one event in local history that has a special place in the hearts […]
How the floods of the 1950s shaped our past and present
London is thankfully protected from flooding today thanks to the structure dubbed the Eighth Wonder of the World – the magnificent Thames Flood Barrier at Silvertown. But the community in and around the Royal Docks […]
Day Sting busked under the Thames in the Woolwich Foot Tunnel
There’s a certain joy to finding the final piece to a 31-year-old jigsaw puzzle. And that’s what happened today – with a little bit of luck and good fortune and thanks to a very helpful […]
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