Chair expert Lucy Ryder Richardson explains her fascination with our four-legged friends and the appeal of the midcentury modern style
This month a series of events marks 80 years since this defining episode in East London’s history
Sharing Our Stories: Jewish Stamford Hill, 1930s–1950s focuses on memories of Jewish community through film, photography and story-telling
Lesney Products used to be the biggest employer in Hackney, producing miniature cars that were toy box staples
Community campaign group aims to highlight the “devastating effects” overdevelopment is having on East End residents
Tourist attraction ‘misled’ council in applying on premise of celebrating of historical women, says Tower Hamlets Mayor John Biggs
Warehouse district faces challenge of devising a blueprint that can defend artistic ecosystem against wide-scale regeneration
Taking an active interest in the built environment shows good citizenship according to heritage chief and pasta sauce pioneer Loyd Grossman
Crossrail’s chief archaeologist talks about the ‘Bedlam’ excavations, finding 17th-century human remains and feeling connected to the past
Travis Elborough is exploring Victoria Park’s links with sport, colonialism and protest as research for a book on the history of public parks
New website reveals information on all aspects on the Balfron Tower, from its revolutionary design to its refurbishment and sale into private hands
The Geffrye Museum’s new exhibition charts the lives and struggles of homeless people in Victorian London
