Shall we take a tour around the East End in the early eighties in the company of David Johnson, courtesy of his wonderful Kodachrome images?

On the semiquincentennial, as we contemplate the disturbing irony of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in which the American colonies set out to rid themselves of the tyranny of monarchs, ...

Contributing Photographer Sarah Ainslie & I were delighted to shelter under a tree and share a cuppa with Head Gardener Laura Buckley at the Cranbrook Community Food Garden in Bethnal Green during a ...

Mark Richards explores the controversial work of photographer Edith Tudor-Hart and her secret life as a Soviet agent in London ...

Remembering my old cat Mr Pussy who died in 2017. The sagacious Mr Pussy. There is an exceptional hush upon the East End, with with the heat and the football conspiring to empty t ...

Proving that he puts his money where his mouth is, thirteen years ago Mark came along to buy a tray for his wife’s birthday, discovered that the business was going into liquidation and agreed to take ...

Richard Ardagh, author of Type Archived, A visual journey through typographic history introduces the typefounders of East London. The Caslon tomb at St Luke’s, Old St. Typograph ...

The lavender growing tradition in Surrey is kept alive by Mayfield Lavender in Banstead where visitors may stroll through fields of different varieties and then enjoy lavender ice cream or a cream tea ...

19 11.28.13 Joseph Markovitch, I’ve Lived In East London For Eighty-Six & A Half Years ...

Fifty years ago, working class London was a cluster of self-contained villages boasting their own distinct occupations, football teams, and skulduggery. Indeed, every neighbourhood had its own ...

I am delighted to announce The Gentle Author’s Tour of Whitechapel commissioned by the Whitechapel Gallery as part of the Gallery’s Backyard Biennial. Join me for a two-hour walking tour of ...

Click here to book for The Gentle Author’s Tours Mark Richards explores the controversial work of photographer Edith Tudor-Hart and her secret life as a Soviet agent in London during the Cold War ...